Friday morning Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 5, 2009 9:03 AM CDT
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PrintWhat's the cliche? Baseball being a game of inches?
Evan Grant's game story highlights that point...he talks about Melky Cabrera's game-winning homer being just barely too far for David Murphy to snag (and a ball that likely is a flyout anyway in most parks), and compares the Michael Young-started double play that got Scott Feldman out of a bases loaded jam on Wednesday to the almost-identical ball that Mark Teixeira hit yesterday that went for a three run double and tied up the game.
It seems like after every game like yesterday's, there are posts whining about how that's a game playoff teams win, or figure out a way to win, as if Boston or New York or the Dodgers never lose a game in that sort of fashion. Part of what makes baseball so fascinating is that its best teams win only 60% of the time -- compare that to, say, the NFL, where the team with the best record usually wins 80-85% of the time, or the NBA, where the 60 win mark means a 73% winning percentage.
Even good teams lose games like yesterday's game. It happens.
Jeff Wilson writes that Brandon McCarthy says he made some bad pitches in the 5th, but the changeup that he threw to Teixeira that went for the double may have been his best pitch of the inning. Michael Young thought he was going to make a play on the ball, but it took a weird hop.
Wilson also has some notes up, with Vicente Padilla saying he wants to stay with the Rangers (despite being on waivers), Josh Hamilton claiming he hopes to be back in five weeks, Ben Sheets still not throwing, and Ron Washington saying that Brandon Boggs would have started yesterday if C.C. Sabathia was on the mound. Washington says Boggs will likely get his playing time against lefties which are a "tough matchup" for David Murphy...presumably, that's just about all of them, given Murphy's track record, but we'll see.
Randy Galloway has a column up about Padilla...he likes Padilla, thinks the Rangers put him on waivers to send him a message, and erroneously claims that this is the first season the Rangers have had a chance to win the division, and it is because they finally have good pitching.
Derek Holland says he's got to do a better job locating his pitches to avoid the gopher balls he's been allowing of late.
And Jeff Wilson says the veteran experience that Andruw Jones and Omar Vizquel bring could be key to a playoff run this year.
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Murphy against lefties this year: 0.95/.167/0.95
I hope to god Boggs is going to get that playing time.
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what is it since his 0-22 start/
I wonder how many lefties he faced during that point, or if Ron was playing him mostly vs. righties then?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
He went 0-4 during that span against lefties
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
not too significant except he's only had 21 total at bats vs. Lefties this year
so he is hitting .118 since. very small sample size. I’d rather have a better option there for sure…is Boggs a lefty killer?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
how about last year's time in the bigs?
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by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
When Byrd leaves
Murphy and Boggs can be the platoon 4th outfielder
Holland
Is it just me or as he looked different since his Yankees’ start? His demeanor on the mound when he relieved Padilla was pretty poor even before he got hit IMO and I worry a bit about him starting in Boston.
I don't worry at all.
the kid’s gonna have growing pains. Fine. Let’em happen. He might surprise us at Fenway…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Here's Holland's words, in whom I trust:
“Things are going to change. I’ve hit a bump in the road. That’s all it is right now. Trust me.”
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
hopefully
these early beatings will help grow his balls for when we really need him in september for when McCarthy inevitably ends up on the DL
"Fight ’em ’til hell freezes over, then fight ’em on the ice!" – Dutch Meyer
by CowboyHornedFrogs on Jun 5, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe the message they were sending is Padz
is we want to get rid of you and would gladly give you away
Padilla
I don’t really know how this could be construed as a message.
He’s inconsistent and does some stupid things, yeah, but he’s still pretty damn capable of pitching a good game and if he wants to be here then I hope he’s not claimed and he can stay. No matter how good people think X Rookie is, they’re not good enough to fill Padilla’s shoes at this point.
He is capable of pitching a good game
however, at the end of the day, he is a 5 ERA pitcher who isn’t any better than any of the other pitchers in the rotation, and the Rangers would gladly dump him for the 10 million they’d get back.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
Not to mention
He puts your best player(s) at risk of taking a fastball to the skull
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
He has posted an ERA of above 5 exactly once in his career.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions
His ERA during his entire duration as a Ranger
is 4.96 and his ERA+ is 91. That is definitely not a small sample size as it covers 3 full years and 2 months this
If he normally pitched as well as he is capable of, he’d be a frontline starter. Sadly, for his time as a Ranger, he has been a mediocre, 5 ERA starter.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
Well you said ERA, not ERA+
I’m not arguing he’s great. What I’m saying is you’re not going to find a better option to replace him within the system. Think a rookie’s going to come in here and pitch better? Look at the vaunted Derek Holland. I like the kid but right now that guy fucking sucks.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions
I did say ERA
Does the fact that I rounded 4.96 to 5 cause your head to explode?
