Texas Rangers Winter Meetings: What to Watch for this Week

Keep An Eye on the Prices for FA Starting Pitchers

While the Rangers have already added a pair of pitchers poised to slide into the 2020 rotation, they aren’t totally removing themselves from the starter market. Texas will continue to monitor how the starter market develops and could re-enter as players if the price is where they like it. They’re still connected to Gerrit Cole although it seems they’re on the outside looking in at this point. However, if Rendon and Donaldson don’t work out, maybe they jump back in on Cole. They have the financial means.

More realistically though, keep an eye on the second tier of starters still available specifically, Madison Bumgarner, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Dallas Keuchel. Texas would’ve liked to add a early rotation starter and while they’ve added a couple of mid guys in Gibson and Lyles, they wouldn’t turn down another impact starter. The priority is still third base but they’ll still flirt with some of the notable starters still available.