DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - The Rangers have a lot of money to spend this offseason and they aren't shy about letting everyone know it.
Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday that the club could add more than $100 million to their payroll this offseason, which means the Rangers should have a very active winter when the league and the MLB Players Association agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Here's the latest on the club as free agency is just getting underway.
Rangers speak with Corey Seager's agent Scott Boras
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported Wednesday that the Rangers have met with super-agent Scott Boras regarding his client, Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, among others.
Seager hit .306 with 16 home runs and 57 RBI in 95 games with Los Angeles in 2021. His two best seasons came in 2016-17 when he was named an All-Star. Interestingly, as Morosi notes, Rangers manager Chris Woodward and new hitting coach Tim Hyers were on the Dodgers' coaching staff during those seasons.
"Seager is known to have a strong relationship with Texas manager Chris Woodward," Morosi added.
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Rangers in on Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki
Another report from Morosi. … This time it involves Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki.
Per Morosi, "the Rangers are seen as one of the most serious suitors, in the opinion of rival executives" for Suzuki's services.
The 27-year-old's NPB team, the Hiroshima Carp, are expected to make him available to MLB teams via the posting process this offseason.
Grant predicts a much lower cost for Suzuki than the other two outfielders at the top of the market, Starling Marte (projected $20 million per year) and Nick Castellanos (projected $23 million per year), with the Japanese outfielder expected to cost $11 million per year for the next five seasons. The Rangers must also post a fee to the Carp, making the expected total contract come out to about $13 million per year, Grant writes.
Suzuki hit .319 with 38 home runs and 88 RBI in 133 games in 2021.
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