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
No it did not
There’s one season in there, 2007, in which he pitched 120 innings and was hurt. His ERA was way over five. The two other full years he’s been here he has been not great, but pretty good. I think that’s more indicative of who he is than 2007, and it’s what you have to look at when considering what to do with him.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I think
the best way to see how he is pitched hear is to look at the entirety of his 3 1/3 seasons here, and not cherry pick.
If I wanted to cherry-pick, I’d say throw out his first season because he was on his best behavior on a new team. If you throw out that season he is a 5.22 ERA pitcher.
But since I don’t want to cherry pick stats, I’d just as soon call him a 5 ERA pitcher, because thats what he has been for 3 and a third years.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
Come on
I’m not guilty of cherry picking very often, but when you’re looking at three seasons and a pitcher was hurt during one of them and healthy during the other two, seriously. I think it’s important to consider that.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions
For the last year and a third
he has an ERA of 4.93. That throws out the injury season and is a fairly decent representation of what he has been recently.
The only reason you think he is significantly better is
1) At his peak, he can pitch better.
2) His first season here he had a good season.
The truth is, he just really hasn’t been a very good pitcher for the Rangers other than his first season here. He has the capability of being a good pitcher, but he tends to mix in as many stinkers as he does gems.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
I can agree with that to some extent.
I ripped him pretty good before the year began, saying over and over that a rotation fronted by the likes of MIllwood and Padilla isn’t going to be worth dick.
But that’s not to say he’s not worth keeping around. Yeah he throws some shitty games but at the end of the day he’ll give you more innings than anyone else they could call up. He’s a number four or five type guy at this point. I haven’t argued otherwise.
The good thing about him is that if he is effectively your fourth or fifth guy, he in particular is a guy who can go on a tear and pitch much better than most 4 and 5 guys can. He has some value. If you’re contending you keep him around even if he does make too much money. After this year they’re free of him.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I tend to believe
1) Tom Hicks would like to see him claimed because avoiding $10 million in cost is probably nice for a company in default on its loans.
2) The Rangers Front Office knows that realistically no one is going to claim a 5 ERA pitcher for $10 million, and are very happy the news leaked, if they didn’t leak it themselves. Because
3) The Rangers Front Office wants Padilla to know he is going to have to step his game up if he wants a payday next year, because the Rangers would have to be retarded to exercise his 12 million option. and every team in baseball is going to be signalling that they wouldn’t take him at his current contract value.
I think in poker terms, the Padilla waiver process is a semi-bluff.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
Can't disagree
1) is not a baseball decision. It’s a financial decision and it sounds plausible, but kind of sad.
2) I’m sure they leaked it themselves. I think there’s a chance someone grabs him, but who knows. For the reasons you listed I don’t think it’s a particularly good chance.
3) I’ve always been a fan of Padilla in a weird way, but there’s no way in hell I’d exercise his option. He’ll be a free agent next year, even if he’s lights out the rest of this season.
If it’s a message, let’s hope it works. Better for all of us, right? At least if you believe what was in Wilson’s article this morning, he doesn’t seem all pissy about it. With any luck he’ll get his shit together.
The guy’s such an enigma. We’ve all seen him take the mound without his best stuff. Sometimes he actually pitches through it and will give them a good game. Other times he falls apart and tries to kill batters on his way down. Sometimes he does that with his best stuff too. Lots of pitchers have consistency issues, but this guy…I don’t know. It just seems like he should be a lot better. Like a 15 game winner most years on a decent team, and a little better than that on a good team.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
let's not forget
that mediocre 5 ERA starters still have value, especially around here. I don’t think that we’ve reached the point just yet that we can start throwing those guys away.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
Depends on what they do
with the 10 million they clear up.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
but when you're paying that guy 12 million
to be your # 2 starter, and he’s pitching like your # 6, not good…
I’d rather have Padilla than not…but pretty disappointing
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Actually
Despite the fact that Padilla’s FIP is palatable (4.86) he’s actually having a really stinky season tRA wise – his tRA+ of 62 is the lowest of the starting 5 and 35th worst in baseball and his tRA is a nasty 6.88. By comparison, Kris Benson’s tRA+ is 59 and his tRA is 7.04.
