DALLAS — Let’s just call this Rangers’ winter spending spree — apparently an annual event now — what it is. It’s a heck of a lot of fun. From a business standpoint, it could evolve into a nightmare but let’s not go all glass-half-empty while owner Ray Davis is throwing his wallet around.
No one would describe overpaying Corey Seager and Marcus Semien to the tune of a $500 million to join a 100-loss team last winter as sound baseball management. So now the club has taken the next step, overpowering the market on injured pitchers to add Jacob deGrom, who is great when he pitches, and Andrew Heaney, who is occasionally fair.
Not to be a killjoy but the last time the Rangers took the plunge to get an injured pitcher with two Cy Young trophies on his mantle, they got one inning out of Corey Kluber. And gave up American League saves leader Emmanuel Clase in the process.
