Carlos Beltran to the Giants. Oh well, great move for San Fransisco adding some pop to the middle of a lineup that has lacked pop all year. With what seems to have been pitching alone up to that point the Giants were (60-44) before Beltran got to town. Even with Beltran going (0-4) with two strikeouts last night, Giants pitching overwhelmed the team with the best record in baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies. When Beltran hits, and he will, the Giants will be a tough team to beat down the stretch.
I am happy the Rangers didn't give up too much to get Beltran even though he would have added a whole other dynamic to our lineup - especially come playoff time. Unlike in San Fransisco where he is batting third, Beltran probably would have only had to handle the pressure of batting seventh, being just another cog in our already powerful lineup. His slugging percentage was so attractive but I still think the Rangers can win with a speedster manning the last outfield spot. Chavez, Gentry and Murphy have all proven that they can get the job done and do it well.
There doesn't seem to be another outfield rental piece out on the market right now that would be worth the cost of prospects. Hunter Pence still has a couple years left until he hits free agency and the Rangers already have Leonys Martin penciled in for next year with him killing the ball down in the minors. Your also not going to ask Josh to play center all season next year so you probably can't figure Pence into the Ranger equation. The Texas Rangers' offensive seems to be set unless Jon Daniels has some crazy move up his sleeve that we don't know about. So onto the bullpen we go.
From what I've been hearing out 'there,' here is a list a potential pitching targets:
Starters Worth Mentioning:
Hiroki Kuroda, Jeremy Guthrie, Ubaldo Jimenez, Wandy Rodriguez, James Shields, Erik Bedard, John Danks, Carlos Zambrano
Relievers Worth Mentioning:
Koji Uehara, Heath Bell, Tyler Clippard, Mike Adams, Drew Storen, Andrew Bailey, Jon Rauch, Frank Fransisco, Grant Balfour
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