The hated dis-Astros are in town

[Bmurph]

Wow have an Army buddy from Desert Storm who is a senior pastor in Tyler.

Very cool! My GF and I and our children would love to hear one of his sermons, one day.

 

[Kelleyman]

We lost the first game after Skags death which seemed destined

and now tonight for first game back home, Halos combine no hit Ms tonight. Trout HRs in 1st. They score 7 and win 13-0. 7/13 Skaggs birthday

Astros were a team of destiny after Harvey. ....Higher Power has to be involved. Pretty incredible.

 

[Bmurph]

We lost the first game after Skags death which seemed destined

and now tonight for first game back home, Halos combine no hit Ms tonight. Trout HRs in 1st. They score 7 and win 13-0. 7/13 Skaggs birthday

Astros were a team of destiny after Harvey. ....Higher Power has to be involved. Pretty incredible.

Sometimes things just work out they way they do and I for one would believe there is something greater than just the way baseball go, that plays a BIG part in the way things work out sometimes.

 

[saddles]

Hard to believe we can give up so quickly on a young reliever.

 

[saddles]

 

[PhantomWarrior]

 

[Nightcrawler]

Hard to believe we can give up so quickly on a young reliever.

I love the trade actually.

1) we lose Fairbanks, but we get a top 100 rated prospect for him? Hell yes.

2) he's a righty and our major league roster is way too slanted toward lefties.

3) we have several very good relief prospects in the minors

4) he provides a much needed shot in the arm to our upper level position player talent down on the farm. It needs to be upgraded.

5) it could be seen as a sign that the rangers aren't totally 100% "all in" invested in odor anymore. After he was pretty much a no show for the first half of the last 2 seasons, they shouldn't be.

 

[DT LUNA]

Hard to believe we can give up so quickly on a young reliever.

Hopefully we ae giving up on our 2B.

 

[Duane1952]

So the Rangers trade Fairbanks for a 2B.

 

[Duane1952]

Hopefully we ae giving up on our 2B.

That would be nice.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Hopefully we ae giving up on our 2B.

The thought that comes to mind is Solak is someone someone else wants. Perhaps setting up another deal with another team.

 

[Nightcrawler]

The thought that comes to mind is Solak is someone someone else wants. Perhaps setting up another deal with another team.

Which begs the question, why couldn’t the other team directly acquire him from Tampa? Maybe it’s a division rival?

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Which begs the question, why couldn’t the other team directly acquire him from Tampa? Maybe it’s a division rival?

Possible but when I read the Sullivan article on Solak it seems our scouts think highly of him. Maybe they see some Kinsler in him.

 

[DT LUNA]

Which begs the question, why couldn’t the other team directly acquire him from Tampa? Maybe it’s a division rival?

The other team is an assumption. Tampa needs a relief pitcher and we need a 2b that can hit. Simple. Makes sense.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Pence two more rehab starts and should be back on Tuesday.

 

[saddles]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lo...t-texas-rangers-prospect-trade-tampa-bay-rays

You see things like “gritty” and “grinder” come up when people are writing about Solak, and everyone seems to love the makeup and like the hit tool and approach. The questions seem to be about how much power he has, and where he will end up defensively. Its worth noting that, just a month ago, the Rangers used their top two draft picks on Josh Jung and Davis Wendzel, a couple of guys who, like Solak, are college infielders who grade out very well on makeup, hit tool and approach, but who had questions about their power and where they end up defensively. Eli White, acquired from Oakland in the Jurickson Profar trade, also has as his big selling points his hit tool and approach.

One has to wonder if the Rangers are underselling how significant a change they have made in the last 9 months in what they are looking for in their prospects and draftees, and how much of that is due to the new manager, hitting coaches and assistant general manager. Its a pretty dramatic shift from the emphasis on loud tools — particularly foot speed, bat speed and power — that they’ve had in the past.

Solak also joins White as someone who doesn’t have a clear position, but who can seemingly handle (if not be particularly good at) a number of spots. If Law is right, and he’s not an every day guy, he could still potentially have value in the sort of role that Danny Santana has had for Texas this year, playing on a fairly regular (if not every day) basis at a number of positions. I’m also curious if the Rangers, who don’t have an obvious solution for third base for 2019, take a look at him at the hot corner while he’s at Nashville.

 

[saddles]

So the Rangers trade Fairbanks for a 2B.

He doesn't really have a true position according to some scouts.

 

[Duane1952]

Trade Odor Toronto. He would hit it off big there.

 

[saddles]

I love the trade actually.

1) we lose Fairbanks, but we get a top 100 rated prospect for him? Hell yes.

2) he's a righty and our major league roster is way too slanted toward lefties.

3) we have several very good relief prospects in the minors

4) he provides a much needed shot in the arm to our upper level position player talent down on the farm. It needs to be upgraded.

5) it could be seen as a sign that the rangers aren't totally 100% "all in" invested in odor anymore. After he was pretty much a no show for the first half of the last 2 seasons, they shouldn't be.

He isn't a top 100 prospect for any ranking other than Fangraphs and they always seem out of step with everyone else. They have him at 93 overall and 9th in the Ray's system. I don't believe anyone else had him better than 12th in the Ray's system.

 

[saddles]

Solak is an intriguing prospect.