{"id":639628,"date":"2026-04-30T02:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639628\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:29:13","slug":"why-rangers-could-pull-trigger-well-before-mlb-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639628\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Rangers Could Pull Trigger Well Before MLB Trade Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas Rangers<\/a> are having trouble staying above .500 heading into their road trip to Detroit and New York. Could a trade help?<\/p>\n

In most seasons, the MLB trade deadline is when everything heats up. By then, teams have a good read on whether they\u2019re contenders or pretenders. The two weeks leading up to the deadline is usually the hottest time each season for deals. <\/p>\n

The Rangers<\/a> made their major moves right around the deadline. But, at least one president of baseball operations is telling reporters that he\u2019s already getting calls \u2014 and it\u2019s not quite May. That could impact how the Rangers and the rest of baseball look at when to trade this season. <\/p>\n

Will Rangers Look to Deal Early?\"Philadelphia<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Phillies General Manager Dave Dombrowski. | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

MLB Network\u2019s Jon Morosi<\/a> reported on Wednesday about a conversation he had with Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. The Phillies boss just fired manager Rob Thomson, and his team has one of the worst records in the National League. It could just be vultures circling, but Dombrowski said that he\u2019s fielding calls in April that he usually gets much later in the season. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had trade conversations earlier than I ever have,\u201d he said. \u201cOther clubs haven\u2019t been doing very well, either. Clubs have called around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young<\/a> is having conversations or not isn\u2019t clear. But the fact that a boss like Dombrowski \u2014 who has built four different World Series teams and won two titles with the Marlins and the Boston Red Sox \u2014 is getting feelers this early could be a hint that others are thinking the same way. <\/p>\n

In 2023, the Rangers fired off the first significant trade of the deadline cycle when it dealt pitcher Cole Ragans to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Aroldis Chapman at the end of June. At the time, Young reasoned that an extra month of Chapman in the bullpen was worth making the trade then. <\/p>\n

Last year the Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants fired off one of the biggest trades of the cycle on June 15. The Giants sent left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison, right-handed Jordan Hicks, right-handed pitcher Jose Bello and outfielder James Tibbs III to Boston for disgruntled slugger Rafael Devers. San Francisco was willing to take on the remainder of his massive contract as part of the deal.<\/p>\n

Dombrowski is hinting at something that appears to now be a trend \u2014 early impact trades well before they\u2019re usually executed in the Majors. The Rangers could capitalize on that to improve the bullpen or a lineup that is still struggling to bring home runners in scoring position. <\/p>\n

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