Chris Young gets the Rangers moving during the winter

Last winter, the Rangers It was from one of the clubs in the majors of which more movements were expected. There was talk of several possibilities to strengthen the infield with Anthony Rendon available in free agency after leading the league in RBIs (126) that year, and ultimately Texas came away empty-handed. Corey Kluber, winner of two American League Cy-Young Awards (2014, 2017) landed in Arlington, but was only one game, one episode, on the hill for the club, and now he is a free agent again.

For this year, a few days after becoming official in appointment of Chris Young As general manager in Texas, the Ninth started making small moves for a rebuilding that points to the long term. Lance Lynn He has left heading south for Chicago with one year left on the veteran’s contract.

David Dahl he has come to Globe Life Field to be a full-time patrolman after spending the first leg of his career with the Rockies. In 2019, at 25, Dahl was named to the All-Star Game, when he hit .302 in the batter’s box with 15 home runs.

That is the production that the team expects from the player when hiring him for a year and three million dollars, since in 2020 he hit .183 in 24 games, which can be interpreted as a minimum risk bet.

In 2020, the first mat was a problem for the Rangers. His players from that position combined for .204 batting. That is why six players were sent to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Nate Lowe, who was in the top 20 prospects on the Florida team.

In 71 games as a major league, Lowe has hit .251, 11 home runs and 30 RBIs.

Charley Pride, minority owner of the Rangers

Charley Pride, a country legend and minority owner of the Rangers, died at the age of 86 from complications derived from covid-19. Pride was the first African-American inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

In turn, Pride served as a player for the Negro Leagues and MiLB, where he belonged to affiliate teams of the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds.

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