The trade deadline passed, and the Texas Rangers didn’t do much. A month ago, when we were all arguing about who would get moved and for what, I guarantee no one expected that the big moves Jon Daniels would make would amount to Chris Martin and some minor league players for some other minor league players and money. But that’s what happened.
I expected guys like Mike Minor, Hunter Pence and Shin-Soo Choo to be moved. They’ve been valuable this season, and there were plenty of contenders who could have used an outfield bat or a top-line starting pitcher.