Earlier today, Detroit Tiger’s second baseman Ian Kinsler
made the comment “I hope they go 0-162,” about his previous team the Texas
Rangers. Kinsler had been traded this offseason in a blockbuster deal that sent
fellow all-star Prince Fielder to Texas.
The comments
rattled Texas slightly, as many players commented on the comments. Names were
fired in both directions, where Kinsler called Ranger’s general manager a “sleazeball”
according to ESPN.com. Kinsler has shown a clear dislike for the Ranger’s
organization after a bitter feeling following the trade. However, Kinsler has
every right to be.
Kinsler
quotes being asked to take on a leadership role within the organization.
However, the team wanted to move him to a completely new position in first base
because another prospect currently plays the same position. So the team traded
him, informing him about it in the worst possible way. According to ESPN.com,
the organization left him a voice mail regarding the trade while he was on a
flight to Tucson.
Kinsler
deserves better treatment than what the Ranger’s organization showed him. A team
should not ask a player to take on a leadership role within the organization,
but also ask him to change to a foreign position when he has proven himself to
be an all-star player at second base. This is not the only time something like
this has happened. All-star outfielder Josh Hamilton also left the organization
on a sour note, saying the town was not for baseball. This is a reoccurring thing
from the organization.
The
Texas Rangers need to treat their all-star players better. They shouldn’t be
taken off guard from Kinsler’s statement when they treated him so poorly.
Kinsler needs to cut his losses with the organization and start new with the
Detroit Tigers, a place that actually wants him.
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