Also, his K rate (4.56) is actually the lowest among the starters while his walk rate (4.05) is the highest.
He’s pretty much been a fringe-sucky pitcher this year, and is actually dragging the starting rotation down more at this point than you would think.
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by LSJ on Jun 5, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions
That post almost brought a tear to my eye.
You’ve come so far as a saber-nerd, Jon.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
it's the same guy
…who can apparently watch Feldman start numerous games with great results and yet still cling to the idea that he’s somehow lucky.
I like stats. Am a believer in science. But they only take you so far.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Really? That's odd.
Especially considering From Across the Hall has the lowest tRA on the staff by a full two runs.
It’s 3.98 right now.
You’d think given that saber rattling we just heard from him that LSJ would be all over Feldman’s nut sack and drizzling warm honey on his chest.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
His BABIP is .241, and he's got the 21st lowest K/9 in the majors
I just don’t see how he’s going to maintain a 1.19 WHIP when he’s not missing bats and has a fairly mediocre walk rate.
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by LSJ on Jun 5, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Not all pitchers are cut from the same cloth...
I’m kinda of a chameleon who can use stats or dismiss them on a whim, so take my opinion with a HUGE grain of salt. To the naked eye, what I see with Feldman is a guy whose stuff moves so much that (a) he misses the zone, or is perceived as missing it by many umps and (b) doesn’t give up a lot of sloid contact. So, while he doesn’t miss bats, he does seem to miss A LOT of bat barrells.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
yeah those broken bats
were craaaaaaazy. guys just can’t get good wood on the ball
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions
He may not maintain a WHIP that low
but if you think he’s lucky, you must be blind or ignorant. All due respect. Feldman has great movement, above average velocity, and guys just don’t hit him hard. He also seems totally unflappable.
He can pitch.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Guys aren't hitting him that hard right now
But again, how long will that last? I don’t buy that a guy who doesn’t miss bats will continue to be awesome just on the virtue of his pitch movement (and “unflappableness”).
Again, a BABIP 40 points below career average (and 40 points below his 1 year as a starter) and his LD and FB rate have both magically dropped off so far while he’s generating a ton of GB’s and popups. Which is great, for now – but that BABIP just makes me think those batted ball #’s are going to normalize at some point.
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by LSJ on Jun 5, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
His One Year as a Starter
Well, that happened to be the first season in many, many years he’d started even a single game. He’d changed arm slots. He added how much to his fastball? I’m sure you’ve heard about this. I’m sure I’ll be accused of cherry picking again, but in light of the circumstances I’d just assume piss on his career numbers. Not applicable.
So in many ways it’s like he was a brand new pitcher, and of course it’s not unheard of for pitchers to improve their second year.
I don’t know how old you are or how many games you’ve watched or what you know about baseball besides stats. Perhaps you know a lot and just don’t like the guy or something. But when I see him pitch, it looks pretty damn legit to me.
That’s not to say he won’t regress a little at some point. I’m sure he will. But he’s good.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
No offense intended...
but I think this is what happens when people first start to consume a lot of stats. I know it happened (and still happens) to me.
The guy has been a starter for all of one season, and quite frankly doesn’t have enough career stats to overcome one horrible season in 2007. On top of that, his well-discussed splits last year seem to reflect a pitcher getting used to starting.
To me, his stats look like they are trending up, so overreliance on career numbers will tend to ignore that possibility entirely.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
What was his BABIP up until his last inning last year?
His stats clearly show he was left in games too long last year. Maybe that last inning inflated his BABIP and hes not really 40 points below last years total.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
I don't really think that's how BABIP works
It’s not really something a pitcher controls, it has more to do with his defense and luck. I kind of doubt his being left in too long last year would “inflate” his BABIP to where his new norm is now a freakishly low .240.
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It would correlate if he were allowing a lot more line drives in his final innings as he tired.
Line drives tend to go for hits a lot more often than gb’s and fb’s and comparing LD% to BABIP is a pretty good way to see whether a guy is getting “lucky” or “unlucky” on his batted balls.
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Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on Jun 5, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
BABIP
From what I remember last year he got tired and started leaving pitches up and with not as much movement. Those pitches got hit and hit hard. Thats would inflate his BABIP.
