Author Topic: Gore traded to the Rangers for prospects (Read 682 times)

SkinsNatFan21RIP · « **Reply #25 on:** January 22, 2026, 03:54:10 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on January 22, 2026, 03:50:51 pm

Yeah Abrams won't make it past the trade deadline and if we're really truly fixing this thing... Then he definitely does need to be traded

I don’t think they’re fixing anything. This is just a continuation of LAC. Blaming Rizzo is fine and dandy but we yet again signed nobody and spent no money. This isn’t a serious team. The ownership is a joke and our boy wonder GM will just do what he’s told to do. And yes, I’m pissed. This crap is getting old.

USF_Football · « **Reply #26 on:** January 22, 2026, 03:54:11 pm »

Abimelec Ortiz: Called up to Triple-A and has 6 homers with a 49.1% Hard Hit%, 19 degree launch and a 28.3% K% (27.7% whiff%). He struggles vs. lefties and there is no defensive value, so it's a strong side of a platoon bat at best, and a bench power bat at worst

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 22, 2026, 03:58:08 pm »

Quote from: USF_Football on January 22, 2026, 03:53:01 pm

Alejandro Rosario - So apparently while it was reported Rosario will undergo major elbow surgery, he never actually went under the knife. News is scarce on what is going on here, but it still seems like he needs to get surgery, and I haven't seen any news that he's gotten yet. He might be missing all of 2026 at this point. I searched but maybe I missed some news here.

https://nolanwritin.com/mystery-remains-surrounding-injury-rangers-top-pitching-prospect

Interesting

imref · « **Reply #28 on:** January 22, 2026, 03:58:26 pm »

Quote from: USF_Football on January 22, 2026, 03:53:01 pm

Alejandro Rosario - So apparently while it was reported Rosario will undergo major elbow surgery, he never actually went under the knife. News is scarce on what is going on here, but it still seems like he needs to get surgery, and I haven't seen any news that he's gotten yet. He might be missing all of 2026 at this point. I searched but maybe I missed some news here.

According to this he only recently had surgery and will miss all of 2026
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rangers-alejandro-rosario-finally-gets-tjs/

Slateman · « **Reply #29 on:** January 22, 2026, 03:59:03 pm »

Quote from: USF_Football on January 22, 2026, 03:53:01 pm

Alejandro Rosario - So apparently while it was reported Rosario will undergo major elbow surgery, he never actually went under the knife. News is scarce on what is going on here, but it still seems like he needs to get surgery, and I haven't seen any news that he's gotten yet. He might be missing all of 2026 at this point. I searched but maybe I missed some news here.

https://nolanwritin.com/mystery-remains-surrounding-injury-rangers-top-pitching-prospect

He hurt his elbow in February, sat out the whole season, and didnt get surgery until last week

Kevrock · « **Reply #30 on:** January 22, 2026, 04:17:04 pm »

Another Curly L is in the books

USF_Football · « **Reply #31 on:** January 22, 2026, 04:45:02 pm »

What a waste of a season. Get the surgery and get the rehab going... insane for a pitcher to sit that long.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #32 on:** January 22, 2026, 05:09:43 pm »

Good trade. Gore was gone in two years, better to get something for him

Elvir Ovcina · « **Reply #33 on:** January 22, 2026, 05:37:25 pm »

Quote from: Smithian on January 22, 2026, 03:52:42 pm

This feels on the edge of "should have rolled the dice through the deadline" but I like Gavin Fien. That's a quality prospect.

Three lottery tickets. Considering how soft the second tier of our system was 12 months ago, this continues the work started at the deadline of restocking the middle of the Farm System. Dylan Crews was carrying the sts

If the medicals on Gavin Rosario pass, I can learn to like this trade.

My general reminder here is people overrate their assets. Right now, the Rangers reddit is grumbling they gave up too much.

It doesn't restock the middle of the farm system, though. There's one filler guy in AAA and the rest need to be in A+ or lower or are injured.

This isn't a good package. It's a headliner who is very far away and possibly ends up at 1B plus non-top-10 prospects from a bad system. This is way less than Miami got for Cabrera, for example, who had one more year of team control. There's a decent chance nobody from this package ever makes the majors other than the lefty version of Chaparro.

You cannot trade a mid-rotation MLB starter with multiple years of control and not get a player at AA or above who is a solid bet to be a contributor. The cone of outcomes on this is just too wide.

Also, baseball "fans" on Reddit are one of the saddest collections of crap I've ever seen. They combine rampant anxiety disorders, obsessive stats-viewing, and absolutely no useful knowledge of how baseball is actually played into an absurdly arrogant-for-no-reason package of pathetic. Yes, there are some outliers. But the chaff there is 99%. Very little wheat.

tomwvr · « **Reply #34 on:** January 22, 2026, 05:41:45 pm »

This team is owned by a total piece of crap family.

