After 2 weeks of much speculation as to where the Cubs ace Ryan Dempster would be traded to the, 35 year old was sent to the Texas Rangers right at the deadline. Ironically, the Rangers drafted him back in 1995, though his MLB debut was 3 years later for the Florida Marlins. He has been shuffled around throughout the bullpen during his 15-year career and has accumulated 87 saves during his tenure in Chicago, though he is now a full-time starter. Over 16 starts this season Dempster has compiled a 5-5 record and an NL leading 2.25 ERA. Equally impressive is his strikeout to walk ratio, which is currently 83-27. The Rangers add an immense amount of depth to their pitching staff with this new acquisition and furthermore match their division rival the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim who recently traded for Zack Greinke. The Angels have been on fire as of late as they close in on Texas’ division lead so look for Dempster to make an immediate impact for the Rangers.
The trade came as a surprise to many as the Los Angeles
Dodgers had seemed to be the clear favorites to win the Dempster sweepstakes,
however they apparently pulled out of the discussions at the last minute
opening up the door for Texas. Many baseball
experts felt if Dempster did not land in LA he would end up being a New York
Yankee due to their history of making big-time moves at the trade deadline,
which would have been incredibly detrimental to Texas’ hopes of winning the AL
pennant. With a devastating splitter,
slider and fastball Ryan Dempster will vastly improve the Texas Rangers hopes
of getting to a third straight fall classic, and hopefully walk away with the
title of world champions this time.
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