NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Winter Meetings could determine whether the Rangers will make a big trade for somebody like White Sox left-hander Chris Sale, Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen or another impact player.
General manager Jon Daniels said on Sunday night, the eve of Day 1 of the Meetings, that the Rangers still have the depth in their Minor League system to pull off such a trade, as they did with Cole Hamels at the July 2015 Trade Deadline. The Rangers needed five Minor League players plus veteran pitcher Matt Harrison to acquire Hamels and left-handed reliever Jake Diekman.