MLB has to step in and take the team away, or move the damn team. No one should attend games paying major league ticket prices for a minor league roster.
The lerners are the worst owners in the majors and make dan snyder look like a good owner.

tomwvr · « **Reply #35 on:** January 22, 2026, 05:43:32 pm »

Quote from: IanRubbish on January 22, 2026, 05:09:43 pm

Good trade. Gore was gone in two years, better to get something for him

Horrible trade we got 5 pieces of garbage for a high level mlb pitcher.

NatsLSU · « **Reply #36 on:** January 22, 2026, 05:46:07 pm »

I will say that no one is beating the dodgers the next 3 years anyway

imref · « **Reply #37 on:** January 22, 2026, 05:54:06 pm »

Baseball trade values says we got fleeced:

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Today the #Rangers reportedly acquired LHP Mackenzie Gore ($44.7M) from the #Nationals in exchange for IFs Gavin Fien ($11.6M) and Devin Fitz-Gerald ($6.8M), RHP Alejandro Rosario ($7.1M), OF Cabrera ($2.3M) and 1B Ortiz ($1.4M)

Accepted by our model as a major underpay by TEX.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #38 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:07:16 pm »

https://www.mlb.com/news/mackenzie-gore-trade-to-rangers-from-nationals

another report

NatsLSU · « **Reply #39 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:11:56 pm »

Our 31 year old GM ladies and gentlemen! Our whole organization is a joke and insanely cheap.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #40 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:18:11 pm »

I like a guy named Abimelec. Biblical. Means "My Dad's King."

tomwvr · « **Reply #41 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:29:38 pm »

Quote from: NatsLSU on January 22, 2026, 06:11:56 pm

Our 31 year old GM ladies and gentlemen! Our whole organization is a joke and insanely cheap.

Move the team this is insane

imref · « **Reply #42 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:31:05 pm »

There's chatter on twitter that the Red Sox were high on Fein in last year's draft but the Rangers took him before Boston's pick.

Slateman · « **Reply #43 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:39:35 pm »

I think this is just going to be the way Toboni operates. He seems to grab people before they reach the point of value, as a way of getting them cheaper.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #44 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:52:44 pm »

Seems like a good haul to me. Did we want to hang onto him and get nothing or close to nothing. The team as it exists is nowhere near competing. And the new GM knows that. The owners are not going to spend much so the only way is to make these types of deals. Quantity.

Smithian · « **Reply #45 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:55:44 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on January 22, 2026, 06:39:35 pm

I think this is just going to be the way Toboni operates. He seems to grab people before they reach the point of value, as a way of getting them cheaper.

Isn't that about how you have to be on prospects? You're betting they'll be good. If you want elite, near majors prospects, the price tag is bigger than Mackenzie Gore.

This is the Nats betting their player development and minors scouting will combine for results. It'll take a few years to know if they're right. Which is a lame answer but it is what it is.

If the Nats were near contending, I wouldn't like this package. But we're years away, so I'm fine with some lottery tickets. Depending on labor stoppage, I think by some time in 2027 or 2028 we'll have a good idea if this is trending well or not.

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #46 on:** January 22, 2026, 06:57:50 pm »

They went quantify over quality. I really liked fien coming out of the draft. Rosario seems a solid bet to at least be a set up guy. Fits-Gerald is interesting. Other two are meh. Was hoping for a fien type as more of the second best piece in a 3 player quality over quantity package but I can live with this.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #47 on:** January 22, 2026, 07:02:44 pm »

I guess a chunk of the reason folks are so sour on this deal is it kind of confirms that there's very little chance of enjoyable, watchable baseball for the next couple of years. If we are talking 2028 and beyond, then we are left with 3 years or fewer of Wood, Crews, and even Cavalli. Abrams is likely gone by then, which may be OK if a middle infield prospect actually hits. Lile has a year more than Crews and Wood.

I renewed this year. I likely am going to call it quits for 2027. It was always a thing for the office, and now that I've retired, I'm not sure there's much of a reason to keep the tickets. Sad, because my group has been going since OPACY opened.

varoadking · « **Reply #48 on:** January 22, 2026, 07:04:29 pm »

Quote from: NatsLSU on January 22, 2026, 03:35:34 pm

Wow this is depressing. We are essentially the Marlins and As level right now. I hate the Lerners so much. Maybe we can trade Wood next! So much for this bs rebuild since the Soto trade.

Crews first, please...before everyone wises up about him...

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #49 on:** January 22, 2026, 07:04:52 pm »

Quote from: Smithian on January 22, 2026, 06:55:44 pm

Isn't that about how you have to be on prospects? You're betting they'll be good. If you want elite, near majors prospects, the price tag is bigger than Mackenzie Gore.

A couple of guys in the 50-100 range in MLB wouldn't have been too much to ask for.