Rangers trade talk

pyramider's Avatar
He will melt in the spotlight.
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We're going to discount a bad month or two for one of the best hitters we've seen in awhile? No thanks, I'm with him staying... Let's get Greinke! Originally Posted by slims099

Hamilton carries more baggage and requires an accountability buddy, aka a baby sitter. Trade him for King Felix, or anyone else.
funseeker's Avatar
I'm so sick of watching Hamilton swing at bad pitches, make lackluster plays in the outfield. Trade him.... He obviously doesn't want to be here.
uncle buck 50's Avatar
I'm tired of watching Kinsler pop up and pop off--takes a real genius to get tossed in the first inning of a game like he did a few nights back. And don't get me started on the manager....

So...we get a starting pitcher before the deadline, and we still have three guys playing well offensively--Elvis, Beltre and Gentry. Don't know if a stud pitcher is available, or enough.
Have the Angels made the move that vaults them over the Rangers come Aug / Sept? The addition of Greinke could be huge (especially with the "going through the motions" type play we're getting from so many key players right now.)
You don't want to be a Wild Card team and get caught in that One Game Playoff crap. I'm not in favor of emptying the farm system to get a rent-a-player to keep us in the divisonal lead but it would be good for the Rangers to do something (esp if Hamilton can't pull his head outa his a**......Good God, he looks lost at the plate right now....)
I don't really like any of the other starting pitchers out there, so I say just trade for some bats, a utility player, perhaps a pinch runner, and a lefty specialist.

Alfonso Soriano, Morneau, Figgins, and Glen Perkins please.
pyramider's Avatar
Trade Young and Hamilton, neither is earning his paycheck.