Yup, any moment now.

The Hanley deal went down around 2:30...so we got roughly an hour tonight folks

 

 

Speaking of Dodgers, well sorta, they just got Brandon League...

Solid Acquisition.

I'm outta here, I hope I wake up to a Marlins trade. If not, at least some fun interesting ones.

Gonna go sleep with my JJ bobblehead next to me.

I'll Man the fort. Any minute now beinfest, your job is on the line

I'm outta here, I hope I wake up to a Marlins trade. If not, at least some fun interesting ones.

Gonna go sleep with my JJ bobblehead next to me.

 

Peace

I just made a twitter can someone make a list of people I should follow thanks

 

 

For today: Heyman, Capozzi, Frisaro, Olney, Rodriguez, Gammons

After the deadline: Lil Jose

 

Thanks added him and man do I really want another bat last line up was just ugh..

Trade JJ and Lee to Texas for a boxed DVD set of Lizard lick towing

And

Five years supply of water balloons

Like I said jj for olt straight up. This is the first time in some time we have some good pitching depth

espn.com

Buster Olney

 

 

Only the St. Louis Cardinals have a greater run differential than the Texas Rangers, and the Rangers rank fourth in the majors in runs. It's not as if Ron Washington's lineup is like the Houston Astros north.

 

Butt cracks in that relentless offensive attack have appeared this season, which goes a long way to explain why Texas has built a moat around its two top position-player prospects, Jurickson Profar and Mike Olt.

 

The days when the Rangers will need offensive help -- when Profar is perhaps the shortstop and Olt is manning first base or right field -- is probably not as far as we realize.

 

Josh Hamilton's slump has been well-documented, and noted by team president Nolan Ryan, a slide that only complicates the Rangers' decision about how much -- and how many years -- to offer Hamilton if and when he reaches free agency. Hamilton is swinging at more pitches out of the strike zone than ever, and he's missing more than ever, as these numbers from FanGraphs show.

 

Mike Napoli's batting average is down 93 points; his OPS has dropped more than 250 points. His contract talks with the Rangers were among those greatly affected by the Yadier Molina deal, and so there's no guarantee he'll be back next year or that he'll hit the rest of this season.

 

Nelson Cruz won't be a free agent until after next year, but he is extraordinarily streaky. He was the most dangerous hitter in the Texas lineup for a stretch in the postseason last year, and this year he went more than a month without a home run. And Cruz is 32 years old.

 

Michael Young is 35 years old and perhaps the most popular player in Rangers history other than Ryan. His batting average this year is 34 points below his career average, and his on-base percentage is down 82 points. What will he provide in August and September and October and next year in the final year of his contract? It's uncertain.

 

The 30-year-old Ian Kinsler is among the youngest regulars in the Texas lineup, and he is signed through 2017. But there has been a decline in his performance, as well.

 

Maybe Kinsler will bounce back. Maybe Hamilton and Nelson and Napoli will. Maybe Young will have a resurgence.

 

But the Rangers' front office must plan for the possibility that it needs to turn over a significant part of the lineup in the next calendar year, and Profar and Olt are the best internal options.

 

It didn't feel good for the Rangers to see Zack Greinke go to the Los Angeles Angels, and while Texas could really use an upgrade in its rotation -- especially with the chronically underrated Colby Lewis out of action -- the deadline might pass without the team adding a starting pitcher.

 

Within two years, Profar and Olt might serve as backbone pieces in the Texas lineup, and while the desire to get the last strike in the last inning of the World Series burns within everyone in the Rangers' organization, hanging on to those two was prudent and the best possible big-picture decision.

 

The Rangers had been willing to talk about Leonys Martin in a trade proposal for Josh Johnson, but they are said to have backed off after Johnson's erratic outing Sunday.

 

The Rangers are among the teams talking about Rafael Betancourt.

 

LOL - I did not make this up

That's it folks. You can go to sleep.

I just made a twitter can someone make a list of people I should follow thanks

 

 

Others have answered with the usual like Olney, Morosi and Rosenthal. I dislike Heyman very much so I stopped following him. For prospects I follow Jason Parks and Kevin Goldstein, they provide some humor as well. Jay Jaffe is another good follow.

