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I’m not sure what the Rangers are doing. Who do they think they are, exactly? This is the equivalent of the guy in your hometown league who spends 90% of his budget on three players and then claims to have some secret “stars and scrubs” strategy. Newsflash, it doesn’t work that way, guy.
Anyway, here are the particulars for incoming shortstop Corey Seager:
BREAKING: Star shortstop Corey Seager and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a 10-year, $325 million deal, sources familiar with the situation tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 29, 2021
Seager has an early season ADP around 74, behind Javier Baez (69) and ahead of Jazz Chisholm Jr. (78). I suppose it depends on what you’re looking for, right? Me, I can’t talk myself into a guy with a lengthy injury history who doesn’t offer speed. Not at that ADP. Sure, the career .297 BA is beautiful...but it ain’t enough, gamers.
The Rangers now have a $500 million infield (see Marcus Semien) but the rest of the lineup is...not good. You decide how this unit will fare in 2022...
Looks so much better when you sign the best middle infield available to you in free agency:
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) November 29, 2021
2B Semien
SS Seager
1B Lowe
RF Calhoun
CF Taveras
DH Calhoun
LF McKinney
3B Kiner-Falefa
C Heim
Could maybe use another outfield bat, definitely another starting pitcher.
I’m not haggling with the great Eno Sarris, but the Rangers could use more than one starting pitcher. A rotation of Jon Gray, Dane Dunning, Taylor Hearn, A.J. Alexy, and Spencer Howard isn’t frightening in the least. Texas is CERTAINLY better than they were before. Only question is, how much better?