The Texas Rangers and pitcher Martn Prez are set to begin negotiations for a new contract this week, according to general manager Chris Young. Young made the comment during his final pre s conference of the 2022 season. The that they want Prez back for 2023. on multiple occasions.Now, it comes down to making a deal. Young didnt put a timetable
Patrik Laine Jersey on getting one done. Prez is a free agent.Martn has been a tremendous leader, a tremendous competitor and has tremendous work ethic, Young said. The way he prepared day in and day out. He took the ball every day he was supposed to and I cant say enough about the season he had and we are very intent on bringing him back.Prez
Mark Scheifele Jersey , who broke in with the Rangers in 2012 and played for them for his first eight seasons, returned on a one-year, $4 million deal in 2022 and ended up becoming the Rangers ace. He went 12-8 with a 2.89 ERA, which was among the best in the American League. He threw 196 1/3 innings, just two off his career high. He did have a career-high 169 strikeouts. He also made the for the first time.While he was consistent all season, his May was something to remember, as he earned both Rangers Player of the Month and American League Pitcher of the Month honors. Prez went 4-0 with an 0.64 ERA (three earned runs in
Kyle Connor Jersey 42 1/3 innings) in six starts in May, and the Rangers were 6-0 in those outings. It was the second-lowest ERA in club history for any month by a Texas pitcher with at least five starts (Yovani Gallardo, 0.54 in June 2015).Scroll to ContinueAs part of that, in an eight-start stretch from April 23 to May 31, Prez went undefeated with six or more innings in each outing while allowing no home runs and no more than one earned run in each start. According to STATS LLC, the only other pitchers to compile those statistics over an eight-start span since earned runs became an official statistic in 1913 are Hall of Famers Walter Johnson (1913-14) and Bob Gibson (1968).Those are just some of the reasons the Rangers see him as part of their plan in 2023 and beyond. Same goes for reliever Matt Moore, who falls into that same category of a veteran left-hander who provides quality pitching and leadership. Its as much from the performance side as it is the culture side and these guys are established
Tyler Myers Jersey veterans who have been through the grind of the season, Young said. They've had succe s they've seen the hard times as well. They're they set great examples for our young guys.Young said the Rangers are in the market for starting pitching this offseason. That could be through free agency, through trades, one-year contracts, long-term contracts or all of the above. Young believes it was the teams biggest personnel deficiency. Besides Prez, the only other Rangers starter with a .500 or better record was Jon Gray, who went 7-7 in the first year of his four-year contract with the Rangers. He lost nearly two months to injuries. But, at times, Gray pitched behind Prez in the rotation and the pair were a quality one-two
Drew Stafford Jersey punch.The rest of the rotation? Well, it was spotty at best. Thats why Young is le s worried about the timeline and more worried about keeping Prez for next season. Our focus is to try to get him back, Young said.
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