Rangers back out on the road, first stop is Motor City: TEX @ DET 6/16-19

[scotsman1948]

Agree but it is an indicater they may have plans for him. Who knows?

then we may see him sent down to get reps in OF he needs

 

[saddles]

The conundrum with Smith, Duran and Jung, along with Foscue, shows why it didn't make sense to sign Semien.

 

[Kelleyman]

I heard he has been taking reps in the outfield while he’s been up with the Rangers.

Yea you are right. He has. Forgot about that

 

[Kelleyman]

The conundrum with Smith, Duran and Jung, along with Foscue, shows why it didn't make sense to sign Semien.

There is no guarantee however feel good it is that all these prospects will perform well at the MLB level. So I am not going to dis the signing especially as it may have been a package deal thing to show we are credible.

It is hard to develop superstars. They just need to deliver. Good farms always have an overage.
Take dat to the bank lol

 

[Kelleyman]

All three have a 55 grade for their arms.

Looking forward to the eye test

 

[scotsman1948]

There is no guarantee however feel good it is that all these prospects will perform well at the MLB level. So I am not going to dis the signing especially as it may have been a package deal thing to show we are credible.

It is hard to develop superstars. They just need to deliver. Good farms always have an overage.
Take dat to the bank lol

exactly some just don't get that

 

[Kelleyman]

exactly some just don't get that

I have a good feeling we will have good players out of the crop but there is so much that could happen, injures and just the difference between MILB and MLB pitching
Even Solak and Ibanez are doing well. But they are likely roster fodder soon. Granted all these reps they have had including Leody.
But we need some all star caliber guys to play on the team. We shall see how that goes.

 

[Bmurph]

exactly some just don't get that

Trades are going to happen and that scares me to death.....can they get it right? Whatever trades are made, Howard needs to be included, even if nothing is returned but some chalk for the lines

 

[saddles]

From Scott Lucas:

Cole Ragans handled his first AAA start with aplomb, lasting seven innings on just 81 pitches. No previous Round Rock starter had reached seven innings. Ragans delivered 40 fastballs and a whopping 34 changeups, getting 11 swinging strikes with the latter. Ragans leads the organization with 58.1 innings and 73 strikeouts.

The homer came courtesy of Lewis Brinson.

SP Cole Ragans: 7 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 2 R, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 8 SO, 81 P / 60 S, 2.57 ERA

Marc Church threw a career-high three innings and 44 pitches. The first half ends next Thursday, after which, who knows, maybe Church's services will no longer be needed in high-A. We'll see. Church has struck out 53 of 119 batters faced and walked only five.

RP Marc Church: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 SO, 2.64 ERA


Ryan Garcia went on the IL soon after his first real game since 2019, which had me feeling a little sick, but I was told his situation wasn't serious, and now he's back. Garcia's 5.1 innings in 2022 are already more than 2019-2021 combined.

SP Ryan Garcia: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 6 SO, 49 P / 31 S, 1.69 ERA

 

[saddles]

There is no guarantee however feel good it is that all these prospects will perform well at the MLB level. So I am not going to dis the signing especially as it may have been a package deal thing to show we are credible.

It is hard to develop superstars. They just need to deliver. Good farms always have an overage.
Take dat to the bank lol

If Sermien had had more than two really good seasons or if he played another position I might agree.

The thing is, when you rebuild you should not sign free agents to block the strongest part of the rebuild. Why rebuild in the first place if you are going to get good productive players in your system and then a year before they are ready sign 2 guys to block them? Had the guys in the minors not performed there I might understand more. The facts are that they were performing just as well as could be hoped for.

 

[saddles]

t is hard to develop superstars.

Apparently, it is very hard to sign a guy to perform as a superstar, especially when one has proven to be too inconsistent for a few years to be labeled as a superstar.

 

[saddles]

Trades are going to happen and that scares me to death.....can they get it right? Whatever trades are made, Howard needs to be included, even if nothing is returned but some chalk for the lines

My biggest concern is will they keep the right guys and trade the right ones. Can they make a decision to trade a good player to make room for a potentially great player? That part takes a lot of guts and a lot of wisdom.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

My biggest concern is will they keep the right guys and trade the right ones.

And hindsight is pretty much the only way to know who is who.

 

[DT LUNA]

And hindsight is pretty much the only way to know who is who.

and a guy name Beltre proves it

 

[DTC]

From Scott Lucas:

Cole Ragans handled his first AAA start with aplomb, lasting seven innings on just 81 pitches. No previous Round Rock starter had reached seven innings. Ragans delivered 40 fastballs and a whopping 34 changeups, getting 11 swinging strikes with the latter. Ragans leads the organization with 58.1 innings and 73 strikeouts.

The homer came courtesy of Lewis Brinson.

SP Cole Ragans: 7 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 2 R, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 8 SO, 81 P / 60 S, 2.57 ERA

Marc Church threw a career-high three innings and 44 pitches. The first half ends next Thursday, after which, who knows, maybe Church's services will no longer be needed in high-A. We'll see. Church has struck out 53 of 119 batters faced and walked only five.

RP Marc Church: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 SO, 2.64 ERA


Ryan Garcia went on the IL soon after his first real game since 2019, which had me feeling a little sick, but I was told his situation wasn't serious, and now he's back. Garcia's 5.1 innings in 2022 are already more than 2019-2021 combined.

SP Ryan Garcia: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 6 SO, 49 P / 31 S, 1.69 ERA

Nice report.
Man, Marc Church is a beast. High strike outs but doesn’t walk many. He looks good. He might be a sleeper that ends up being a top 15 prospect by season end.
Ryan Garcia might get on the board too!
Very exciting

 

[saddles]

And hindsight is pretty much the only way to know who is who.

They get paid the big bucks to not have to use hindsight. Not saying they are going to be perfect, but they do have to make the right decisions well over 50% of the time.

It took zero hindsight for many to realize they messed up with the Gibson trade.

 

[saddles]

Nice report.
Man, Marc Church is a beast. High strike outs but doesn’t walk many. He looks good. He might be a sleeper that ends up being a top 15 prospect by season end.
Ryan Garcia might get on the board too!
Very exciting

Didn't someone just rank him in our top 20?

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

They get paid the big bucks to not have to use hindsight. Not saying they are going to be perfect, but they do have to make the right decisions well over 50% of the time.

It took zero hindsight for many to realize they messed up with the Gibson trade.

fair point.

guess what I meant was that it's not an exact science, and sometimes trades can take a few seasons to pan out.

 

[saddles]

fair point.

guess what I meant was that it's not an exact science, and sometimes trades can take a few seasons to pan out.

That's true. Actually, I wasn't even talking about them making good trades. I am mainly interested in their decisions about who to trade and who to keep. What they get in the trades is secondary for me, although, I would hope they make some wise trades too.

 

[saddles]

Nice report.
Man, Marc Church is a beast. High strike outs but doesn’t walk many. He looks good. He might be a sleeper that ends up being a top 15 prospect by season end.
Ryan Garcia might get on the board too!
Very exciting

Eric Longenhagen of Fangraphs ranked Church 13th.