Thoughts on the Scherzer and Montgomery trades

That was an exciting weekend for the Texas Rangers — off the field, anyway. While the Rangers were getting swept in San Diego, the front office was busy shoring up the pitching staff, making a couple of big trades that landed two starters and a reliever.

With the trio of Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton expected to be activated tomorrow, there will need to be three moves made to clear roster spots on the active roster. With that caveat, here’s what I would expect the pitching staff to look like when the Rangers play the White Sox on Tuesday:

Starters

Max Scherzer

Jordan Montgomery

Jon Gray

Martin Perez

Andrew Heaney or Dane Dunning

Relievers

Will Smith

Aroldis Chapman

Brock Burke

Josh…