Evan Grant projects the Rangers playoff roster
by Adam J. Morris on Sep 17, 2010 11:13 AM CDT
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PrintEvan Grant has a blog post up running down his projected playoff roster for the Rangers' first round.
I've got two primary disagreements -- one with the bench, one with the bullpen.
On the bench side, Grant has Chris Davis making the team as a late-inning defensive replacement at first base. I just have a hard time seeing that happening...the team seems to need a pinch runner for the playoffs more than someone to come in for Mitch Moreland late with a lead, and I expect Esteban German* to end up getting that spot.
* Yes, German wasn't called up or put on the 40 man roster until after September 1, but that doesn't matter. The Rangers have injured players who they can use German to replace for post-season roster purposes. If the Rangers want German on the post-season roster, he can be on the post-season roster.
On the bullpen, Grant has Dustin Nippert making the playoff roster, which I just can't see happening. Michael Kirkman or Matt Harrison would seem to be better bets to make the roster, since they could fill Nippert's multiple inning role, while also providing the team with a matchup option late in games if they want to bring someone in to face a lefthanded hitter.
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no way nippert makes this team
and I think german will as well…. are they playing franceuor at 1st base against lefties this road trip btw?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 17, 2010 11:19 AM CDT reply actions
I really don't get his reasoning in leaving Kirkman off the roster.
Not only has he been nails overall since his callup, but he has a 1.97 FIP/2.99 FIP against lefties. SSS applies of course, but he was also awesome against lefties in the minors this year. But he doesn’t make the roster because he’s supposedly “more of a multi-inning guy” than LOOGY, while Dustin Nippert gets the long man role because he’s “plucky”? Come on, Evan. Nippert has been one of the worst pitchers on the staff this season.
Christ, that would be egregiously stupid.
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yuck to Harrison
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It really seems like they where trying to set him up as the high-pressure lefty over the last few weeks
And he just kept hilariously falling flat on his face. Hopefully they’re done with that, because seeing him in high leverage situations is making me hate him.
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In his last two games he has given up more HR's than outs.
by diamond_dave on Sep 17, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Yup.
Harrison has looked turbl recently. Geez, how could you leave Kirkman off??!! Lefty that has been getting guys out. True it’s been only the much latter part of the season. But I would think between him, Matty Ice, and Nips, you gotta feel the best about the Kirkmeister.
Agree with Adam about German/someone to PR than Davis. Moreland is adequate enough defensively at 1B that he doesn’t need a late def. replacement, right?
Hey Adam, does a 7 game win streak, Yanks SWEEP included, warrant changing the slogan/motto above?
KIRKMAN CAN'T PITCH 4 INNINGS!
/dumb argument from the other day
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Correction - Kirkman SHOULDN'T pitch 4 innings...
not in a playoff game. Go with Holland.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
and yuck to Davis.
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you're just a hater
just like Evan Grant.
Oh, the haters abound… One of these days Matt Harrison will prove you all wrong!
I feel like sharky for some reason
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I think he is just another guy
promoted to the majors too soon.
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If they roll Nippert out there; someone needs to be fired!
If Grant thinks that, he has dropped to Cowlishaw/Galloway/Hate level IMHO.
and this is why Grant is a beat reporter
some of his “team decisions” are on the verge of insanity.
No way Davis or Nippert make this roster.
I almost feel like Kirkman is a lock. HAS to be at this point.
Speed guy like German…gotta have him for that late inning pitch running for Vlad after his monster/clutch hit. (See results of 2004 Red Sox having Dave Roberts on the bench to pitch run in the 9th inning—-without that stolen base…Boston doesn’t break the curse of Babe Ruth)
Speed guy...
especially since Wash has placed an emphasis on aggressive baserunning, it makes the most sense do have one guy that can do this.
I do feel kind of bad for Feldman not making the team
He’s hasn’t pitched great, but he’s been a good soldier over the last couple of years and it sucks that he won’t be on the team.
I also think there’s no way Kirkman is not on the roster, or that Nippert is on the roster. Also I have my doubts about Frankie being ready in time.
I would like to see Kirkman & German
My heart says Davis as well, but i know that it is not the right thing to do, I feel bad for Feldman and would prefer him over Nippert in the pen, but would hate to count on either of them in the post season.
has clay rapada solidified himself as our loogy?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 17, 2010 12:40 PM CDT reply actions
He has been very bad ass but I still don't know that I pick him over Kirkman.
Ideally I’d want both on the team.
what about leaving off nippert and adding kirkman?
kirkman is stretched out right?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 17, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
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works for me. I like everything I have seen from Rapada. Looks solid.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
Ya know... I wouldn't have a huge problem with Davis making the roster...
if Moreland had shown that he was inept or below average on defense. But honestly, his defense has been pretty solid at 1B. I’ve always been the biggest Davis homer and pulled for him… but I can’t say that he would be the better fit based on his D alone.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
I don't understand why Evan in focusing so much
on injuries to justify adding Davis over German. Didn’t Dave Roberts show the value of having someone who can steal a base when needed on the bench in the playoffs?
Why isn't Gentry being considered to be the speedy baserunner?
