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Go go GioIn fact, they left with less than they went in with. They struck out on Mark Buehrle and C.J. Wilson, which, to be honest with you, aren't very big deals. In the grand scheme of things.
No trades. No free agents. Even no Rule 5 guys. Just a handful of rumors, a lot of pessimism and a lot of denials.
Still, there are three names that interest me quite a bit that A) the Rangers are apparently in on, B) should rock your panties off and C) aren't moved quite yet.
These are those:
Gio Gonzalez
He is a 26-year-old lefty and he is awesome. He is also under control through 2015. The A's are listening on everyone not named Jemile Weeks, allegedly. So teams are inquiring. Rumor has it that the Rangers asked for Andrew Bailey and the A's asked for Martin Perez, Mike Olt and Leury Garcia. The Rangers balked, of course. However, the focus turned to Gonzalez, who would require a much higher price in prospects from the Rangers.
Yu Darvish
The Japanese pitching prospect was posted and teams had four days to lay down cash with the highest bidder getting 30 days of exclusive negotiations. The Rangers have always been part of the Darvish talks at least since they were purchased a year ago and the Rangers have been active in the Jon Daniels era in the Pacific Rim. It's going to take $100 million to even get on the board with Darvish. Add on the mammoth contract he'll require. Evan Grant doesn't think the Rangers are major players here. I would tend to agree. How could I not agree with Grant? Who am I? Nobody, that's who.
Matt Garza
For the second straight winter, the Rangers are in on Matt Garza, now with the Cubs. The two teams had talks with nothing to show for it. I think Garza is terrific and has been for a number years. If anything kills him its run support, which he was unable to get in Tampa or Chicago. He posted a 3.32 ERA last year and went 10-10. He strikes out a batter per inning, good -- not great -- control and he's a top-of-the-rotation guy. He's also only 28. According to the ESPN story, the Cubs asked for Scott Feldman to start and the Rangers nixed it. I find this very hard to believe. If Feldman is what it takes to start talks, there is no reason why the Rangers would not continue to talk.
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