Here’s the latest out of the American League West:
- The Rangers are bringing several pitchers along slowly this spring, as T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports. In most cases, there’s no particular concern driving the approach, but reliever Jeremy Jeffress has been slowed by a sore right shoulder. Jeffress has yet to make his competitive spring debut, though he’s still throwing bullpen sessions and says it’s not a significant injury.
- Meanwhile, Carlos Gomez talked about his decision to return to the Rangers, as Richard Justice of MLB.com writes, calling it an easy decision. “I hope I can stay here and finish my career,” he said. “I feel loyal to them. They picked me up when I was on the ground. That’s something me and my family will always be thankful for.” Texas was willing to take a no-risk chance at Gomez last year due in part to the voucher of just-acquired veteran Carlos Beltran; now, the club has seen enough to stake a considerably larger bet after landing him on a one-year, $11.5MM deal.
- Righty Simon Castro is making a strong impression in camp with the Athletics, as MLB.com’s Jane Lee reports. Castro, who’ll soon turn 29, brings an unusual amount of pep to the mound, which has earned the praise of manager Bob Melvin. Though he has just 17 MLB innings under his belt, Castro is coming off of a strong 2016 season in which he pitched to a 3.38 ERA with 9.8 K/9 against 2.0 BB/9 over 53 1/3 Triple-A frames with the Rockies organization.
You just don’t see that often. A player doing all he can to stay with the team that picked him up while he was slumping badly, even if it meant for less money than he would have got elsewhere. Good on you, Carlos. Hope it works out for both sides in the long run.
Gomez prob had other offers but for at least half the money. Of course he was gonna take the money and stay
They Extremely overpaid lol. Why was he not gonna stay exactly. Pretty easy choice correct
Seeing his massive improvement after going to Texas, you don’t know what type of offers he had on the table, and from how many different teams. I also wouldn’t say they overpaid at all, because the price tag on everyone has skyrocketed. Brandon Moss and Matt Holliday both just got paid a bit more than Gomez on 1yr deals.
In what world do you live in that you think Brandon moss got a 1 year deal worth $12 mil?
Excuse me, 2 years.
What happened to Gomez wanting to retire as a Brewer.
They traded him.
Exactly
let’s be honest these guys are dealing with millions of dollars it’s not exactly like they’re taking a major cut in money just being honest
So you’d be cool with not getting, say, 3 extra million, which you could just give to your siblings to set their children for life, in addition to all you’ve done for your immediate family? Yeah, ok.
“Sorry sis, I know I could’ve set your children’s children up for college and a home before they’re even born, but I’m already making a few mill”
Nobody cares about your sisters great grandchildren. Every player is different. Some will pass up 3M to be in a certain situation at a certain point in their lives. Others will always chase the dollar. Anybody with a logical thought process would understand this
At the beginning of the 2016 season when the Astros were at miller Gomez said he wanted to retire as a Brewer because the organization was patient with him and have hime a chance.
*gave him a chance