Rangers Offseason Thread

[pHILSANITY07]

CJ said it, and I am going to say it.

Bring Nolan back in.

I think we have a strong team, we need more Cruz missile's

if he can stay healthy then we will have more Cruz missiles. As good as Kinsler, Cruz, and Beltre are they are also injury prone

[Nash B.]

if he can stay healthy then we will have more Cruz missiles. As good as Kinsler, Cruz, and Beltre are they are also injury prone

Don't forget Hamilton.

[pHILSANITY07]

Don't forget Hamilton.

i was trying to man I really was lol

[BERT]

Can you imagine how much sweat his fat ass would have pouring down his face when pitching at home in the summer?

I bet he would lose 20lbs easily in a week or so as a pitcher for Texas.

He damn sure would have had a harder time putting the weight back on that he lost during the offseason. Still can't believe he put all that weight back on

[pHILSANITY07]

I would like to make a statement for the record, to hell with C.C Sabathia. That is all

[mustang_marc]

We've already seen what Milton Bradley can do to a team.

Have we? I know he's done it on other teams, but I don't recall him being a problem here.

And this is news from CJ. I figured him as good as gone, but this could be just lip service.

http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/11/01/11/CJ-Wilson-expects-to-be-back-with-Ranger/landing_rangers.html?blockID=594714&feedID=3742

During a recent interview, Texas Rangers starting pitcher C.J. Wilson said, "we have a chance to be the premier American League team over the next few years if we keep things together."

Keeping things together in Texas likely begins with re-signing the 30-year-old left-hander who is expected to be one of the top available players when free agency begins on Thursday.

So, what are the Rangers' chances of bringing back the man who was the ace of their pitching staff during the regular season?

"There's a great chance because I like it here and I've won here," Wilson told ScoreboardDaily.com "I've proved that I can be a good pitcher here. There have been a lot of people over the years that have said it's impossible to pitch here in Texas and look what we did here on the rotation — we went out and won a bunch of games and threw a bunch of innings and did stuff that no other organization can say … not even the mighty Red Sox or Yankees. They didn't do what we did.

"It's now all about figuring out how all of the guys on the team — not just me — there's Elvis [Andrus], Nelson [Cruz], Josh [Hamilton], Ian [Kinsler] — a lot of guys have contractual things that are coming up. I think one thing the Rangers want me to know is what they're planning on doing with all of these other guys in the long term. So that gives me confidence that we're going to keep winning."

Wilson has won 31 games over the last two seasons and posted a career-high 206 strikeouts in 2011. However, his postseason numbers haven't been nearly as impressive. During the Rangers' previous two runs to the World Series, Wilson is 1-5 with a 4.82 ERA in the postseason.

But during the recent interview, Wilson sounded optimistic about what he has left in the tank.

"At 30, if I was a football player, you're pretty much towards the end," he said. "I'm kind of in the prime of my career right now and I feel like if I wanted to play for 12 more years, I could. That optimism is how I get better."

Wilson said that he has recently spoken with his agent about free agency. His agent's advice was to be patient because "nothing is going to happen for a while."

"There won't be a quick resolution so I guess it's good that I have other things to do," Wilson said.

On Tuesday, Wilson tweeted the following.

"We all have to be patient to see what happens- speculating does nothing but distract you from here+now. Thank you kindly Ranger Fans!"

[pHILSANITY07]

Adrian Beltre won the Silver Slugger for 3B in the American League

[GTBrian23]

Adrian Beltre won the Silver Slugger for 3B in the American League

as well as the gold glove

[idrivea4banger]

Rangers ballpark will go under reconstruction from what I read earlier.

[Geor!]

Rangers ballpark will go under reconstruction from what I read earlier.

It's already begun, but they haven't said exactly what they are doing.

[mstng86]

It's already begun, but they haven't said exactly what they are doing.

Maybe they are engineering a dome. We can only hope.

[Vertnut]

as well as the gold glove

And to think that some here thought M.Young was a better infielder?

[Vertnut]

It's already begun, but they haven't said exactly what they are doing.

I'm sure they're adding seats. More capacity= more revenue.

[GTBrian23]

And to think that some here thought M.Young was a better infielder?

there were a few who though that. and just think, more than likely next year he will be the full-time DH.

[mstng86]

And to think that some here thought M.Young was a better infielder?

You don't have to call out Nash B like that. It's so uncalled for.