The FO has a giant decision on their hands and the Rangers have the M's for 4: SEA @ TEX 7/14-17

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[Bmurph]

Could be a 4 game sweep but I think the Rangers take 1

 

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Huh!?!?

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

of the general consensus top 5 players, is there anyone that y'all would be disappointed with?

 

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of the general consensus top 5 players, is there anyone that y'all would be disappointed with?

I see six because I include Parada. I can understand the thought process behind taking Johnson, Jones, Lee, Holliday, Parada or Green. Personally, I would be disappointed not getting Johnson or Jones, especially if we pass on them. I cannot blame them for taking any of the six though.

I am the most suspicious of Elijah Green though.

Also, I think Cam Collier has climbed up to be very close to joining those 6 guys.

 

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I wish they would pull the trigger on a trade for a CB pick.

 

[Bmurph]

of the general consensus top 5 players, is there anyone that y'all would be disappointed with?

Most won't respond until 3 years from now when they say, we should never have taken said player because of such and such......my list would go:

Dru Jones
Termarr Johnson
Parada
Holliday
Green

 

[Bmurph]

I wish they would pull the trigger on a trade for a CB pick.

Didnt the Braves give up their top prospect plus 2 other prospects for the #27 pick? Seems like a high price for the 27th best player in the draft, maybe just me......

 

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Didnt the Braves give up their top prospect plus 2 other prospects for the #27 pick? Seems like a high price for the 27th best player in the draft, maybe just me......

Yes, but their top prospect was no better than our 7th best prospect. He wasn't in the overall top 100 and our top six are. If Waters had been here he would be maybe even lower than our 7th.

I think it is for pick 35 or so.

And we would most likely be trading for a less valuable pick.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

I see six because I include Parada. I can understand the thought process behind taking Johnson, Jones, Lee, Holliday, Parada or Green. Personally, I would be disappointed not getting Johnson or Jones, especially if we pass on them. I cannot blame them for taking any of the six though.

I am the most suspicious of Elijah Green though.

Also, I think Cam Collier has climbed up to be very close to joining those 6 guys.

ESPN had their 3 guys simulate the draft and they picked Collier at 3.

 

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ESPN had their 3 guys simulate the draft and they picked Collier at 3.

Yes, he has climbed lately. That's why I decided at the last minute to include him in those I posted about in my extensive look series of posts.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

I guess no Hearn for tomorrow night.

 

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I believe the first name I ever saw mocked to the Rangers about a year ago was Jacob Berry. He fell below number 10 in most mocks for most of this year. I have just recently started to see him in the top 7 or 8 again.

 

[Nightcrawler]

A lot of big league failure on that list. Not exactly good company for the new guy.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

I went looking for last year's draft thread and got distracted by last year's trade deadline thread.

Rangers V The Clock - draft and trade deadlines approaching as ARI comes to the Grill

a LOT of Gallo hot takes in there, good for some laughs.

 

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Most won't respond until 3 years from now when they say, we should never have taken said player because of such and such......my list would go:

Dru Jones
Termarr Johnson
Parada
Holliday
Green

I think this would be how my draft board would stack up. There is a gap between Jones and Parada, in my estimation.

Termarr Johnson
Druw Jones
Kevin Parada
Jackson Holliday
Brooks Lee
Elijah Green

 

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I guess no Hearn for tomorrow night.

Woody seems committed to bullpen games.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Woody seems committed to bullpen games.

Woody seems committed to not having the FO give him a competent 5 man staff

 

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Woody seems committed to not having the FO give him a competent 5 man staff

And he seems committed to not letting Burke begin to be stretched out to start and for Alexy to not be named a starter even though it appears he was called up for Friday's bullpen game.

I would not be surprised to find out the FO is committed to acquiring a starting pitcher or two in a few days.