This theory that pitchers can’t control where a ball is hit puzzles me. Why do lefties throw changeups low and away to RHB? Because if you put it in the right spot its almost impossible to get any good wood on it and the most you can hope for is a bloop or fluky hit. Feldman has good movement and doesn’t allow hitters to get the good part of the bat on the ball very often. He gets alot of groundballs and weak popouts. I believe he can control that to a certain extent.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
is that even his starting WHIP
or his full season WHIP? I thought his starting WHIP was closer to 1.00 on the dot, if not under…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Its just above 1.00
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
People do improve
We expect guys like Holland too improve. Feldman can easily do that too. If he starts commanding that fastball better, he’ll be a beast for this rotation. If not, he’s still able to rely on that cutter and curveball to get him through outings, but will always walk more people than you’d like. People are concentrating too much on the Ks and BBs though and ignoring the big picture with pitchers like Feldman.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
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You’d think given that saber rattling we just heard from him that LSJ would be all over Feldman’s nut sack and drizzling warm honey on his chest.
That would be me
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
You don't know what I would think
Because, newsflash, you’re not actually Jesus.
I know what his numbers are, but I think by the end of the year they’ll be better than they are now, no matter what team he’s playing with.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps
But at this point I can definitely see why the Rangers feel like they don’t really need him in their starting rotation.
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by LSJ on Jun 5, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
who would replace him that would give better results?
Bottom line is he is one of the best 5 pitchers that we have.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
who?
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
Well, the idea was that they want to make improvements but need to clear salary to do so...
I don’t know that tyd3112345 is privvy to exactly who JD would target if given the payroll flexibility to add someone.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
Oddly worded statement aside
I don’t think they’re willing to give up much talent, and thus aren’t going to get much back.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
why?
just because we have a Feliz and Smoak at the top of our lists doesn’t mean we can’t put together a reasonable if not “blow me away” package for a good starter. Look at the package the White Sox supposedly had the Padres grasping before Peavy nixed the deal?
I would imagine we can get something done by trading a catcher, an outfielder and 2 pretty good pitching prospects…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I know they can, could, and whatever.
I just don’t know that they will.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Its fairly clear why they don't think they need him
he is just way too inconsistent to earn his money.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
I can understand that point of view
But looking at it from a purely baseball perspective I don’t think it makes sense.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
OT: remember when we discussed how the BoSox were desperate for a catcher this offseason?
Varitek is posting 248 / 335 / 531. Damn.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
Yah, it's pretty obvious he's been stealing Papi's stuff.
No one saw this rejuvination coming.
The power’s been unreal.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
I did.
I said last offseaons that I Varitek had a hard year, divorce or something, can’t remember, along with some other things, and I expected him to regress a bit towards his career production this year while still being in long term decline.
Catcher thoughts
Varitek will sign, and Boston will look very smart as he bounces back (slightly) from a terrible 2008. They will wait to acquire the mentoree.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/27/737652/tuesday-morning-stuff#11756857
I defended Varitek’s chances for a decent comeback a couple of other times last winter and was basically laughed at for it. It doesn’t really change much in the big picture, though. He’s close to being toast and they still need a replacement starting catcher.
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Well to be fair, you're really fun to laugh at.
I think people were wrong to assume he was just plain old “done”, but the power surge this year (and in May in particular) has been pretty crazy.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
it's probably best for us...
we can’t get Buchholz, and Salty’s playing much better than expected during a run to the playoffs.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Salty is much better defensively than he was in the past
but his offense (.299 obp) hasn’t been much better than Einar Diaz (career .302 obp) in his prime.
Teagarden needs to play much more than he has in the first two months of 2009.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
His power is returning
I have faith his plate discipline will return and once it does he will be a very good offensive catcher.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
I'm shocked that he hasn't progressed offensively, bigsteve.
I haven’t given up on him but Teagarden’s ability to get on base needs to be utilized more than it has.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Agreed
I like Salty, but I don’t think the difference between he and Teagarden is so great as to justify the 80/20 split in playing time we’ve seen so far.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
Teagarden is being treated
like a 36 year old has been career back up a la Sal Fasano when his numbers suggest he should be treated much differently.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Teagarden numbers
ML career .280 / .362 / .548; .910 OPS
minors career .267 / .390 / .509; .899 OPS
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
40% of those minor league PAs were in Bakersfield
and ignore the huge strikeout rate he had throughout the minors. 33% K rate in the minors and just a bit higher in the upper levels.
So far, his ML numbers aren’t that bad, but still, SSS definitely applies. I’m not against him getting more than just 1 start every 5 games, but I’m not exactly expecting him to take a hold of the starter’s job. I also am still concerned about the injury issues since he has yet to start 100+ games at catcher in a single season.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
all good points
But I just question people that seem to imply that Teagarden has proven that he can’t hit, because the numbers hardly suggest that is the case.
