Texas Rangers don't need trades

The Rangers, most likely, are about to swing one or more trades. Fine. A good trade is always a good trade.

However, the Rangers don't need trades. The franchise has competitive and affordable personnel in place - w/this caveat: b/c Saltalamacchia is a risk for arm trouble, the Rangers need to sign Pudge Rodriguez. If they sign Pudge, the Rangers can win the division with the team they already have in place.


Hamilton```Borbon````Cruz
Murphy``.``Boggs

Young```Elvis```Kinsler```Davis
Inglett ``Arias

Pudge
Teagarden

That's a strong enough team (as I expect some bounceback years and some improving pitch selectivity) to win the division.

Note: I like Esteban German and his high OBP potential (.400 in 2009 AAA, and currently .390 in winter ball). However, German is in line to get $1M in arbitration. The Rangers do not want to pay him $1M (sigh), and are likely to put him on waivers instead. Wishful thinking: maybe, after they release him, they can resign him for $600K.



Pitching:

Millwood
Feldman
McCarthy
Hunter
Holland
Feliz

Harrison


Francisco
C.J. Wilson
O'Day

Nippert
Mathis
Eyre
Strop
Madrigal
Moscoso



Guitterez, Kiker, and Beavan are coming - any of them might be ready in July. And after them, beginning in 2011, the deluge: Hurley, Scheppers, lefties galore, and plenty more.