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
He has a broken wrist, not sure if he is healthy yet.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I knew he had a broken wrist...
but the earlier rumblings were that he would still be a pinch runner and wear a cast or somesuch.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
I think they moved him to the 60 day to make room for someone thus taking him out of the postseason picture...
If I’m not mistaken.
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And it's hard to do them with a broken wrist.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I know it is SSS and everything
but UZR like Moreland’s D at 1B. A 1.5 uzr and 17.8 uzr/150. Is CD really an improvement over MM defensively?
I would have a lot more confidence with him in late in a game that a errant throw won't get by him
Or he would be able to steal an out by stretching to make a catch.
Of course all this is moot because he won’t be on the playoff roster IMO
It's a very tiny sample size
And not a real piece of evidence.
But based on the scouting reports and what we’ve seen, he does look like a good first baseman.
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SO ol' Uncle E gives Nippert the edge bc of one outing? Come on...
Replace Nippert with Kirkman….only use Rapada vs. lefties….you can use Kirkman over longer stretches…you also have Oliver…more lefites the better….
This assumes that Frank Frank will be back…to me, he is the x-factor to the post season bullpen…we really need him to stabilize things.
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"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
We really need to rest Oliver a ton to stabilize things
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Agreed on Frank
Not having him in the playoffs would be pretty shitty. Not may ppl seem to be talking about that.
What is an "RBI"?
I think I remember my grandfather mentioning that acronym at a Ranger game he took me to back in the 70s.
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dude you are loading up
no wonder you are willing to buy the keg
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lol!
well my sister emailed me this a.m. and wanted to go so im gonna let her log on and get her two bleacher seats for her birthday which is october 4th!
by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 17, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
U gonna come have a beer Mr. Carter?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 17, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
you bet your ass
something would have to be seriously wrong for me to pass up free beer
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awesome
Ryan A and I have been exchanging emails this a.m…. the fanpost will go up Oct 1st and we will play the LSB tailgate after everyones input
by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 17, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't look now
but the Twins actually have a shot at HFA. They might actually beat the Yankees with HFA.
don't look now, part Deux
The Yankees lead over the Sox is 6 games, but there are also 6 head to heads left. Yanks to the playoffs isn’t exactly a foregone conclusion.
It's fun to do bad things.
schedules
NYY: 3@Bal, 4 vs Rays, 3 vs Bos, 3 @ Tor, 3 @ Bos
BOS: 3 vs Tor, 3 vs Bal, 3 @ NY, 4 @CHW, 3 vs NY
TBR: 3 vs LA, 4 @ NYY, 3 vs Sea, 3 vs Bal, 4 @ KC
MIN: 3 vs Oak, 3 vs Cle, 3 @ Det, 3 @ KC, 4 vs Tor.
Looks like the Twins and Rays have pretty easy schedules the rest of the way. 6 games would be hard for Boston to overcome. Toronto looks to be a spoiler.
I still have my password as well.
Anyone else? I can’t go to the games.
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If no one else wants it
I have some friends that couldn’t get tickets and would be interested.
mike_r_e@ hotmail.com
Let me know if it shows up.
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Glad you could use them!
I hated to see them go to waste.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
SO...if we leave Davis off the roster and Moreland snaps his hammy in game 1, what do we do?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
you can replace an injured player on the roster mid-series
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
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by WestTxAg06 on Sep 17, 2010 2:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
After a quick search on BP...
A rule change, new under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, allows a team to replace an injured player during the middle of a series, so long as another player at the same position replaces him. Additionally, a player replaced in one post-season series may not be brought back for the following series.
Yeah, you can't use it to jimmy the roster and circumvent the rules, but if a dude goes down, you're allowed to replace him
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
f'real?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Yes
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
Let me ask a question
so when we clinch is that when Vlad may see 3 days rest… get MY 2 days in a row rest… etc. What is the time off regimen… do you only allow them one day off in a row to not take them out of the groove? I guess what I am asking is how much time off will the position starters get… will the playoff pitchers even pitch the last 4 games in arlington?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 17, 2010 2:24 PM CDT reply actions
If Frankie can't go
Nippert will probably make the team. Otherwise, you have to roll with Feliz, FX2, Ogando, Oliver, O’Day, Kirkman, and Rapada.
Also, it wouldn’t be ideal, but in an emergency German might be able to play 1B. He actually played a few innings there for the Rangers last year. Between him and Francoeur I think backup 1B should be covered without needing Davis.
If Fx2 can't go...
he should be replaced with Holland.
I also agree that Duran over Davis and Kirkman over Nippert will/should happen.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
One of these days...
I’m going to stop getting German Duran and Esteban German mixed up.
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So if you are looking to buy one…
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"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
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What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
If Nippert makes the postseason...
roster I will vomit for days. If Davis makes the postseason roster I will laugh and laugh and laugh for days.
Chris Davis for ALDS hero!
by ghostofErikThompson on Sep 17, 2010 3:42 PM CDT reply actions
If Tommy Hunter gets the 4th rotation spot
wouldn’t Holland have to be figured into the bullpen?
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
As much as I love Holland...
I think for this year, Hunter’s been a bit more consistent. I’d like the idea of Holland in the bullpen, especially if Frankie is hurt for the entire postseason.
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