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MISSION 1983: GARY WARD
Man, I wish I found this guy earlier. Given my restriction of only historical Texas Rangers players, and my dynasty being a re-calc one... the only scouting I can really do is look at Baseball Reference and find all the appropriate players who played in Texas. Sometimes I find them a season too late, like with Gary Ward.
Gary Ward played for Texas from 1984 to 1986 historically, so we're getting him a bit earlier here. He's already had a good year and very good year in Minnesota, and I could have used him in the outfield last year. He's a defensive CF who can hit well too -- a great value for any team.
Interestingly our trade with the Twins was almost the same as the one in real life, with John Butcher and some others going the other way. In both cases it looks good for Texas, as we have a bit of a glut of pitching.
Gary slots in as our starting CF, and I hope his defensive ratings hold up over a few seasons of re-calc... I never fully know what will happen!
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