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TxTower

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I think he’ll primarily DH and spell Lowe/Jung as needed. Also adds flexibility in dealing with Lowe.

Good strategic move for next season. Gave up some good middle infield/pitching prospects that were 1-3 seasons away from contributing.

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12 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Burger is really bad defensively at 3B, Josh needs to bow up & play 140. 

So sad he bowed down last year and got crushed with 98 at his face which led to him breaking his wrist in 3 places.  Such a little bowed down bitch, eh?    

 

C'mon man  

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Rangers grade: B+

The Rangers filled an every-day lineup slot with a player who has a projectable track record and four controllable seasons left. They dealt three expendable prospects, and while doing so always carries the possibility of looking bad years down the line, Burger offers a lot more certainty than any of them, or even all of them together.

Burger is a masher who can be counted on for at least 25 to 30 homers if he plays every day and is likely to push into the mid-30s at some point in his career. He rates in the 84th percentile or better at Statcast in measures such as exit velocity, barrel rate and bat speed. In other words, he hits the ball hard.

That said, Burger is a pretty undisciplined hitter with poor chase rates and a walk rate that should be better than it's been. That's both a worry and an opportunity for the Rangers, because such players always have a little untapped upside. Even better: With just over two years of service time on his ticker, Burger has one more pre-arbitration season and his entire arbitration window ahead of him.

Barring further trades, such as one involving Nathaniel Lowe, who is nearing the end of his arbitration window, Texas should field a more or less set lineup when healthy. Burger slots in as an everyday DH and his power stick will carry more value in that role, as his overall WAR won't be dragged down by his poor defensive metrics. (And that's the case even though moving to full-time DH is a hit on positional value.)

Burger doesn't have anything in the way of a platoon differential, but neither does Lowe, so any notions of a first base platoon probably should be forgotten. But Burger can fill in for Lowe when needed and offers some additional depth at third, where Josh Jung has dealt with so many injuries.

The Rangers' offense is one of the most likely bounce-back stories as we look ahead to 2025, and that group was only an every-day DH away from being a complete set. Now, Texas is complete, especially because the bench looks strong as well, and the Rangers can turn their full attention to solidifying their pitching staff. 

My favorite part of the deal is Morris doesn’t like it. 

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