Tuesday, February 10, 2004
LIKE PLAY-DOH
Now that there is actual talent at the Major League level, Ranger GM John Hart is cranking the same process through again...
Job number one: try to sign Hank Blalock to a long-term deal
Subsequently: rinse and repeat, with Michael Young and Mark Teixeira
If he gets that done, the Rangers have a stable infield. If the Rangers learn how to get some pitching and the outfielding help they've needed ever since Rusty Greer (what a hustle player he was) got hurt one too many times, they'll at least be competitive, maybe even decent.
Of course, the second half of the John Hart process which carried out in Cleveland was the part where they started signing veterans and having the contracts add up, as chronicled here (thanks, Steve).
Anyway, the day the Rangers beat out the Mariners for third place is the day I focus a tiny bit less attention to the Mariners. Naw, I'll probably still watch the Mariners, but it'll be for watching individual efforts instead of the team outcome, i.e., "I hope Raf Soriano comes into this game and whiffs three guys in a row so I can at least justify sitting in front of the TV for three hours" or "I want an Edgar double. That's all I want" or "Come on, Freddy, you need to win 12 games by the All-Star break so we can trade you for prospects that will never break the ML roster!"
Job number one: try to sign Hank Blalock to a long-term deal
Subsequently: rinse and repeat, with Michael Young and Mark Teixeira
If he gets that done, the Rangers have a stable infield. If the Rangers learn how to get some pitching and the outfielding help they've needed ever since Rusty Greer (what a hustle player he was) got hurt one too many times, they'll at least be competitive, maybe even decent.
Of course, the second half of the John Hart process which carried out in Cleveland was the part where they started signing veterans and having the contracts add up, as chronicled here (thanks, Steve).
Anyway, the day the Rangers beat out the Mariners for third place is the day I focus a tiny bit less attention to the Mariners. Naw, I'll probably still watch the Mariners, but it'll be for watching individual efforts instead of the team outcome, i.e., "I hope Raf Soriano comes into this game and whiffs three guys in a row so I can at least justify sitting in front of the TV for three hours" or "I want an Edgar double. That's all I want" or "Come on, Freddy, you need to win 12 games by the All-Star break so we can trade you for prospects that will never break the ML roster!"
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