接着是打者篇~~ 刚好有空就翻完吧~ 取自MLB TRADERUMOR网站 (文章 offseason outlook : Texas Rangers) Turning to the lineup, the Rangers seem likely to let Robinson Chirinos shoulder the bulk of the load behind the dish. If they wish to push him back into a backup role, Welington Castillo and Alex Avila are options to serve as the primary receiver in Arlington next year. Both should command multi-year deals. Chris Iannetta and Nick Hundley are among the veteran backups if Chirinos is the first choice. 打线首先从捕手看起，主战捕手目前似乎规划是Chirinos，如果要让他担任二号捕手，可 找Castillo或是Avila担任主战先发，但他们应该都需要开出复数年合约。如果想找资深 捕手的话，可以选择Ianneta或是Hundley。 Most, if not all of the infield is set. Andrus performed so well in 2017 that the notion of him opting out of his contract after the 2018 season is now perfectly plausible — if not likely. Future Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre will be back at the hot corner, and for better or worse, second base will go to Odor as he looks to rebound from that aforementioned .252 OBP. First base looks likely to go to Joey Gallo, though the team could also elect to play Gallo in an outfield corner or at DH if the decision is made to pursue a free-agent first baseman. Eric Hosmer is almost certainly going to be out of the Rangers’ comfort zone, but Logan Morrison, Carlos Santana and Yonder Alonso are all conceivable possibilities on the market. 游击手的话有着2017表现很好的Andrus，表现很好的他有可能在2018结束後选择跳脱合约 (他可以在2018或2019跳脱合约)；三垒手的话有未来HOF的Beltre镇守；二垒的话会由 Odor负责，而他会试着从.252的上垒率反弹。一垒可能会由Gallo负责，不过如果球队想 要补进一个FA的一垒手，他可能会负责外野或DH；游骑兵不大可能签下Hosmer，但包括 Morrison、Santana或是Alonso都是可能的选择。 In the outfield, there’s less certainty. Willie Calhoun, the centerpiece from the Darvish trade with the Dodgers, could split his time between left field and DH if the Rangers want to go with an intriguing, bat-first option. He lacks experience, but Calhoun obliterated upper minors pitching in 2017 and is a consensus top 100 prospect. Otherwise, the Rangers have Nomar Mazara, Delino Deshields and Choo as options in the outfield (and, in Choo’s case, at designated hitter). 外野目前阵容较多不确定性。Calhoun，达比修有交易得到的重要新秀可能会在LF跟DH获 得出场，如果想要以攻击为优先的话；他目前缺乏经验，但他在2017年对高阶小联盟投手 表现出色，而且无疑是百大新秀。其他人方面，游骑兵外野有Mazara、Deshields、Choo ，而Choo应该主要会在DH。 That’s not a very inspiring unit, unless Mazara bounces back and makes good on his longtime elite prospect status. Given that he won’t turn 23 until April and nonetheless has two full big league years under his belt, that shouldn’t come as a shock if it happens. But, that’s a lot to bank on, and the Rangers could be well served by at least adding a veteran outfielder that can handle center field or a corner. A reunion with Carlos Gomez certainly makes sense, with Jon Jay and Jarrod Dyson also representing viable free-agent alternatives. 但目前这样的外野阵容并不是令人振奋，除非Mazara能打击反弹，以及发挥他顶级新秀 的状态。但他还不到23岁，而且才两个mlb完整赛季，是可以期待他的潜力发挥的。不过 游骑兵至少还应该补进一个资深外野手，找回Gomez是其中一个选择，而FA中Jay跟 Dyson都是可能的选择。 The elephant in the room for the Rangers is Jurickson Profar. The former No. 1 overall prospect missed two seasons with shoulder injuries and was reportedly unhappy that he wasn’t traded prior to the non-waiver deadline. Texas simply doesn’t have at-bats to give him, having inked Andrus and Odor to long-term commitments at the middle infield positions. Profar didn’t hit much in a limited opportunity as a utilityman, but he did hit .287/.383/.428 in 383 Triple-A plate appearances this year. 