MLB Rumors: Free agent predictions by R.J. Anderson are up at CBS Sports, and he, at least, thinks the Texas Rangers will be active and aggressive this offseason. Anderson takes a stab at where the top twenty free agents will land this offseason, and he has three of them going to Texas.
The three names are all guys who make sense, as well, having been identified previously as players the Rangers are expected to pursue aggressively — shortstop Trevor Story, pitcher Clayton Kershaw, and outfielder Seiya Suzuki. The Rangers are expected to prioritize the shortstop class, and while Story isn’t in the same tier as Carlos Correa or Corey Seager, he’s a very good player who I would love to see in Texas on a five year deal for the sort of low-$20M AAV that had been bandied about.