2019 Texas Rangers Thread

[dcar00 14031]

this lineup is pretty close to optimum if you put Santana in for Odor.    I guess they are giving Calhoun a chance to be an actual OF

[dcar00 14031]

Odor is horrible.  

[Voldemort86 2259]

Odor has always been “the chosen one”. When other players underperform, they get traded, they get sent down to the minors, they get benched. When Odor underperforms?  We let him try to “play his way through it”. Everytime he gets a hit, his shelf life is extended by another 2 weeks. It doesn’t matter if he’s 1 for his last 20, that hit looked so good! Put him in the lineup another 2 weeks damnit!

[Elmer_Fudd 22104]

Crazy that Chavez has an ERA under 3 now after that pitiful 1st month.

[Elmer_Fudd 22104]

Miller needs to be shown the same door as Smyly.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Get fucking Martin out there.

[mdmost 42844]

Nice win. Chavez was great. 

[Dr Fear 1265]

Miller needs to be shown the same door as Smyly.

Considering how homer-ish the tv broadcasters have to be the "last time he was allowed to pitch in a game this late it was 11-4" comment was pure gold.

[El Diablo 4232]

He tried his best to fuck it up. Let's kick ass tomorrow and don't forget, noon game on Thursday folks!

Edited June 26, 2019 by El Diablo

[Dr Fear 1265]

Jesse Chavez here for Winston.

[Voldemort86 2259]

Tigers suck.

 

if we don’t win at least 1 more, that’s pathetic.

[Trey3216 15325]

1 hour ago, Dr Fear said:

Jesse Chavez here for Winston.

His dad collected all the tabs 

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

When push comes to shove, management wants to be able to say, "we gave him every chance." I guess Odor has a lot of fans. The scrappy, stylized little fighter with a big bat. In the second part of the season,, it will be time to choose a #1 lineup - one they can go with when the big guns come to town, when the season is on the line.

 

It might just come down to who do you want on the bench - Odor or DeShields. One is faster and is hitting pretty well. Of course, I still think we're going to package an outfielder (or two) and an infielder and try to get a solid starter in the rotation.

 

Guzman homered last night. His batting in the last few weeks is better than I thought. Forsythe has done everything they've ask him to do. I'd take him over Odor in a heartbeat. Cabrera has to be a little nervous. Suspect he'll start at third tonight. In the last 7 games, he's hitting .111. Forsythe, .360. Guzman, .333, Mazara, .400 (FWIW), Odor .167.

[ztejas 43262]

Odor sucks. Chavez was throwing heat last night. Everything was so clean - I get it's Detroit but he's putting the ball wherever he wants right now. 

Really we should have hung 8 or 9 on the board but a W is a W. Let's sweep it out now. 

[Post Oak 20184]

Odor can refuse assignment 

Per Evan Grant

[Knoxtnhorn 5929]

5 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Odor can refuse assignment 

Per Evan Grant

This is true.  

I'm loving this team, but that schedule.  Eeesh.  Not a lot of places to hide the next few weeks.

[Voldemort86 2259]

1 hour ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

When push comes to shove, management wants to be able to say, "we gave him every chance." I guess Odor has a lot of fans. The scrappy, stylized little fighter with a big bat. In the second part of the season,, it will be time to choose a #1 lineup - one they can go with when the big guns come to town, when the season is on the line.

 

It might just come down to who do you want on the bench - Odor or DeShields. One is faster and is hitting pretty well. Of course, I still think we're going to package an outfielder (or two) and an infielder and try to get a solid starter in the rotation.

 

Guzman homered last night. His batting in the last few weeks is better than I thought. Forsythe has done everything they've ask him to do. I'd take him over Odor in a heartbeat. Cabrera has to be a little nervous. Suspect he'll start at third tonight. In the last 7 games, he's hitting .111. Forsythe, .360. Guzman, .333, Mazara, .400 (FWIW), Odor .167.

Santana is better than forsythe. The team has cheap control of him until the end of the 2021 season. He should definitely be kept.

[Elmer_Fudd 22104]

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

Odor can refuse assignment 

Per Evan Grant

I saw on mlbtraderumors they think it wouldnt be a total shock if Cabrera is the odd man out.

[Voldemort86 2259]

Odor isn’t in the lineup tonight.

 

need more of that.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

1 hour ago, Voldemort86 said:

Santana is better than forsythe. The team has cheap control of him until the end of the 2021 season. He should definitely be kept.

Of all the players on this team with superstar potential (Mazara and Gallo come to mind), Santana may be #1.

[ztejas 43262]

Cabrera and Odor both seeing the pine tonight. Kind of like this lineup. 

[Dr Fear 1265]

I always said Willie was a beast on the bases!

