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The Texas Rangers are in a transition stage right now. They’ve had a few decent seasons, but the majority have been less than .500. The past 3 seasons alone saw a 67-95 record, 78-84 the year after, and a 22-38 record in a COVID hit season. There has been a small influx of prospects making their way into the Majors roster over the past couple of years. A new GM, some trades likely to come up, and a few FA signings could see things change dramatically for the 2021 season.
I hope you all enjoy our dive into the Top 50 for the Rangers! Feel free to follow me on Twitter (@MLBUKAnalysis1), or my colleague (@CaseyKrish), if you want to talk about the rankings, baseball, or just sports in general. Also, follow (@Prospects1500) for all things Minor League Baseball and prospects, and be sure to give the other 29 Top 50 lists a read as they roll out this month!
End of 2020 NL Central Transaction Update
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Earlier in the month, I ran a series on each of the other clubs and the transactions they made after the end of the 2020 season. In this article, I will give you an update on the moves the clubs have made since that series.
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Lopes has basically been with the Mariners organization his entire career. Drafted by that club in the 6th round of the 2012 draft out of high school, he was flipped to the Blue Jays on September 30th, 2016 as the player to be named later in an August trade for Pat Venditte. After two seasons, the Mariners brought him back on a minor league deal for 2019 after he was declared an automatic Rule 55 minor league free agent. For all practical purposes, Lopes was a 2nd baseman and 3rd baseman who slapped some singles. In 2019, the Mariners decided to play the Tommy Edman game with him. After a misleading .302/.362/.472 line over 420 PA with AAA Tacoma in