Amidst all the noise about big-ticket free agent signings, a few trades happened at the recent Winter Meetings as well. Let’s break them down: Rangers trade [baseball-trade-values-player-link player="8839"] to the White Sox for [baseball-trade-values-player-link player="9693"] Despite the obvious overpay, we’re going to take partial credit for calling the light return on this one. Our model had Mazara’s value at zero -- which means we see no surplus value --...

If you’re a GM, this is the list you don’t want to have your players on. According to our calculations, the following 50 players have the least amount of trade value right now – or, put another way, the most amount of negative value. These are not necessarily bad players; they’re players whose contracts are bigger than their projected field value. Not surprisingly, the common thread here is that most of them are older and past their prime. Only eight of these 50...

After a last place finish in 2018, the Texas Rangers looked ticketed for another season at the bottom of the AL West. But the team has surprisingly fought their way over .500 in the early goings, currently holding a Wild Card spot. Despite their early success, it remains more likely than not that the Rangers will eventually fall back. FanGraphs lists their playoff odds at less than 5%. Chances are, by late July they will fall out of the race and choose to sell once again. Luckily, the team...