It is the middle of June and the Major League Baseball trade deadline is just over a month away. It is generally at this point in the season that we as Ranger fans begin discussing what proven players need to be traded away in return for prospects from other teams. This is what has happened in too many previous seasons. There is a silver lining to falling out of contention by mid July - all of the young players that have come back to Texas via trades have given the Rangers the best minor league system in all of baseball. That is not my opinion - that is the opinion of industry experts and baseball insiders.
The Rangers are in a different position this season, they find themselves in first place, a spot they have now occupied for thirty-nine consecutive days. With a little help, I think the Rangers can finish up the season at the top of their division and then who knows? There are no run away teams in the American League this season. Everyone is beatable. Any team that gets into the playoffs has a legitimate chance of going to the World Series.
The window for winning a championship in the major leagues is very small. Any and all opportunities to be successful must be taken advantage of. The Rangers have stockpiled some fantastic young talent throughout every level of their system. It is time to send some of that talent away for some proven veteran players. There are those who will disagree and say that even now, the Rangers should trade Milwood and Blaylock or Padilla and Byrd to continue stockpiling young talent. This is crazy talk. The time to act is now. Since there is no salary cap in baseball, one never knows when the free-spending Angels will decide to increase their payroll in the off-season by signing the biggest names on the market to extravagant deals. If the Rangers are still in first at the trade deadline or if they are within three games of first, I hope some deals can be made - we shall see.
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