The AL West slog rolls on and the late nights begin: TEX @ SEA 4/19-21

[True Rangers Fan]

floodgates are opening. looks like the Kid called the wrong number tonight.

 

[saddles]

Trevino has only had 10 AB this year, but he is hitting .500. Garver has 1 more hit in 24 more AB.

I know. It is still early.

 

[saddles]

 

[Nightcrawler]

This team stinks.

 

[saddles]

In case you are wondering, the top 3 players in the draft, as currently ranked, are Dylan Crews (OF LSU), Jacob Gonzalez (SS Ole Miss), and Max Clark (CF high school). That is the list for the 2023 draft. That is appearing to be more and more relevant all the time.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

This team stinks.

it's a school night, you should not be up that late

 

[DT LUNA]

it's a school night, you should not be up that late

WINNER!!! THAT IS QUOTE OF YEAR 2022!! YOU win a weekend to help with his homework. congratulations.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

In case you are wondering, the top 3 players in the draft, as currently ranked, are Dylan Crews (OF LSU), Jacob Gonzalez (SS Ole Miss), and Max Clark (CF high school). That is the list for the 2023 draft. That is appearing to be more and more relevant all the time.

three top 5 draft picks just pushes the window back, and might keep it open longer

 

[scotsman1948]

This team stinks.

if you had just limited it to the pitching staff i would totally agree

 

[Kelleyman]

So glad he’s gone and hope he doesn’t come back.

Lol. I have seen crazier

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Lol. I have seen crazier

Why though?

 

[saddles]

5 innings
5.1 innings
5 innings

This is the number of innings that an ex-Ranger has pitched in his 3 starts this year. His ERA is currently 3.92. It is Jordan Lyles.

 

[saddles]

Why though?

The only way I would take him is if the Yankees threw in a really good prospect just to save them some money. We could give them Kole Calhoun in exchange. Lol

 

[True Rangers Fan]

5 innings
5.1 innings
5 innings

This is the number of innings that an ex-Ranger has pitched in his 3 starts this year. His ERA is currently 3.92. It is Jordan Lyles.

that would be the best performance by a starter on our team, by a pretty wide margin.

 

[scotsman1948]

that would be the best performance by a starter on our team, by a pretty wide margin.

but the FO didn't think we needed any pitching

 

[True Rangers Fan]

but the FO didn't think we needed any pitching

Pretty sure the idea was that Dunning and Hearn would progress their development, and we're only 2 weeks into the season. unless you think they should have signed multiple FA starters and dumped who we have?

 

[scotsman1948]

Pretty sure the idea was that Dunning and Hearn would progress their development, and we're only 2 weeks into the season. unless you think they should have signed multiple FA starters and dumped who we have?

no i am satisfied with Gray, Hearn and Dunning although they could be better. i would have passed on Perez and Howard and probably gone with Alexy, Otto and/or Allard (2 of these). i would have signed a couple maybe 3 relievers

 

[saddles]

I guess he is the real deal.

 

[saddles]

Here is Scott Lucas' full report on Cole Winn's performance yesterday.

Cole Winn was fine, if not as scintillating as Alexy the day before. I hadn't seen him in person this season until yesterday. He's switched the majority of his non-fastballs in each start: sliders on the 8th, curves the 14th, and changeups on the 20th. Winn threw 13 righty-righty changes, including three of his six swinging strikes. Only seven MLB starters have thrown more of that variety in a single outing during 2022. Winn's change is often firm and the quality varies. Sometimes he pulled the string and induced a silly-looking swing. Sometimes he planted it firmly on the low-outside corner; it's effectively a low-and-away fastball at 84 instead of 93. In those cases, the pitch has nothing but the speed differential working for it, but when he sells it, that's enough. Righties swung at eight, put three in play and collected one hit. Much more than the average AAA pitcher, Winn appears to be workshopping pitches and sequences. His righty--righty change on a 3-1 count might be less common than a 500-ft. homer. He got a call on that pitch and followed with another change for a swinging strikeout.

 

[saddles]

I am still hoping to see Cole Winn up here shortly after the All Star break.

I wonder if Leiter will take Winn's spot at Round Rock at that point.