Verducci on Darvish transitioning to MLB

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So, Verducci has decided the SP conundrum for Texas.

And the Rangers do have Alexi Ogando and Scott Feldman in the bullpen as legitimate spot starter options.

Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!

I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.

by rooster on Feb 10, 2012 1:05 PM CST reply actions

to be fair thats what everyone on LSB thinks will happen as well

unless a trade goes down or injuries

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by shock00 on Feb 10, 2012 1:27 PM CST up reply actions

How do I hold all of these pitchers?!?

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by AfterSchoolSpecial on Feb 10, 2012 1:27 PM CST up reply actions

I'm guessing he got that info from the Rangers.

I’m fine with it.

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by Prashanth Francis on Feb 10, 2012 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

Though I have to admit,

reading this article made me legitimately consider how to effectively use 6/7 starting pitchers in the best manner.

matchst1ck, if you’re out there, I’d like to talk about this with you.

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by Prashanth Francis on Feb 10, 2012 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

You mean besides "let's just wait for someone to get hurt and bring in the next in line"?

Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!

I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.

by rooster on Feb 10, 2012 2:46 PM CST up reply actions

Yes.

"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels

by GhettoBear04 on Feb 10, 2012 3:50 PM CST up reply actions

You switched accounts on us?!?

I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)

by Gay For Feliz on Feb 10, 2012 6:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I wondered if he did, which is why it's interesting to me that he wrote it.

Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!

I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.

by rooster on Feb 10, 2012 2:44 PM CST up reply actions

I think it’ll be an open competition between Harrison and Ogando for the number 5 starter. I think Scooter will technically be in it, but it will come down to Harry or Alexi, and I think Harrison is the better starter.

"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks

"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond

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by Eric Prince on Feb 10, 2012 2:23 PM CST up reply actions

I think Happy is the #5 until he proves he can hang in the roto.

Harrison is more like a # 3 starter and the ace of some staffs in MLB.

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"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12

by Atticus F on Feb 10, 2012 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

Colby, Holland, Darvish, Feliz, Harry/Ogando.

I think Feliz has been assured of a rotation spot to get his mindset correct for the role.

"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it" - Thomas Paine

by Eric Prince on Feb 10, 2012 2:45 PM CST up reply actions

Oh sure. Feliz is definitely in the rotation.

What I don’t see is the sense in shit-canning a lefty who threw 185 innings with a sub-4.00 ERA. Ogando has been quite successful in the bullpen whereas Harrison has not. Harrison has proven he can be an innings eater, while Ogando has not. Why there seems to be a Harry/Ogando roto/bullpen quandry is beyond me.

"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11

"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12

by Atticus F on Feb 10, 2012 2:52 PM CST up reply actions

I think Eric is the only one in a quandry

by RangerMad on Feb 10, 2012 3:05 PM CST up reply actions

Prolly right.

I’ll admit, Its a nice problem to have
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"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11

"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12

by Atticus F on Feb 10, 2012 3:07 PM CST up reply actions

I did say I

think Harrison is the better starter.

"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it" - Thomas Paine

by Eric Prince on Feb 11, 2012 12:17 AM CST up reply actions

140 pitches in a game,

120 pitches nine times, or however many times it was last year in Japan! That sounds like Nolan Ryan type pitch counts. And I have heard the Rangers pitchers are not on pitch counts. The primary consideration is whether they are effective going into the last three innings of the game.

I noticed the number of innings was very high for Yu last year, and considering the shorter Japanese season, he must have had a bunch of complete games. Verducci is not a bad writer, but he seems to be following the MLB in-the-box pitching philosophy that I think the Rangers have tried to get away from.

by Philar on Feb 10, 2012 4:15 PM CST reply actions

To be fair, NPB has every Monday off

So the high pitch count outings weren’t as stressful as you would think.

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Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11

by Rodney on Feb 10, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions

they pitch every 6th day

also, the reason for many of the high pitch counts is the fact that Japanese pitchers take pride, as I understand it, in staying in the game as long as the opposing starter. Yu’s team can be up 7-1, but he’ll stay in the game until the other starter is pulled. It’s like a game of chicken regardless of the score

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

by NothinG on Feb 10, 2012 4:42 PM CST up reply actions