I think there is a chance (granted, a small chance) that Teagarden could be just as good a hitter as Salty, we don’t know yet.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
I wouldn't say he has proven he can't hit
I would just say that he has yet to prove he can hit. And yeah, we still don’t know yet what Teagarden or Salty will end up being offensively.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Teagarden
.327 obp in very, very spotty playing time this year. In May, his obp was .440.
Put in what he did last September and he’s sitting pretty with a .362 career obp.
He deserves much more playing time than he has received.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
He has progressed
Last year watching him take good pitch after good pitch only to work a walk was frustrating especially considering he was billed as an offensive catcher when he came over in trade. He was too selective. It looked good for his OBP and walk rate but his power numbers sucked.
This year he has obviously been more aggressive. At times it does result in him striking out more and swinging at pitches out of the zone. I am fine with that for awhile as long as he is showing improved power numbers, which he is. Now he needs to start working back in that plate discipline he had last year and once he gets both his discipline and aggressiveness in sync then he will be a good offensive player
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Big Steve,
How long do we roll with the Einar Diaz obp? Those kinds of hitters suck and always have.
Elvis Andrus has blown me away more as a hitter than as a defender this year. I can’t believe a 20 year old is handling the bat like he is (something like a .340 obp).
How long can we reasonably expect Andrus to carry that obp? Maybe he is superhuman but he’s also 20 years old and I think expecting some regression (closer to .300) would be quite normal.
That means other batters need to get their shit together. Blalock is one of them but he’s been doing a much better job lately (.329 over the last 28 days – right near his career norm).
One of the other big candidates who needs to get their act together is Salty and his back-up is referred to as a “Defensively skilled Mickey Tettleton” and his career numbers in The Show to this point mimic that exact description.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Salty
Last year Salty showed he could draw walks and have a decent OBP did he not?
So its not like we are expecting him to do something he has never done. This year his power, supposedly his calling card when he came over in trade, has returned. Its been at the expense of his OBP but I view that as now he needs to find the happy medium. If he keeps swinging at the good pitches and making the contact hes making and hitting for power then he can stop swinging at the bad ones. His power will stay the same and his OBP will rise.
The fact hes hitting at the bottom of the order and is playing great defense allows me to give him more time to bring back a skill he has already shown in the past.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
The problem in rolling with Salty is that Crush
is right in front of him with that ghastly .250ish obp.
Two black holes in the line-up kill you.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Agree
But Crush has never shown patience so we are basically waiting on him to learn a brand new skill. With Salty we are just waiting on him to bring back that skill and incorporate it with his newfound power stroke
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
So, do you make AJones the DH
and Blalock the 1B to compensate for Salty’s terrible obp?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Not to compensate for Salty
I do that because Chris Davis needs to be working on stuff in the minors.
Of the two, Davis and Salty, I am much more comfortable believeing Salty will improve his OBP from what it currently is because of his past. I don’t have that confidence in Davis right now.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Salty's OBP
was much better last year when he was listening to Milton. This year Rudy got ahold of him.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Salty is really playing much better than you expected?
Really?
Okay, maybe defensively he is. But is offensively, he kinda sucks still.
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he's improved enough in his weaknesses to become a very attractive target
for trade…but that offense does look pretty bad. The good thing is, we know he has the capabilities. And while Josey thinks Teagarden’s got to start more games, and he did have a good offensive run to end the year last year, I think Salty’s proved that he should be the starter on this team for now. I think he still hits better than Teagarden would over the course of the year.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Its still funny to me
that the much maligned Rod Barajas, the grossly overhyped Gerald Laird, and Saltalamacchia are throwing up almost identical hitting numbers.
250/300/400
Of those, Barajas probably had the best numbers due to having the most pop;
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
pop?
you mean pop-up?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
For all the crap he takes
Barajas was still a better hitter than Laird was, and better than Salty has been.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
I didn't think any of them
…were all that bad. I mean not every catcher is a Pudge Rodriguez, Posada, Piazza, or whatever. Could’ve done better, could’ve done worse. All are acceptable defensively, more or less.
Saltalamacchia is at least young. He and Teagarden both have a chance to be better than either Laird or Barajas. Seems like most catchers are a little slow to develop with the bat.
by Black Francis on Jun 5, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Damn...
do you turn on someone quickly. Give the kid some time. His hitting will come around. Look at the strides he has made behind the plate. I see no reason to believe that he can’t make the same improvements with the bat over time.
