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The Rangers are looking to cut 50 million in payroll. Kluber has had injuries the last two years, and has a 1 million dollar buyout on a 17.5 million dollar option. My guess is that he gets bought out and signs for something like 1/10 on a prove it contract.

This is probably the thing that angered more thsn anything during the rebuild. I don't know if deals fell through or a Cuban didn't come through (maybe they projected Colas earlier?) , or if they really did go cheap, but this can't happen.

He won't be making nearly as much money in 2021.

This series has been on free TV.

Was just looking at the potential free agent list and saw Kluber sitting with a team option. #1, after essentially not pitching in 20, plus Texas looking to cut salary, he won't get picked up right? #2, What is the status of his injury, and is he worth a look in 21?

Hes put up negative fielding numbers every year of his career.

If people are interested in what White Sox pitching development sounds like today, give this a listen.

Crochet wasn't optioned this year.

If this is a real thing, it probably means bad news on Cespedes and Colas, at least for this year.

Yeah here we go.

Apparently he has said that 36 of the last 54 days.

YOu only get an opt out if a team is willing to agree to one.

Actually that isn't true. Before this season Mazara was a bad defensive RF and a barely below average hitter. The hope was he would have a break out year, and not a breakdown.

Oof. This take. #1: Look at the career of Mazara #2: Look at the career of Moncada #3: Moncada is under contract until 2024, and if you tried to sell him off 29 other teams would be thrilled to take him. #4: Mazara is in arbitration and is probably is line for a raise, in an off season where you are about to see the worst free agent market on history. #5: Even if you project 2021 Mazara to come in at career norms, you will still be able to buy similar production expectations much cheater on the free agent market. #6: Even if you don't sign a RF, there is an expectation that an Engel/Leury RF could give you at least a neutral WAR next year. In 60 games this year we got 1 WAR combined out of the 2, playing 52 of those games.

As I thought. You can't answer to any of it.

When it the last time you saw someone get a paycut through arbitration?

The cuts keep coming.

I see no doubts that we go after a top half starting pitcher. Maybe it will be Bauer, maybe it won't. But I don't see a scenario where we go into 21 with only 2 trustworthy pitchers. I think we pick up a top half guy, and then let the last four guys (Cease, Dunning, Kopech, Lopez) battle it out for the last two slots. My complete guess is that Dunning and ReyLo win the spring battles, while Cease and Kopech open in Charlotte as starters (if there is a MiLB season)