@Ken_Rosenthal: Expanded story on #Diamondbacks' attempt to swing a blockbuster for an elite starter :http://t.co/d9w0Lxwo

 

Specifically mentions King Felix and Cliff Lee as possible targets.

 

Say if we some how swung JJ for Upton, how would you feel about it.

You guys brace yourself for the tweets today. The guys are as mentioned: Olney, Heyman, Rosenthal, Morosi, and our very own: Frisaro and Capozzi

 

Good luck!

I just can't see the Rangers going beyond today content with their starting pitching staff. If I were a Rangers fan and they didn't do anything, I would be as angry as some Marlins fans. I wonder if the Rangers would be more willing if we paid part of JJ's salary. I know it is like 13.75 million but if we paid half next year it may allow them to rethink their stance. I just can't see how they feel they are better off without making a trade here.

They absolutely know theyd be better with JJ, they're just being stubborn dicks and don't want to trade Olt, Perez, and Profar in any deal. We were said to want multiple but I think we're looking for at least Olt plus prospects and their best offer is Leonis Martin plus prospects.

If they don't make a move for a proven ace, they are gonna hear it from fans, esp w/ Oswalt dismal performance yesterday, the timing couldn't be anymore perfect.

give them lee, jj, nolasco for olt, perez, and buckel.

give them lee, jj, nolasco for olt, perez, and buckel.

 

 

I would even be willing to pay 75% of the salaries for this to happen

i would run through the streets naked if we are able to trade nolasco without having to pay his salary

Give me Leonys Martin Buckel and either Sardinas or Garcia and move one of them to 3B

Not sure how good of an idea this would be, but what about trying to make a package to send to Arizona for Paul Goldschmidt and trying to convert him to a third baseman? He has a LOT of power, not entirely sure how good defensively he'd be [he's a first baseman], and he's young. A lot less publicized than Olt, probably got equal or more power, Minor League numbers show overall a better hitter [Minor League career - .317/.407/.620/1.026 with 30+ homers twice in 3 full seasons, with Olt at .282/.391/.519/.911 and his career high in homers is 27, this year]. Needs to work on walks improving, but his OPS is just under .900 even without the OBP [which is .359].

 

Arizona most likely won't budge, but it's an idea. Again, not even sure how good Goldschmidt would be playing third base. He's just a year older than Olt, and would be club controlled through 2017.

I know Arizona is trying to pull a blockbuster or something crazy, but I don't know about converting a 1B to 3B. You can convert it the other way around, but you can't teach someone like that to suddenly play 3B...

I don't know much about Arizona's farm system, I'd have to take a closer look.

 

And these trades blow, it's all freakin' Cubs, Phillies, Dodgers, rinse repeat.

It seems pretty certain that we're going to hang on to JJ. Not expecting any more trades from us.

What about a package of Tyler Skaggs AJ Pollock and Matt Davidson from Arizona from JJ

From Jayson Stark on Monday:

 

After all that Josh Johnson talk, the Marlins were telling teams Monday they're just going to keep their ace unless something unforeseen happens.

 

"no doubt that they intend to trade Josh Johnson"

 

"they're just going to keep their ace"

 

This is just the worst time of year. The absolute worst. With scouts watching, Johnson turned in a mediocre performance on Sunday against the Padres, but nobody out there doubts Josh Johnson's talent. Nothing about Sunday changed the evaluation. Johnson is a very skilled pitcher with health concerns. Here's what I would assume has been the case all along: the Marlins have been open to the idea of trading Josh Johnson, given a big return. No big return has been offered, so the Marlins don't see the sense in trading Johnson for less than they'd like. They were probably never "intending" to trade Johnson, and they're probably not now committed to "keeping" Johnson. They're just open to ideas, with expectations. If those expectations aren't met, then Johnson won't be moved, because, obviously.

 

People like to say that, no matter what's going on at present, a lot can change between now and the deadline. Exactly. You know what matters? Trades. You know what pretty much doesn't matter at all? Trade rumors.