Patience.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yeah, well
I tend to get turned off rather quickly by sub-300 OBP’s. His new super-aggressive “swing at every breaking pitch outside the strike zone” approach needs to go, and soon.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And that would make him different than half our roster how exactly??
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Well, he was drawing walks at 13% rate last year
The fact that he’s regressed to 7.1% so quickly really disappoints and kind of scares me.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look at his power numbers
hes making progress. If he doesn’t start incorporating that patience back in then we can be worried. hes shown it before so we know its there. Now he just needs to work it back in
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
His ISO is literally the only kind of positive about him right now.
So I don’t know that I’d call that overall progress when he’s backslid in almost every other area.
Progress would be him putting it all together, like you said, which hasn’t happened yet.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
progress normally isn't linear...
He’s gonna progress in areas, regress in others, and hopefully have a net improvement over time.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Yep
He has shown in the past he can draw a walk so we aren’t waiting on him to learn to do that. We are just waiting on him to bring that facet of his game back and incorporate it with his renewed power.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Galloway
If “this is the first season the Rangers have had a chance to win the division,” I guess Galloway is only looking at a 5 season span?
I think he said this decade
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
Too bad McCarthy chose to make his best pitch of the inning to Tex
after giving up singles to the 8 & 9 hitters (with a 5-1 lead) and walks to Damon & Swisher. Yesterday was the Brandon McCarthy we should come to expect, the pitcher who perpetually struggles in the 4th & 5th innings.
Young did confirm the weird spin which probably came from a lefty overswinging and hitting an outside pitch off the end of his bat and/or the ball hitting off 3B. TAG & Josh both said in the broadcast that the ball had crazy english spin on it. If anything, to me it looked like he overran the ball but it’s difficult to say.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Damon and Swisher were given walks
they didn’t earn them. that was some bullshit ump work there
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
x
Truth be told, I’m not going to click on his article and read it, but that is retarded. I was at game 3 vs. the A’s in September when Blalock hit the walk off double to score Face(?) and Brian Jordan to keep us in the hunt – 5 games left, 2 games back (I think). We had a shot to win that year.
No wait.
Blalock hit a HR in the 8th, and someone else hit the base hit in the 9th to score those guys.
I think I’m still drunk.
broke a sandal running around
my apartment after that hit,
totally worth it
by kevinkinsler on Jun 5, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
They've had a chance to win the division in 2006 and 2004
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Message
I think the message to Padilla is that he is in a contract year and, right now, there is not a single team in baseball that wants him (provided he clears waivers). He has the talent, but if he wants any shot at a solid multi-year deal, he needs to get it together mentally and have a solid rest of the season.
by Jack Nicholson 1974 on Jun 5, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions
Maybe that's what his agent might be telling him
But if JD and the Rangers have a message for him, it’s quite simply: “You suck right now, pal. You also just went kind of batshit in New York the other day, trying to start a beanball war. Get your shit together.”
I’m betting they could care less about what kind of contract he earns over the offseason, because they obviously don’t ant him.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If he's staying with the team
we’re not going to pay him and bench him. We’re going to start him I would assume. And I think they do care what kind of contract he makes next year…because if he makes a decent contract, it means he pitched very well for us from here on…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Nailed it.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
All that this morning and nothing on CJ?
At what point does his ‘amazing stuff’ finally take a backseat to his ‘nasty habit of shitting the bed in close games’?
Not saying we have something better waiting in the wings, but it’s like watching a toddler in a minefield. I don’t think I could take it if we’re playing games that matter in September.
Baseball announcer utters expletive on TV broadcast to describe Hideki Irabu’s ineptitude – network gets zero complaints
CJ's looked pretty freakin' good lately
I’m giving him a pass…but I’m not happy about what happened.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm fine with it
He’s looked really good lately, and honestly, that game never should have been that close. Had BMac not gotten squeezed, putting two guys on base and forcing him to throw right down the middle…. it would have been 5-3.
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
Up to last night
CJ had put together 14 straight appearances without an earned run.
I know the guy’s a douchebag, and it’s fun to throw rocks at him (I’ve had plenty of fun doing it myself) but I’m not going to freak out about one bad outing considering what he’s done of late.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A guy with his stuff is always going to tease you
But it’s clear he doesn’t have the intestinal fortitude, mental make-up (or ‘onions’ as someone was saying yesterday) to be trusted in close games on a consistent basis.
He’s like the hot chick who keeps you wrapped around her finger with the promise of hot sex but ends up screwing your friends and spending your money in the end.
