Now, I think Cashner is a fine trade target, as he has two years of team control left and is a reasonably proven middle-of-the-rotation starter.  On the other hand, he's never shown anything to make you think he belongs at the top end of the rotation, he's injury-prone (only one year approaching 180 innings pitched; the next closest is 125), and he only has two years of control left to answer all of those questions.

Of course, while Daniels has mentioned finding someone for the #2 slot in the rotation, Grant has maintained that Texas is shopping for a solid #3.  Where Grant could be right is that a good #3 has been selling for about what the Rangers have available to spend.  However, it's been pretty obvious that G.M. Daniels intends to acquire his new players via trade; shortstops Elvis Andrus and Jurickson Profar have been the prime bait so far.

The bottom line for me is, if Andrew Cashner is the best Texas can do for the rotation, then Daniels better be trading for a high-quality bat instead...because Cashner doesn't add much value.

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