Out of the frying pan, into the fire - BOS in town for a 4 game weekend set 4/29 - 5/2

[True Rangers Fan]

The Red Sox bring the second best record and the #1 offense in MLB to Grill Life Field. Their pitching has been good too, so this series has the potential to be ugly.

The Rangers' K pace has slowed slightly, they are down to a 10.5 k/game rate for a 1,704 total.

 

[DT LUNA]

Considering we are a team rebuilding I think we handled the Angels pretty well. Hopefully we can do as well with the Sox. Keep up decent pitching and strike outs down and see what happens.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Considering we are a team rebuilding I think we handled the Angels pretty well. Hopefully we can do as well with the Sox. Keep up decent pitching and strike outs down and see what happens.

There were some positive takeaways, yes.

 

[DT LUNA]

There were some positive takeaways, yes.

What a difference we now have at 2B.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

What a difference we now have at 2B.

Here's a fun game:

Below are the batting averages of hitters 5-9 in today's Yankee lineup. See if you can pick out Odor's...

.170
.1.47
.182
.158
.175

(what the hell happened to the Yankees?!?)

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Here's a fun game:

Below are the batting averages of hitters 5-9 in today's Yankee lineup. See if you can pick out Odor's...

.170
.1.47
.182
.158
.175

(what the hell happened to the Yankees?!?)

Looks like schitty hitting is contagious...

 

[Uncle Siggy]

What a difference we now have at 2B.

So far so good...

 

[Duane1952]

Here's a fun game:

Below are the batting averages of hitters 5-9 in today's Yankee lineup. See if you can pick out Odor's...

.170
.1.47
.182
.158
.175

(what the hell happened to the Yankees?!?)

170.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

170.

Correct, although it is .184 after today's game.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

 

[saddles]

Looking at the 2021 Hickory Crawdads roster

Taking a look at the preliminary roster for the 2021 Hickory Crawdads of the high-A South Atlantic League

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Seise, Foscue and Henriquez seem to be the ones to watch at Hickory. I have seen a game played in Hickory back in 2009. It is a nice little ballpark.

 

[saddles]

Tonight's game should give us an opportunity to get Gibson noticed around the league and maybe build up some trade value.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Tonight's game should give us an opportunity to get Gibson noticed around the league and maybe build up some trade value.

A few stats on Gibson:

6th in the AL with a 2.30 ERA. .235 average against (16th) and a 1.17 WHIP (19th).

Tonight will be a good test for him.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Hilarity ensues as Rizzo strikes out 'Frederick'

Anthony Rizzo warned Freddie Freeman. From the on-deck circle at Truist Park, the Cubs first baseman caught Freeman's eye in the top of the seventh on Wednesday night. "I was kind of loosening my arm up," Rizzo said with a grin. "And I go, 'I want you,' pointing at him."

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[Uncle Siggy]

These farm systems could jump in 2021

The 2021 Minor League season begins at last next Tuesday, and that is cause for many celebrations. Among the reasons for joy is the fact that wide-ranging prospect evaluations will no longer be static. Games against actual competition will give us the best looks at Minor Leaguers' skills that we've

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[DT LUNA]

With Gallo looking to W, move him to 2 hole and Solak to #.3.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

With Gallo looking to W, move him to 2 hole and Solak to #.3.

Literally everyone has been moved around except Gallo. Maybe Gallo is the one dude that needs it.

 

[saddles]

 

[DT LUNA]

Literally everyone has been moved around except Gallo. Maybe Gallo is the one dude that needs it.

Pitchers might rather pitch to him than walk him with Solak and Garcia hitting next.

 

[saddles]

With the Cowboys drafting 10th tonight and the Rangers drafting 2nd in a few weeks, I started wondering when was the last time the two teams have an average pick of 6th combined or better. You have to go back to 1989 to find a year that their two picks combined were higher. That year the Cowboys selected first and took Aikman. The Rangers struck out with the fifth pick when they took Donald Harris. Frank Thomas went two picks later.