Z on the upcoming pitching matchups
by Adam J. Morris on May 8, 2009 1:00 PM CDT
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PrintOur man Z has a post over at the DMN blog, looking at the upcoming pitching matchups for the next 6 games...
There's been some discussion about how the Rangers have seemingly been catching everyone's best pitchers lately...well, that changes the next six games, as Texas is set to face John Danks and then a bunch of guys who aren't real good (at least anymore, since Bartolo Colon and Jose Contreras used to be good).
Of course, the hitters are going to have to take advantage of the soft underbelly of the rotations that is being presented...the offense has a history of occasionally going into Operation Shutdown against weaker pitchers, particularly finesse guys, so we shouldn't be pencilling in a huge offensive explosion just yet.
But the opportunity is there to have a nice little stretch going forward...
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OT. K-Law chat
Tom (NJ): Keith, what are your thoughts on the Jarrod Parker, Tim Alderson, & Madison Bumgarner being promoted to AA already? Too soon or should they be challenged? Also, were the Rangers too aggressive in putting Feliz in AAA?
Keith Law: (1:30 PM ET ) I have no problem with steering good pitching prospects out of the Cal League as quickly as possible. Feliz to AAA was what I would have done as well – have to push a guy like
xxx (yyy): Rangers #1 minor league prospect right now: Smoak or Feliz?
Keith Law: (1:42 PM ET ) Smoak.
steve(pittsburgh): Do you like what the Rangers are doing with Holland? Doesn’t a player of his caliber need more innings to perfect his craft?
Keith Law: (2:02 PM ET ) I believe young starters should be broken into the majors as long relievers, period.
Go Rangers...don't suck...
long relievers
Has he said that before? I don’t recall him being that clear and point blank about it.
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heres the thing, t.
good teams with good pitching prospects have no real place to put those prospects when they come up, so they go in the pen and get their feet wet. when u are a shitty team and you have no choice but trail by fire, fine, but most teams dont use that as their ideal sitch
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Very few teams
have 4th and 5th starters so good that a top prospect couldn’t fit in there unless they had a plan to start him off in the bullpen.
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Hes behind on the times
Silva has been booted from the M’s rotation i believe
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hadn't heard that
who’s the replacement? Batista!!??
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Don't know
I just heard before the start he had to improve or they would remove him, and then that Wakamatsu confirmed he would be out after the game.
Although I hope thats all wrong, I’d love another crack at silva heh.
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Mariners
If the Rangers don’t make Silva and Washburn look foolish, ooh, boy
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
By the way, since we love updating ex-pitchers stats
’Ol Armando has given up 11 earned runs in his last 11 innings.
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what no fanpost?
:)
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
Whenever Galaragga gets brought up, I always think back to that photo
of him dressed up in drag with the rest of the Rangers rookies that year. Dunno why. Makes me think he should try that out on the mound.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
that's because
i added him to my fantasy team.
and because he hasn’t been pitching against the Rangers.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
quick add danks
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
he isn't exactly dangling
on many waiver wires. i guess i should have drafted him in each league instead of Nolasco, who has given me a bag of nothing this year.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
+1
god dammit…he’s killing me!
"Dear dumb ass folowers of FSMism,
There have been a lot of weird things that i have seen in my life before, but this tops them all. Do you really believe that there is/was such a thing as a flying spaghetti monster? Seriously, how fucking old are you? I know there’s such a thing as freedom of speech and expression, but this kinda shit should be banned. Theres is only one God and one Holy Word. Why dont you people get that? How much sense does it make to say that decreasing numbers of pirates lead to an increase in average global temperature? Is that science or some fifth grader trying to sound smart?"
–Sincerly,
ANONYMOUS
The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster (http://www.venganza.org/)
I got the real Florida ace
Josh Johnson, several rounds after Nolasco was off the board.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
he's dangling
better than McCarthy.
I damn sure hope McCarthy does better this year. But, I seriously doubt it.
JD fucked that trade up and people who still think McCarthy is better than Danks are just plain STUPID.
My garden this year... planted tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, okra, and for the first time i went with eggplant
the more important question
where does cbs fantasy baseball have him ranked??
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Against the Angels
they will also miss Joe Saunders who is scheduled for the the game before the Angels play the Rangers.
i'd like to see
them go 4-2, at least, during this stretch. but i would hardly be shocked if they went 2-4. Colon and Washburn haven’t sucked this year, and our staff is full of jekyll/hyde pitchers.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Hmmmm...
Who would you rather take the hill for your team, Jekyll or Hyde? Jekyll probably has a good understanding of proper mechanics and the physics of breaking pitches (although executing them is another thing). Hyde probably brings serious heat, likes to pitch inside (but what batter would charge the mound with him pitching?).
Just settle for
Padzilla…he fits both categories perfectly.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
K Law
also has been saying all spring that Smoak is already better than CDavis. He is not a fan of davis. He is looking pretty smart right now.
I don't know about already better than davis
but there were plenty of people on here who said they’d take smoak over davis if they had to choose. maybe a majority. smoak is a legit super prospect, its not really much of an insult to davis.
its still only been one month, davis is essentially missing 50 points of batting average and striking out an extra 12% of the time. its whats known as a slump. hes still on pace for 40 HR regardless and the average will come back. as has been said, noone would care nearly as much if those was after a good month rather than to start the season.
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I don't think it is that he isn't a fan of Davis
It is that he’s not as high on him as some people are, and he really likes Smoak.
by Adam J. Morris on May 8, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Keith Law
is a fucking idiot saying Smoak is better than Chris Davis. For Law to jump out there and say Smoak is better than Davis is idiotic. I’d like to bitch slap his ass right now
I can’t wait to burn his ass come July when Davis is batting over 300
My garden this year... planted tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, okra, and for the first time i went with eggplant
oh and make that
23 HR by the break
My garden this year... planted tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, okra, and for the first time i went with eggplant
When are the Yankees gonna nut up and move Cano to the 2 hole
And Jeter to the bottom of the lineup?
Probably around the same time...
the Rangers do the same thing with MY.
Although as long as MY keeps hitting like he has so far this year he can hit wherever he wants in the lineup.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Gathright traded for Freel
should have been in on that one. Giant heap of help waiting for the taking.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
gathright for freel
whats the point of that, arent they basically the same player except one can play the infield too
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
freel was unhappy
gathright’s been worthless.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Weird
I assumed this was a deal between the Reds and the Royals.
I was wrong on both counts.
by Adam J. Morris on May 8, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
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