Robocop Griffin's recap, and AJM on Endy Chavez
by Adam J. Morris on May 19, 2011 11:27 PM CDT
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PrintFirst things first...check out RG's recap at SBN Dallas here.
Second...Endy Chavez being removed with a "tight" right hamstring. That's what Julio Borbon was removed for, before he went on the d.l. a week ago.
This complicates things heading into this weekend's series against the Phillies. The Rangers are already down to just four outfielders (Andres Blanco ended up playing a few innings in right field tonight after Chavez went down, and Blanco had apparently never played the outfield in a pro game before tonight).
If Chavez is out, it means the Rangers are down to David Murphy, Craig Gentry, and Mitch Moreland...and of course, Moreland is more of a first baseman than an outfielder. There's also Chris Davis, who has played some right field in the minors, but isn't a real solution, either.
I can't imagine the Rangers want to go into Philly, playing under N.L. rules, handicapped with a short bench, which is the situation they'd be in if Chavez can't go this weekend. The problem is, the only position players on the 40 man roster who are in the minors and not on the d.l. are Engel Beltre and Leonys Martin, and neither are in a position to contribute at the major league level right now.
If Chavez is going to miss a few games, you have to d.l. him. The question is, who replaces him? Nelson Cruz and Josh Hamilton are both eligible to return from the disabled list, but Hamilton hasn't played in the field, and Cruz's timing is still off. If you don't call up one of those guys, you're probably stuck with putting Tommy Hunter on the 60 day d.l. and purchasing the contract of Doug Deeds, who would then be DFA'd on Monday when Cruz and/or Hamilton is activated.
Anyway...this may be moot. Chavez may be fine tomorrow. I wouldn't count on it, though...and if he's not, the Rangers have a hard roster decision to make.
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Would Deeds be any better?
And why was Blanco in RF?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Esteban German has played some outfield before.
by TooLegitToQuit on May 19, 2011 11:34 PM CDT reply actions
Not on the 40 man.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.-Closure GT on 12/14/2010 9:48 AM
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
I'd rather roll with Deeds for 3-4 days than German
I’d hold onto German in case we need someone for 4-6 weeks
Would it be that terrible to have Martin here for a few days?
Until Cruz gets ready at least
Josey Wales is stupid
be a bench player....
Your outfield will be Murphy/Gentry/Moreland
That seems like a better idea to me than purchasing the contract of Doug Deeds and clearing a 40 man spot for him
Josey Wales is stupid
The 40 spot isn't a problem
And I’d rather Martin stay in AA getting everyday playing time and continue to acclimate himself to the ML game than sitting on the bench and dealing with such a rookie in a ML game
or Sheffield
"Whenever I'm about to do something, I think 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing."
Did someone say SA
mmy Sosa?
Or is that a bannable offense?
Lone Star Ball - 2012 -- It's time
The Rangers should be about winning ballgames again.
by Mark from OC on May 20, 2011 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Is Juan Gonzalez still available?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
the umpire's zone wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
I think the answer is obvious
We need Ogando to become an outfielder again when he’s not pitching.
Who can argue with a 1.000 Career Batting Average?
Less obvious would be to DFA Ryan Tucker's ass
to open up a roster spot.
You know who I'd bet gets called up if they need a guy who's just gonna be up for a few days and then DFA'd?
Matt Kata.
He’s played COF before in both the majors and minors, including 6 games in left in RR this year, and he’d probably be deemed more expendable than Dirty Deeds.
And it would be fucking hilarious.
...so I had a triple.
these arent the Matt Kata Texas Rangers
It's Time.
by Jason Brynsvold on May 20, 2011 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
So says you
It looks more and more like the MKers every day
Lone Star Ball - 2012 -- It's time
The Rangers should be about winning ballgames again.
by Mark from OC on May 20, 2011 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Huh?
“Engel Beltre and Leonys Martin, and neither are in a position to contribute at the major league level right now.” How is this the case if we just need temp fillers?…
Too bad Murph is in a bad funk.
There’s always Juan Pierre.
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I am all out of bubble gum.
I'd rather suffer through BadNelly at the plate
than play RosterJenga to get Doug Deeds up here for the weekend.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
If you say so
"Look if you want a journalist hire a UT grad. If you want a doctor you pick a Baylor grad. If you need a vet you see an Aggie grad. And if you need a pizza you call a Tech grad." -BUBacker
If Leonys
can not defect from the rangers then what is the harm in bringing him up for the weekend until cruz is ready to go? Will we have to choose between DL’ing the wonderful Chavez or losing a vital bullpen pitcher like the great Brett Tomko????
Really we all know that young is now fully rested and ready to man 1st all weekend while mitch, gentry, and blanco cover the OF while chavez recovers.
Just don't try too hard. - iorange555
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on May 20, 2011 8:29 AM CDT reply actions
I'll buy that for a dollar.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
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Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on May 20, 2011 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions
those scientists in the back ground have no idea that something very awful is about to happen...
feel for them
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
everything sucks.
mavs back to being soft again. feliz blows a consecutive save. the rangers are dying.
hate.
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
My sports crotch is very sore this morning...
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Meh...
if Chavez has to go on the DL you just activate Cruz as long as he’s healthy.
Yeah it sucks that his timing is off a little, but that would still be better than making room on the 40 for someone like Deeds for 3 games.
Cruz (without timing) >> Deeds.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
But Cruz without his timing could actually be worse for the team
Since he would be playing and taking the spot of someone who could actually help us whereas a guy like Deeds is going to sit on the bench and soak up ML life for a few days earning some much needed per diem.
Joey Matches is all over my biggest worry right now
(2) Using MLB.tv and the helpful slo-mo functionality, I went back and charted the entirety of Feliz’s abortive ninth inning. Receiver Yorvit Torrealba was set up low-and-away on each and every one of Feliz’s 32 pitches; of those 32, I counted only 9-10 that could objectively be called “remotely close” to the glove/target, with many of those being elevated above and beyond the strike zone and/or missing badly on the horizontal plane. One up-and-away fastball to Billy Butler was flied to right-center field and elicited an immediate slamming of the bat into the ground, presumably because he knew it was coming and just got underneath it; another whistled in at 98 mph and generated a swinging strike that made Tom Grieve happy, but it was on the opposite side of the zone and Torrealba barely got his glove on the ball in time.
I am much more worried about this than about Chavez.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
Like i said last night
I don’t think he has much idea where the ball is going when he releases it right now. Aim for the middle of the plate and see where it goes
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