The Rangers are a bit like Sudoku, the new number grid puzzle that is all the rage. It’s a big challenge to try and figure them out and no matter how much effort you put into the process, you are just one step away from having your brain hopelessly twisted.
Which brings us to today’s dilemma: What do the Rangers do with Kenny Rogers this off-season?
Even after he missed a start with a broken hand, tussled with TV men and missed two weeks because of a league-ordered suspension, he’ll have put together another fine season when it comes to pitching.
Despite all the time missed, he’s got a chance at 15 wins. He could post 200 innings. Pitching in a pitcher’s form of purgatory, he’s got a chance to finish in the top five in ERA. He’s once again put on a clinic when it comes to understanding the art of pitching in Arlington. Even after all the time missed, he’s going to lead the Rangers in starts, wins and innings pitched.
But will the Rangers re-sign him?
I doubt it. I seriously doubt it.
Rogers, who turns 41 in November, won’t be handing out any discounts to the club. He’s still miffed over what he perceives as a borderline slander campaign he believes it has waged against him since February.
If the Rangers sign A.J. Burnett, it’s unlikely Rogers will be back. If the Rangers can’t get Rogers to sign for a price they believe to be advantageous to the club, it’s unlikely Rogers will be back. If John Thomson, who had one decent year in Arlington, indicates he’s willing to return to the AL, it’s unlikely Rogers will be back.
In other words, unless the Rangers can get a sweetheart deal from Rogers, chances are he won’t be back. And the chances he’s willing to give the Rangers such a sweetheart deal are slim.
So, this winter, that’s another hole in the pitching staff the Rangers are likely to find themselves scrambling to fill.
It’s a shame really to consider the reality: The Rangers have finally found the perfect pitcher for the park in which they play, but it’s unlikely he’ll call it home.
Which brings us to today’s dilemma: What do the Rangers do with Kenny Rogers this off-season?
Even after he missed a start with a broken hand, tussled with TV men and missed two weeks because of a league-ordered suspension, he’ll have put together another fine season when it comes to pitching.
Despite all the time missed, he’s got a chance at 15 wins. He could post 200 innings. Pitching in a pitcher’s form of purgatory, he’s got a chance to finish in the top five in ERA. He’s once again put on a clinic when it comes to understanding the art of pitching in Arlington. Even after all the time missed, he’s going to lead the Rangers in starts, wins and innings pitched.
But will the Rangers re-sign him?
I doubt it. I seriously doubt it.
Rogers, who turns 41 in November, won’t be handing out any discounts to the club. He’s still miffed over what he perceives as a borderline slander campaign he believes it has waged against him since February.
If the Rangers sign A.J. Burnett, it’s unlikely Rogers will be back. If the Rangers can’t get Rogers to sign for a price they believe to be advantageous to the club, it’s unlikely Rogers will be back. If John Thomson, who had one decent year in Arlington, indicates he’s willing to return to the AL, it’s unlikely Rogers will be back.
In other words, unless the Rangers can get a sweetheart deal from Rogers, chances are he won’t be back. And the chances he’s willing to give the Rangers such a sweetheart deal are slim.
So, this winter, that’s another hole in the pitching staff the Rangers are likely to find themselves scrambling to fill.
It’s a shame really to consider the reality: The Rangers have finally found the perfect pitcher for the park in which they play, but it’s unlikely he’ll call it home.
1 Random Thoughts:
it looks like hope for a .500 season this year is just about gone too.
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