Texas Rangers Are Your One-Stop Shop for Catchers

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The Rangers have a lot of depth at catcher with Salty, Laird, Max Ramirez, and Taylor Teargarden in the system.

 

They are shopping Laird, but also it appears that Salty or Teagarden could be had as well.

 

Link.

 

And what are they looking for in return? Pitching, of course.

 

The Rangers have catchers to satisfy the needs of just about any team, and that's why they've been such a popular destination. For clubs seeking a veteran, Gerald Laird has four years of experience and an inexpensive contract. Cincinnati has expressed the most interest in him but probably would have to give up top pitching prospect Homer Bailey of LaGrange, Texas, to get a deal done.

 

 

"It's not a well-kept secret that we've placed a priority on quality young pitching," Daniels said Wednesday. "If we do something, we want it to be somebody that can help us now and in the future.

 

But in return for any of their catchers, the Rangers want – and need – more starting pitching. Though Daniels said there have been proposals with clubs that revolved around position players, most deals have centered on getting pitching in return. Prying away young pitching has been hard to do in this trading season.

 

"It's a limited market," said Daniels, who declined to comment on specifics of any deals.

[dew1679666265]

The Rangers have a lot of depth at catcher with Salty, Laird, Max Ramirez, and Taylor Teargarden in the system.

 

They are shopping Laird, but also it appears that Salty or Teagarden could be had as well.

 

Link.

 

And what are they looking for in return? Pitching, of course.

 

The Rangers have catchers to satisfy the needs of just about any team, and that's why they've been such a popular destination. For clubs seeking a veteran, Gerald Laird has four years of experience and an inexpensive contract. Cincinnati has expressed the most interest in him but probably would have to give up top pitching prospect Homer Bailey of LaGrange, Texas, to get a deal done.

 

 

"It's not a well-kept secret that we've placed a priority on quality young pitching," Daniels said Wednesday. "If we do something, we want it to be somebody that can help us now and in the future.

 

But in return for any of their catchers, the Rangers want – and need – more starting pitching. Though Daniels said there have been proposals with clubs that revolved around position players, most deals have centered on getting pitching in return. Prying away young pitching has been hard to do in this trading season.

 

"It's a limited market," said Daniels, who declined to comment on specifics of any deals.

 

That would be a heck of a steal for the Rangers if they could pull off Gerald Laird for Homer Bailey.

[sneakypower]

Bailey for Laird is hilarious. why not Volquez?

 

but I like Teagarden a lot. not for the Cubs obviously, but there are a lot of teams out there that would be well served to inquire about his price.

[SouthSideRyan]

I wrote off Bailey as a prospect about 6 months ago, but that's a ridiculous trade. Laird isn't any good.

[TruffleShuffle]

laird is a pretty good backup but shouldn't really be starting for a team that aspires to be good. the rangers would be wise to sell him now, preferably to a general manager who doesn't know what BABIP means.

 

salty's k-rate this year is disturbingly bad. i still think he'll be a good catcher, but he really needs to start making more contact.

[shnsajax]

I don't know if Max will stick as a catcher either. Either way I have seen him play about 10 times this season and he can freaking rake and with some serious power too.

[AI]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

[shnsajax]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

I fully expect Nolan Ryan to do something about the pitching in Texas.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

they should trade for Edinson Volquez

[shnsajax]

they should trade for Edinson Volquez

 

The cubs should trade for him then turn him around to the Rangers for Josh Hamilton.

[AI]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

I fully expect Nolan Ryan to do something about the pitching in Texas.

This move is step one. The new pitching coach has worked with most of the young guys that are with the big club and had success with all of them (in terms of their minor league numbers).

[SouthSideRyan]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

I fully expect Nolan Ryan to do something about the pitching in Texas.

 

I assumed this was a joke when I first read it, but I'm not sure there's a worse idea for a young pitcher than to be tutored by Nolan Ryan.

[shnsajax]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

I fully expect Nolan Ryan to do something about the pitching in Texas.

 

I assumed this was a joke when I first read it, but I'm not sure there's a worse idea for a young pitcher than to be tutored by Nolan Ryan.

 

Nolan Ryan is the President of the Rangers. He won't be tutoring but rather assuring they have arms on the big league team.

[SouthSideRyan]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

I fully expect Nolan Ryan to do something about the pitching in Texas.

 

I assumed this was a joke when I first read it, but I'm not sure there's a worse idea for a young pitcher than to be tutored by Nolan Ryan.

 

Nolan Ryan is the President of the Rangers. He won't be tutoring but rather assuring they have arms on the big league team.

 

If I was a Rangers fan I'd be worried about the organizational philosophy he'd instill.

[shnsajax]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

I fully expect Nolan Ryan to do something about the pitching in Texas.

 

I assumed this was a joke when I first read it, but I'm not sure there's a worse idea for a young pitcher than to be tutored by Nolan Ryan.

 

Nolan Ryan is the President of the Rangers. He won't be tutoring but rather assuring they have arms on the big league team.

 

If I was a Rangers fan I'd be worried about the organizational philosophy he'd instill.

 

The philosophy for the past 10 years hasn't exactly done anything.

[SouthSideRyan]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

I fully expect Nolan Ryan to do something about the pitching in Texas.

 

I assumed this was a joke when I first read it, but I'm not sure there's a worse idea for a young pitcher than to be tutored by Nolan Ryan.

 

Nolan Ryan is the President of the Rangers. He won't be tutoring but rather assuring they have arms on the big league team.

 

If I was a Rangers fan I'd be worried about the organizational philosophy he'd instill.

 

The philosophy for the past 10 years hasn't exactly done anything.

 

I guess I'm not following. What is Nolan Ryan going to do? Tell the pitchers to stop being horrible?

[carolinacubbie]

The Rangers are certainly fixated on pitching. Last night, they fired Pitching Coach Mark Connor and Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti.

 

Love the sig, 25 more days.

[AI]

There is some young talent in the Rangers organization and Andy has done a good job of developing it at the minor league level. Now he's being given a chance to do the same with the big club. Improvement will take time, but he's the right guy for the job (EXTREME BIAS ALERT).