Baseball announcer utters expletive on TV broadcast to describe Hideki Irabu’s ineptitude – network gets zero complaints
by TomLovesHideki on Jun 5, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I think that last paragraph might explain your bitterness....
Just sayin….
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Jun 5, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
For real.....
….tell your mom I’m still pissed about that.
Just sayin’…….:)
Baseball announcer utters expletive on TV broadcast to describe Hideki Irabu’s ineptitude – network gets zero complaints
by TomLovesHideki on Jun 5, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Ah yes,, the "your mom" retort..
First line of defense for the verbally unskilled ….
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
True, true...
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Sorry dude
No offense.
It’s just that you served it right up for me…..kinda like CJ did for Melky.
Baseball announcer utters expletive on TV broadcast to describe Hideki Irabu’s ineptitude – network gets zero complaints
by TomLovesHideki on Jun 5, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
if you think he served that pitch on a platter
then you’re an even bigger idiot than i thought you were
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
that's an out in most ballparks
including Texas and Colorado.
and Murphy still almost had it. It wasn’t the best pitch. But to put all of your “it’s time for CJ to go” into one Melky Cabrera home run basket is pretty absurd
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
It's all good then...
I’m just not a fan of the cookie cutter shot. They’re the Chris Bermanisms of insults.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
CJ
He didn’t throw a bad pitch he was just unlucky that melky actually got ahead of it enough to barely drive it out of the bandbox of a stadium.
It’s not like he threw the guy an 85mph fastball over the plate.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on Jun 5, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
weird hop?
really?
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
He threw 27 pitches clocked in the 96-97 mph range Wednesday nite
then was asked to throw again half a day later. That is pretty tough to do – his velocity only showed 92-93 yesterday.
Blowing it is leaving a meatball that gets driven to the upper deck not having some guy pop-up on a inside jammer that sneaks over a 317ft fence. Honestly also the walk was on a squeezed zone as well.
Yep..bringing him in at all was the problem...
I’m still a Wash fan due to the way he always seems to have the guys playing hard for him, but his bullpen management perplexes me more by the day. Of course, that knock seems to apply to most managers, but bringing in CJ on what amounts to 12 hours rest was insane.
Of course, having the OF walls at little league distance in the corners didn’t help either….
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I could see CJ maybe
being used to get a couple of leftys out to start the inning (wasn’t Matsui one of the batters he faced?) but that’s it, especially after 27 pitches the night previous.
If you’re bashing CJ for yesterday, you’re a dumbass. After the Detroit Debacle (which Andrus helped f up), CJ has been really good and his dual outings last Friday night v. Oakland and appearance on Wednesday were greatness.
Who gives a fuck if he wears that necklace, sports a blue or red glove or tweets. He’s a damn good pitcher to have and a big reason this team is playing as well as they are.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Just so we're clear..
I’m not bashing him for yesterday. He pitched well but clearly didn’t have the same stuff as the night before.
My problem is that he seems to have turned a corner mentally and was in a great groove, and then we roll him out there in what almost amounts to both ends of a twin bill.
He ain’t Wilbur Wood; you don’t put in him the second game.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
bking
I didn’t think you were bashing CJ and you were correct in questioning why the hell he was out there.
Didn’t we learn last year that when CJ is used too much, he’s not nearly as effective? Seriously, Ron Washington WTF were you thinking? I can see exactly why Baseball Prospectus said this was your biggest weakness.
This team looks like it has all the marking of a division winner but two of their biggest problems going forward are the intelligence of Ron Washington and the presence of Tom Hicks.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
When you have the 2nd best record in the league
a third of the way thru the season, without a true ace, you gotta give the manager a modicum of credit Josey. I wasn’t a big fan, but the results can’t be denied. I don’t think this team is out-talenting the rest of the league. No ace, a sub-par Hamilton, a slumping Davis, a real bad stretch by Kins, etc.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
scoop16
The beauty and ugliness of a 162 game schedule is that you can’t hide (we saw that last year) and every wart and flaw you have will eventually show up.
No, the results can’t be argued with right now but to survive the next couple months is going to require much more intelligence in deployment of this thing’s resources than I’ve seen in the first two months.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
That could very well be true
But we’re past the blind squirrel/broken clock stage after this many games.
