After Ranger's GM Jon Daniels brought in Kenny Lofton and Eric Gagne for one year to ship them away for prospects, I have been a huge fan of him doing the same thing again.

This winter I was a huge supporter of them signing Randy Johnson to a one-year deal, but it never grew any legs. I wanted Johnson to pitch here until July giving the younger guys some time to pitch in the minors. Then right before the trade deadline you trade Johnson to a title contender for a prospect or two.
Now I have another idea. What about bringing in Pedro Martinez? The guy is a future Hall of Famer, he's looking for work, and he has won 93 games since 2000, why wouldn't the Rangers want him.

Pedro is looking for John Smoltz money. The Red Sox gave him 5 million dollars for the year and Smoltz is coming off a major shoulder injury. Is 5 million worth getting a half of a year out of him and sending him elsewhere for a prospect or two? It's not my money, but I would pull the move in MLB 09 The Show.

Just like I said before in previous blogs, the reason the Rangers struggled at times last year, was the pitchers were not ready to be throwing in the majors. I have never understood the argument, "we should have the young guys out there learning how to pitch". This is wrong; you learn to pitch in the minors. Not in the majors. What is good about a young guy getting rocked by Vladimir Guerrero or David Ortiz?"

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