[Trey3216 15325]

2 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

I always said Willie was a beast on the bases!

That’s some straight softball shit!! I love it 

[Trey3216 15325]

8k’s through 4.   Alt lineup not having a great night so far 

[Get ln My Van 927]

Willie is fucking good

[Trey3216 15325]

Boom.  Boom.  Boom!   Now lemme hear ya say Whay-o

[Post Oak 20184]

11 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Boom.  Boom.  Boom!   Now lemme hear ya say Whay-o

 

[Ignatius 4000]

At this point, is there any question at all that Mike Minor is a true #1 starter?

[Post Oak 20184]

Not for me.  The only question for me is how much is he valued.  Here and across the league.

[Trey3216 15325]

6 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Not for me.  The only question for me is how much is he valued.  Here and across the league.

I mean, he’s tied for second in baseball in WAR rt now 

[Post Oak 20184]

1 minute ago, Trey3216 said:

I mean, he’s tied for second in baseball in WAR rt now 

Thats why i go back and forth on moving him.  Say you make it to wildcard and you've got an opportunity to throw him or Lynn.  I feel pretty good about those two taking the mound and lets see what happens.  

 

[Trey3216 15325]

5 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Thats why i go back and forth on moving him.  Say you make it to wildcard and you've got an opportunity to throw him or Lynn.  I feel pretty good about those two taking the mound and lets see what happens.  

 

Me too.  I’m at the crossroads of extending him for 2-3 years on top of his current deal, or trading him for a haul.  But if we’re gonna hang around, I think he and Lynn could keep us in a series 

Edited June 27, 2019 by Trey3216

[Post Oak 20184]

I love eastern time zone games

[Post Oak 20184]

4 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

I saw on mlbtraderumors they think it wouldnt be a total shock if Cabrera is the odd man out.

Yep that Evan Grants thought. Makes sense 

[DougO 5239]

i don't expect the Rangers to win anything this year or next, but I gotta give JD major credit for slapping together this rag tag team that I love rooting for.

[DougO 5239]

24 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

I love eastern time zone games

I usually do,  but the damn game was already over by the time I got in from a busted gate repair.

[DougO 5239]

Santana could be the new Gary Matthews JR. Use him while he's cheap then let some other sucker pay the big money for his late development and watch him fall back to earth.

He's sure playing good, though.

[Get ln My Van 927]

I’m giving substantially more credit to Woodward for how this team is playing than JD

[CowtownHorn 5126]

Getting close enough now to sniff the ASStros.

[El Diablo 4232]

It's gonna take a lot of hot water and soap to get the funky smell out of that Silver Boot. Nooner tomorrow and then off to sunny Fla.

[Voldemort86 2259]

59 minutes ago, Get ln My Van said:

I’m giving substantially more credit to Woodward for how this team is playing than JD

Literally hit a home run with the manager and this coaching staff. 

[Voldemort86 2259]

I can’t believe some ranger fans want to trade minor. We should extend him!

[Voldemort86 2259]

Santana at first.

[Dr Fear 1265]

Odor back in against a RHP. June Calhoun gets another (well deserved) start.

 

Texas Rangers Starting Lineup

Shin-Soo Choo - DH

Danny Santana - 1B

Elvis Andrus - SS

Nomar Mazara - RF

Joey Gallo - CF

Willie Calhoun - LF

Logan Forsythe - 3B

Rougned Odor - 2B

Tim Federowicz - C

Ariel Jurado - P

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Forsythe's third straight start at third. Something is going to happen there. Looks like a final test to see if they need Cabrera or Forsythe. He might be a little nervous. Bobbled the first ball hit to him, but got the out. 0 for 4 yesterday. Of course Forsythe can plan any other infield position, but so can Santana, apparently. Obviously, we're looking to make a trade.

Edited June 27, 2019 by Irish Wrist Watch

[Wally Pryor 5244]

Don't think I've ever seen this liberal of a strike zone.  

Wow. 

[Voldemort86 2259]

14 minutes ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

Forsythe's third straight start at third. Something is going to happen there. Looks like a final test to see if they need Cabrera or Forsythe. He might be a little nervous. Bobbled the first ball hit to him, but got the out. 0 for 4 yesterday. Of course Forsythe can plan any other infield position, but so can Santana, apparently. Obviously, we're looking to make a trade.

Forsythe or Cabrera are the obvious ones to trade. They both old and aren’t controllable after this year.

[Elmer_Fudd 22104]

Cabrera is on 3 game suspension.

[ztejas 43262]

Gallo putting on a derby out here. 2 for 2 2 solo shots. 

[ztejas 43262]

And Odor is as useless as ever.