MLB Trade Deadline Shockers: Which Teams Made Genius Moves and Who Set Themselves Up for Disaster?
Texas Rangers: C
Moves:
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Acquired RP Danny Coulombe from Minnesota for TBD
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Acquired SP Merrill Kelly from Arizona for SP prospect Mitch Bratt, SP prospect Kohl Drake and SP prospect David Hagaman.
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Acquired RP Phil Maton from St. Louis for SP prospect Mason Molina and RP prospect Skylar Hales
To be fair, the Rangers were in an odd spot entering the deadline. This team has one of the best pitching staffs in baseball and a bunch of famous, well-paid hitters who aren’t hitting. Because Texas is kind of stuck with that position-player group, they opted to improve on the margins by adding arms. Kelly gives them nice depth as a rental. Coulombe and Maton should help the ‘pen. But what this team really needs — for its veteran sluggers to wake up — can’t be acquired via trade.
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