球队的麻烦，(这里用elephant in the room，表示一个问题虽然明显，但是太过於麻烦 ，而没有人想去碰之意)是Profar身上。这位曾经的头号新秀，经历了两年的肩伤问题， 并且在交易大限前发表了不开心的言论。但游骑兵中线内野手已有长约的Andrus和Odor ，Profar只能担任工具人的角色。而他在三A有0.287/0.383/0.428的成绩。 That the Rangers elected not to give Profar a September call-up was notable for two reasons. First and foremost, it served as an even stronger indicator that his time with the organization is quite likely running out. A second, less obvious benefit to casual onlookers is that it prevented Profar from reaching four full years of MLB service time. Because he stayed in the minors, the Rangers will be able to market three years of Profar’s arbitration eligibility rather than two when shopping him this winter. Any team with regular middle-infield bats could plausibly be considered a suitor. The Padres, Royals, Angels, Mets, Blue Jays and Brewers all strike me as speculative landing spots. 游骑兵这两年九月明显不给Profar扩编的机会，这也暗示着他在球队的日子已经结束了。 而且游骑兵似乎想避免给他完整一年的时间，这也让他还保有三年的仲裁年份而不是两年 ，任何球队有中线内野手需求的都是可能的卖家，像是SD、KC、LAA、NYM、TOR或MIL。 Profar’s trade value will be a fraction of what it was at its apex, though one can hardly fault the Rangers for not moving him when he was the game’s top-rated prospect. The team got extremely unlucky when it came to Profar’s health, but that doesn’t mean it can’t salvage some decent value here. While Profar won’t command a massive return, the Rangers could get a similar reclamation project for the rotation or possibly an MLB-caliber bullpen arm, among other lesser pieces. Profar的交易价值将会只有他巅峰时的一部份，而现在已经错过换取高潜力新秀的时间 ，但球队在Profar的健康上其实是非常unlucky的。但即使不能换到很大的包裹，球队仍 会试着换到相似潜力的新秀在轮值或是牛棚等方面。 If a payroll in the $155MM range is indeed the target, the Rangers may only have $35-40MM worth of open payroll capacity in 2018, depending on non-tender and trade scenarios. While that’s certainly enough space to fill multiple needs, it’s a fairly modest amount for a club that needs multiple starters, at least one reliever (likely more) and some outfield and/or first base help. Texas can always try to dump some of the remaining three years and $62MM of Choo’s contract on another American League club with DH at-bats open (e.g. the White Sox), but doing so would require paying down some of the commitment and providing prospect value to the acquiring team. Alternatively, they could try to facilitate some kind of bad contract exchange, taking on a similarly undesirable contract that at least filled a team need (e.g. Ian Kennedy). 如果明年的预算是155milliom，那游骑兵大概休季只有35-40 million可以运用。尽管这 个数字应该是可以满足一个需要数个先发，一个以上的後援及外野或一垒需求的球队， 但球队也许可以试着交易Choo到需要DH的球队，例如:白袜，不过吃下一些薪水或是提供 潜力新秀以帮助清出薪资可能是必须的。或者球队可以跟别人做烂合约的交换，例如: 皇家的Kennedy。 Regardless of which route the Rangers actually take, they’ll need to add several pieces with a relatively limited cache of resources if the team truly does not intend to embark on any kind of significant rebuild this offseason. With a stacked Astros roster looming over the AL West, the Rangers face an uphill battle in returning to contention for a division title. But, it’s also difficult to fault any AL team for eschewing a full rebuild when only five American League clubs finished with a .500 record this season. 不管游骑兵最後如何选择，他们需要补进一定的球员，如果球队不想要进入重建模式； 而太空人的完整阵容将会让球队要重返美西王座格外不易。不过在只有5只胜率超过5成 的美联中，我们明年还是有机会的啦^^(这句是自己的想法~~) 希望能给Beltre一个冠军呀~~~ JD今年真的要比往年更有作为啊 --

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