Sunday stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 29, 2009 12:54 PM CDT
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PrintWe are heading into the last week of camp, the season is right around the corner...I'm starting to get fired up...
One of the parts of the roster that seemed set a month ago -- the rotation -- is reportedly still in flux, with the team trying to decide what to do about Scott Feldman and Kris Benson. Meanwhile, some roster moves are supposed to be coming down today, after a late night meeting last night to decide who to send out from camp.
Evan Grant runs down the remaining candidates for the bullpen, and says that no decisions have been made as of yet, other than Jon Daniels saying they are going to head to Texas with their best 12 pitchers on the Opening Day roster. Grant also suggests that even if Feldman didn't move to the pen now, he might have to move this summer to make room for Derek Holland, who is thought to be just 2-3 months away from being major league ready...although personally, I think that's a bridge you cross when you come to it, rather than moving Feldman now to make room for a guy who hasn't pitched in the majors for a few years in the rotation that you are planning on bumping anyway.
T.R. Sullivan says Kris Benson will start on Monday.
Richard Durrett talks about the relief situation, and would like to see Derrick Turnbow make the roster.
Jeff Wilson has a Q&A up with Jon Daniels, who says he likes the atmosphere and attitude in the camp right now.
Kevin Sherrington lists Nelson Cruz and Brandon McCarthy as key holdovers this year.
And Jim Reeves has a follow up to last week's column on the Rangers payroll dropping $20 million, basically saying, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if that happened, because it would mean the young players that are coming up are seizing roles with the team.
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Well, then again...
Maybe Feldman = Young, Holland = Andrus and Benson = Vizquel, but this time we’d be having the placeholder around until June instead of the young kid.
Just a thought, anyway.
Go Mahvs!
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Outscored 57-30 in the last two quarters
Awesome.
The sooner this team gets blown up and they start over, the better.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 29, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
the cavs are like 34-1 at home
what do you expect?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 29, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
And thank goodness...
…we were able to dump that crappy Devin Harris and his awful contract on the Nets, so we can have plenty of cap space after 2010.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 29, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Devin wouldn't change anything.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Not at all...
And the suggestion that he would is a bit ridiculous…
Really?
They wouldn’t be better off going forward with Harris and the two #1s than with Kidd?
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 29, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
What would last year's #1 have gotten you?
Chances are nothing worth while…
Next year’s #1 hurts, no question about it…
But frankly, I don’t think Devin Harris breaks out like this if he were still in Dallas, and I don’t think I’m overly excited about a rebuilding effort with him as the centerpiece… You think New Jersey is going anywhere fast with him as its best player? Cuz they still look like a big pile of average going forward…
Even if he were still here, his value to this team would have ultimately been higher as a trade asset in an inevitable rebuilding process… This team wasn’t going anywhere with or without him…
The trade was bad… While I was totally on board with the idea of a shake up, the execution and end result of the plan was awful… But that doesn’t mean keeping him was the answer…
by N41D on Mar 29, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yay!
The Nets are on pace to win 4-5 more games than last year and finish in 11th place in the East and Ryan Anderson is a nice 8th man!
Hooray for progress!
by brettgardner on Mar 29, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh excuse me!
My math is wrong. They’re on pace to win the exact same number of games!
by brettgardner on Mar 29, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Blake Griffin isn't special
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Huh?
Because the possibly-best team in the nation set its entire gameplan around him?
I would never judge anybody on the basis of one game, no matter what the circumstances.
by brettgardner on Mar 29, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It's been my feeling everytime I watch him.
He’s good for a highlight dunk, that’s about it.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Bad analogy
Kidd/Harris is much more analogous to the Eaton/Young trade than to the Danks/McCarthy trade.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 29, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
And how often do you still bitch about the Eaton/Young trade?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
About as often as I bitch about the Kidd/Harris trade
Of course, that was also 3 or 4 years ago, and the Harris trade just a year ago.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 29, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
i give as little thought as possible to what the devin harris trade is analgous to, but ok.
the preceding post was a great success.
Sigh...Aggies :)
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"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
In the Daniels Q&A
he also suggests that both Holland and Feliz will start in AAA:
Mike Maddux has a phrase, “They’ve been pitching to boys. They need to pitch against men.” They’ll get some of that experience at Triple A. They’ll tell us when they’re ready.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam
I was kind of hoping feliz would ba at AA
just so i could go see him there heh.
the preceding post was a great success.
Yep
I thought AA first half and AAA second half is the way to go.
Brandon Morrow to the pen
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2009-03-29-3143002809_x.htm
and he wants to stay there
This seems like good news for the rest of us.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam
closer?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Didnt they
just promise that role to Cordero when he is healthy?
by Michael Cave on Mar 29, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes they did.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I think they promised him
a chance at it, not that they’d hand it to him.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Gotta be, long term
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam
by Brett Perryman on Mar 29, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
The whole Morrow thing has never made sense to me
Are they just completely confused what to do with him?
Tyler Walker
was released. With the rocky bullpen I wouldn’t be surprised if Koshansky gets released and he ends up a Ranger.
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by The Best Micah on Mar 29, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
A top five pick and a top 20 pick over the course of just three drafts, yeah that might not be the best allocation of assets.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam
by Brett Perryman on Mar 29, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't see a problem with the drop in salary
I think it gives the team the flexibility to make the type of necessary move to put the team over the top. Whether it is the ability to sign Sheets in August this season if thigns are close (because Hicks knows $$$ is coming off the books within a few months) or acquiring some team’s expensive but effective ace (Oswalt, Halladay) in the offseason.
The thing about flexibility is that you don’t just spend for the sake of spending. Juan Cruz wasn’t putting this team over the hump – they’re going to win or lose regardless of whether Cruz is around. But a smart move near the deadline or next offseason may make this team very competitive.
Per MLB text alert
The Rangers acquired 1B Joe Koshansky off waivers from the Rockies. Looking for more info now…
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I want to be the next Annie Savoy.
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-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I want to be the next Annie Savoy.
by The Best Micah on Mar 29, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Fills a hole at OKC.
Not a bad pick-up for free.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Interesting...
looks like he has put up some nice #’s in his last 3 minor league seasons.
Reminds me of a LH version of Nate Gold. Will be 27 in May, just a career minor leaguer it appears, still not a bad pickup.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
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"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
McCarthy and Cruz...
I also believe that those are two of the key guys, if not the 2 key guys, for the Rangers this year. If Cruz can finally produce at the ML level, say a .280 / .350 / .470 clip and McCarthy can stay healthy and put up a ERA of close to 4.50 with 180 IP or so and a WHIP close to 1.40 then I think the Rangers can come close to finishing at .500.
If they don’t then it could be another long season at the ML level. Although I’m still going to be excited with all the kids on the way.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Holland
Isn’t thinking he will be ready for the majors in 2-3 months extremely aggressive.
He pitched 26 innings in AA last year. He’s pitched less than 60 innings above low-A ball his entire life. Baseball America says his second pitch is “slightly above-average” and he needs to become more consistent with his third pitch and he “must learn how and when to use it.”
My fear is that this is a guy who rocked through the minors on an excellent fastball and okay change-up, but which will get A and AA hitters out, but will get you hit hard the second and third time through a major league lineup.
Second attempt
Ok, that last paragraph is a disaster. It should read:
My fear is that this is a guy who rocketed through the minors on an excellent fastball and okay change-up, which will get A and AA hitters out, but which will also get you hit hard the second and third time through a major league lineup.
by Darrell McKown on Mar 29, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
If it were up to me...
Holland and Feliz wouldn’t even be considered for the Rangers ’til at least September.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
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