Should Texas Rangers fans be rejoicing in the streets after
last night’s blockbuster deal? Eh. I am not as sold as many people are about
the recent trade that has Rangers fans jumping for joy.
Basics:
Ok, so here is how the trade works. The Texas Rangers will receive
ace left-hander Cole Hamels as well as left-handed reliever Jake Diekman. Both
players are under Ranger control until 2018. Cash was also sent to Texas. On
the other side of the trade, the Philadelphia Phillies received veteran pitcher
Matt Harrison and prospects Nick Williams, Jake Thompson, Jorge Alfaro, Alec
Asher and Jerad Eickhoff.
At a glance, it seems that both teams got a fair shake out
of the deal. The Rangers get an ace that you can control for another three
years and you add a reliever to a shaky bullpen. The Phillies get to work with
Matt Harrison now and look forward to five top-prospects. Was it worth it
though?
This year is a waste of a season. The team isn’t good and
they have squandered any ground in the race for the playoffs. So this move was
made for the future? On paper it looks good, especially for the starting
rotation. Imagine, Hamels, Yu Darvish, Derek Holland, Chi Chi Gonzalez and
Martin Perez as your starting rotation. Yet, the team is still a few moves away
from being a contender.
Look at your lineup, it is full of left-handed batters and
you might only have one or two righties on the team. You are going to need to
go and spend in free-agency for a power right-handed bat. Also, some of the
members of your team are under-performing in a big way. Elvis Andrus, Adrian
Beltre, and Shin-Soo Choo are just some of the underwhelming players on the
roster. Oh by the way, your bullpen is terrible. Sure, they got a nice kid in
the trade to help out, but you are going to need to do an overhaul there. With
the way this ownership lately has been with pinching pennies, there is no guarantee
that all of this can get fixed so soon.
While I am happy the Rangers got an ace, there is so much
still left for this team to do before I start planning any trips to the World
Series. Let us tap the brakes people.
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