I have been following a Texas Rangers forum over the past couple of weeks and they believe the asking price is absurd for Lucroy. I saw comments on there where guys wouldn't give Mazara up for Lucroy but some were okay with dealing Gallo. Most of them are hung on the fact that he had a concussion and wasn't very productive in 2015. Looking at Lucroy from my perspective, he seems like he would be a great add for the Rangers. $9.25 million for 2 years of one of the top catchers is a steal. It saves them money for the next two years and gives the rangers flexibility if they need to add elsewhere. He can take over first base for Moreland when they face lefties and he'd be a great fit in the top of that order. Yes, he had injury concerns last year but after he came back from that broken toe and hamstring injury in the first half, he posted very strong second half numbers with a slash line of .289/.347/.461. Of the catchers who played at least 40 of the games after the all-star break, he was second in ops (.808), trailing only Buster Posey. A trade for me would have to start with Brinson, Tate, or Ortiz for Lucroy. Possibly even 2 of the 3. As for rounding out the deal if we could only snatch 1 of those 3, I'm pretty high on Ti'Quan Forbes, who could fill our black hole at 3rd base in our system. I also would take a long look at Michael Matuella. He has top of the rotation upside and we need that in our system.
