Rangers let trade deadline pass

[BigTex]

DMN:

After making two mid-July trades, the Texas Rangers allowed the trade deadline to pass on Thursday without making any additional moves.

The club had discussed OF Alex Rios and LHP Neal Cotts with a number of teams, but ultimately did not find attractive enough fits. Rangers sources had indicated the team was not in a full-scale salary dump mode with the two players.

Rios has an option for 2015 at $13.5 million and a $1 million buyout. The Rangers could spend the first few days of August trying to negotiate a re-worked deal that might allow Rios to return for 2015 at a rate below the $13.5 million. If they don’t get any traction on that, they could expose him to waivers and try to make a deal that way.

Rios has twice been moved in August in his career, once on a waiver claim and last year via a trade to the Rangers.

With Rios’ power numbers down, his contract value might be worth something more in the $8-10 million range annually. If the Rangers could negotiate such a deal, it would continue to free up salary resources to make runs at free agent starting pitchers.

As for Cotts, he did not demonstrate the kind of dominance against left-handed hitters that contenders were looking for. Several teams – most notably Baltimore – checked in with the Rangers about Cotts, but ultimately the Orioles made a deal for Boston’s Andrew Miller. Miller has been more effective against lefties

[Bob Of Burleson]

Well, good, the Rangers didn't do what this idiot suggested.

Be realistic, Rangers:
Trade Beltre,
keep Gallo in minors

By Mac Engel
tengel@star-telegram.com

ARLINGTON — engel Since the white “We’re Dead” flag was raised at Rangers Ballpark a few months ago, we are at the most exciting day remaining on their 2015 calendar. After Thursday’s MLB trade deadline passes, the remaining thrills will be to watch if this team has changed how it promotes its best prospects.

What they should do is deal third baseman Adrian Beltre, provided they get enough in return, and then not promote his replacement, Joey Gallo.

. . .

And put me firmly in the camp that says this club, if offered the right people, should deal Beltre before the deadline.

Beltre forces the Rangers to be real what about they are — contenders, or building to be a contender.

The Rangers are convinced this season is an aberration and that they will contend in ’15; that this season is the result of an unimaginable injury plague.

Don’t buy it; the injuries are a convenient disguise for a front office that had assembled a 25-man roster riddled with holes.

This team needs more young prospects than it does a veteran who, despite his considerable professionalism and production, can only do so much.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/07/30 ... rylink=cpy

[Bob Of Burleson]

Reports: Tigers land biggest prize in Price

MLB.com

The Tigers have worked out a three-way agreement with the Rays and Mariners that delivers four-time All-Star and 2012 Cy Young Award winner David Price to Detroit. Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson heads to Seattle and infielder Nick Franklin goes to Tampa Bay. Multiple reports also said that left-hander Drew Smyly would be heading from Detroit to Tampa Bay in the deal.

Cards land Lackey; Red Sox get Kelly, Craig

Nationals acquire Asdrubal from Indians

Lester to A's; Red Sox land Cespedes

Yanks land infielders Drew, Prado at Deadline

O's get Sox lefty Miller for pitching prospect

Mariners acquire outfielder Denorfia from Padres

Brewers acquire Parra from D-backs for prospects

All the trades at http://mlb.mlb.com/news/index.jsp?c_id=mlb