Rangers Additions

Some random thoughts on Ranger additions:

1/ Ivan Rodriguez. 1997 season. A cheaper card for Pudge than his '99 version. By WAR estimates, '97 is his best year (though probably because of defense but that can't get much better in SOM). http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/3291/1690/1/90

2/ Juan Gonzalez. 1998 season. The other MVP season. Led the league in doubles and RBIs. 149 ops+. Looks like he'd be a 2L (but as he hit .306/.344/.623 against righties that tells you how good he was against lefties).

3/ Gary Matthews, Jr. 2006 season. What's not to like? Switch-hitter, doubles (44), 19 hrs, .371 obp, 121 ops+, good defense. A 1/2L (more power against lefties)

So far ambassadors have suggested:

SP - Kenny Rogers 1995
OF - Rusty Greer 1997

Other suggestions recently so any movement on this?

tks

For consideration, if I had to choose between Andy's two pitcher requests (1995 Kenny Rogers and 1991 Nolan Ryan) I would choose Ryan. I don't see Ryan played, and 1991 is his best year.

I use Ryan a lot, actually. I'm not against another Ryan card, but Rogers was a longtime starter whose only card in the set is a relief card.

The 1981 Ryan is the one we need!

81 Ryan and 91 Ryan wont be a *

81 Ryan and 91 Ryan wont be a *

1981 IS an * in the CDROM game (81 was the strike season and all stats are pro-rated)

But are they prorated for THIS?

But are they prorated for THIS?

well, 21 starts and 149 innings in 1981 would be like 31 starts and 224 innings (aprox) over 162 games, so I would think so.

2000 Pudge. Was gonna be his career year before the injury.

2002 Francisco Cordero