Anyway, Did I miss it or did he leave Blalock in at first in the 9th? I was concentrating on the ensuing ABs and wondering why the hell is Boggs not pinch-running. I honestly can’t remember if he made that move. So yeah, he still makes me scratch my head, but I gotta give him credit.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Yesterday's box score shows
that Blalock never left the game.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
I don't know why this idea hasn't caught on..
but why doesn’t baseball move toward the concept of coordinators? Wouldn’t it make sense to have a guy in the dugout whose forte is bullpen management and let the manager focus on lineups, strategy and the elusive chemistry?
Seems like so many otherwise good managers struggle with pitching decisions, and most of them really don’t have any background in that subject anyway.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Doesn't the pitching coach
Have some say in the bullpen management, at least on this team?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Yes, but I'm talking about upping that from "some say" to ultimate decision..
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
For this team
I can’t really see Maddux saying that CJ is a poor decision for the day and Wash doing it anyways.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
the man was supposed to be two things
nothing more, nothing less: a player’s manager (he has a great vibe in the clubhouse and by all accounts stands up for his guys) and a defensive guru (he’s got this team playing better defense than any of us imagined).
I’d say he’s a total success, and learning to win takes some time.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I love you right now Josey.
don’t blow it.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Careful Sobchak,
I’m like a psycho chick who has no problems speaking her mind at the most inopportune times.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
it's a weird feeling isnt it?
agreeing completely with josey
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Hank F Blalock Randomness
In the last 28 days, he has a .329 obp, .606 slug % and .935 OPS.
Anybody still believe Blalock “has zero value to the Rangers”?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
as pure hitters go, he's one of the better guys in the league
he can hit the toughest pitchers, i think he’s got some value for us, i just wish he had a better approach to go with his talent. He should be able to put up a solid .850 OPS over a full season, which is very solid.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Norm Hitzges Randomness
He’s getting ready to do his call of the Belmont.
Is there a bigger dinosaur of a bit out there that needs to go swimming in a tar pit than that segment of radio anthrax?
Myself, I just turned to XM 175 to hear the Ripken Bros ruminate on the Great Game.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
josey you're on a roll today
the horse race fantasy call is a HUUUUGE beating
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
To hell with their take on the great game..
I want to hear them opine on all things weather-related.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
bking = troublemaker
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
It was low-hanging fruit, and I'm weak-willed..
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Ripken Bros Radio Fail Alert
John Hart just joined the conversation.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
I would have pulled a muscle reaching for the dial...
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
lol
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 5, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Corresponding Padilla Move
At the time, there were rumblings that Padilla’s waiver move was a pre-cursor to a future trade for a pitcher. Anyone give any thought to Aaron Harang? I know Cincy is only a couple games back at the moment, but give it a month and they are possibly 12 games out. You think they do Harang for Murph, KK, and Moreland? That’d be (hopefully) the time that Hamilton is coming back, so our outfield would be the way it had been, substituting Boggs for Murph. McCarthy/Holland go to the bully with a rotation of Millwood, Harang, Feldman, Harrison, Padilla/McCarthy/Holland… I’d feel pretty confident with that for at least a 5 game series.
Rivalries aside, RIP Nick Adenhart 04/09/2009.
"if daniels was fired today, he would almost be sure to get another shot somewhere else as a GM
i dont know if you can say the same thing abotu RW" - knockoutking
I like Harang
that’s not a bad trade, but I’d hate to see Kiker go…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Why is Padilla
in your rotation above if he is waived or traded? I doubt they add a SP unless they trade Padilla or have an injury.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Assuming
That they can’t find a trade partner or decide that the waiver move kick started his attitude. I’d like to see him go to NYM or PHI, just not sure what we’d be able to get in return that’d be worth anything. Of course, just unloading him for A/A+ prospects and even footing half the bill would be worth it in my estimation.
Rivalries aside, RIP Nick Adenhart 04/09/2009.
"if daniels was fired today, he would almost be sure to get another shot somewhere else as a GM
i dont know if you can say the same thing abotu RW" - knockoutking
doesn't cincy need a 3rd baseman?
they keep playing hairston over there i think.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Considering
Padilla passed through waivers, I’m guessing it wasn’t a precursor to anything.
"He (Padilla) shouldve gone back to Venezuela and watched on his Direct TV waiting to find out who his new team would be!!. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
I wouldn't include Kiker in a deal for Harang.
Kiker looks to be developing into exactly the kind of starter we need—a kid that misses bats and isn’t prone to giving up the long ball. I’d rather remain focused on long-term success rather than start dealing legitimate pieces of the future away for short-term gains.
The real danger of the team’s great start is that we are going to be tempted to trade away our young cheap talent for short term gains. Moreland needs to be in Arlington at some point, same with Kiker.
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