Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 25, 2005
Know When to Hold 'Em

Bryan Smith at Baseball Analysts looks at the non-trade Rangers and decides they made the right move to keep their trio of pitching prospects:

In the end, it is a good sign that Daniels was slow to dip into the farm system that could shape the Rangers future. It would have been one thing to trade Eric Hurley, the fourth pitcher in the system that pitched well in the Midwest League, but another to swap one of their high potential, AA hurlers. Good first non-move for Daniels, while Red Sox fans are witnessing Theo Epstein's pride and joy (a rebuilt farm system) get torn apart quickly.

Posted by David Pinto at 04:22 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by: ryan cortes at November 25, 2005 09:22 PM

"The Rangers initially balked at surrendering either Diamond or Danks, but eventually agreed to do so."
-MLB.com

Smith may be right that the Rangers are better off not having made the deal, but reports say they actually did offer Danks or Diamond, and it was the Marlins that wouldn't agree to the deal. It's not as if the Rangers "decided" to keep their key pitching prospets intact; they were rebuffed.

Posted by: Anonymous at November 26, 2005 12:51 AM

I agree in good for Daniels holding of on trading pitching prospects. The rangers have yet to shed their reputation of having potent offenses and horrible pitching (granted they don't exactly play in a pitchers park). But the market continues to look like its going to be tough on attaining pitching and many teams have to look from within.

However, I don't believe Theo's work is being torn apart completely. They have Craig Hansen,
Manny Delcarmen, Jonathon Papelbon, possibly Dustin Pedroia, and maybe even Jon Lester all contributing to the team next year. Been awhile since the last time Boston had that many players from their farm system on one team.

Posted by: David Placzek at November 26, 2005 01:43 AM

the rangers should be better next year, will catch the angels and should add arms to the starting rotation.

Posted by: colin at November 26, 2005 12:30 PM
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