The Grill adding Trout and Angel Food Cake to the menu: LAA @ TEX 5/16-18

[DT LUNA]

win

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[DT LUNA]

When will Woody get the message? Get Semien out of the 2 hole.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Why not keep Garver on the DL until he is ready to catch?

Because he had a hot bat right before his injury...

Garver was placed on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right forearm prior to the Rangers' homestand. President of baseball operations Jon Daniels said Garver was feeling it in his arm following the Phillies series, but did not play the last two games of the Yankees series. The plan is just for medication and rest with the hopes that he will be able to swing the bat in a week’s time. Garver was slashing.296/.345/.593 in his last seven games before the injury. -- Kennedi Landry (Last updated: May 16)

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Him and Perez

Perez changed from a slider to cut fastball and Moore change his grip on one or two pitches, those moves seems to have worked for them so far...

EDIT: Looks like Duane mentioned Moore's grip change before I did...

 

[Uncle Siggy]

When will Woody get the message? Get Semien out of the 2 hole.

I'm guessing Woody thinks having hot guys behind him means he will see better pitches...

I'm guessing he's either putting too much pressure on himself or he's not being patient enough, he seems to be hitting a lot of ground balls...

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

seems like they're getting good results with the batting order consistency

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Rangers are 9-5 in May

 

[saddles]

Jamey Newberg has finished his last installment to complete his top 72 prospects list.

The Top 72 Texas Rangers prospects:

1. Jack Leiter, RHP
2. Josh Jung, 3B
3. Cole Winn, RHP
4. Josh Smith, SS/3B/OF
5. Evan Carter, OF
6. Owen White, RHP
7. Ezequiel Duran, SS/2B
8. Dustin Harris, OF
9. Justin Foscue, 2B
10. Ricky Vanasco, RHP
11. Sam Huff, C
12. Davis Wendzel, SS/3B
13. A.J. Alexy, RHP
14. Luisangel Acuña, SS/2B
15. Tekoah Roby, RHP
16. Aaron Zavala, OF
17. Bubba Thompson, OF
18. Zak Kent, RHP
19. Anthony Gutierrez, OF
20. Maximo Acosta, SS
21. Trevor Hauver, OF
22. Chris Seise, SS
23. Cody Bradford, LHP
24. Jake Latz, LHP
25. Blaine Crim, 1B
26. Dane Acker, RHP
27. Thomas Saggese, SS/3B/2B
28. Cam Cauley, SS-2B
29. Yeison Morrobel, OF
30. Cole Ragans, LHP
31. Nick Snyder, RHP
32. Justin Slaten, RHP
33. Avery Weems, LHP
34. Yerry Rodríguez, RHP
35. Steele Walker, OF
36. Lucas Jacobsen, LHP
37. Marcus Smith, OF
38. Larson Kindreich, LHP
39. Mason Englert, RHP
40. Ian Moller, C
41. Chase Lee, RHP
42. Danyer Cueva, SS
43. Mitch Bratt, LHP
44. Robby Ahlstrom, LHP
45. David Garcia, C
46. Marc Church, RHP
47. Jonathan Ornelas, SS/2B/3B/OF
48. Daniel Mateo, OF
49. Daniel Robert, RHP
50. Sherten Apostel, 1B/3B
51. Bayron Lora, OF
52. Tim Brennan, RHP
53. Matt Whatley, C
54. Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, RHP
55. Cody Freeman, C/IF
56. Emiliano Teodo, RHP
57. Yohel Pozo, DH/C
58. Jose Corniell, RHP
59. Josh Gessner, RHP
60. Jose de Jesus, OF
61. Keyber Rodriguez, IF
62. Kevin Gowdy, RHP
63. Josh Stowers, OF
64. Yosy Galan, OF
65. Scott Engler, RHP
66. Kellen Strahm, OF
67. Ryan Dorow, 2B/3B/SS
68. Ryan Garcia, RHP
69. Efrenyer Narvaez, C
70. Abimelec Ortiz, 1B/OF
71. Miguel Aparicio, OF
72. JoJo Blackmon, OF

 

[scotsman1948]

Because he had a hot bat right before his injury...

Garver was placed on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right forearm prior to the Rangers' homestand. President of baseball operations Jon Daniels said Garver was feeling it in his arm following the Phillies series, but did not play the last two games of the Yankees series. The plan is just for medication and rest with the hopes that he will be able to swing the bat in a week’s time. Garver was slashing.296/.345/.593 in his last seven games before the injury. -- Kennedi Landry (Last updated: May 16)

i would assume MLB would step in and ask questions

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Jamey Newberg has finished his last installment to complete his top 72 prospects list.

The Top 72 Texas Rangers prospects:

1. Jack Leiter, RHP
2. Josh Jung, 3B
3. Cole Winn, RHP
4. Josh Smith, SS/3B/OF
5. Evan Carter, OF
6. Owen White, RHP
7. Ezequiel Duran, SS/2B
8. Dustin Harris, OF
9. Justin Foscue, 2B
10. Ricky Vanasco, RHP
11. Sam Huff, C
12. Davis Wendzel, SS/3B
13. A.J. Alexy, RHP
14. Luisangel Acuña, SS/2B
15. Tekoah Roby, RHP
16. Aaron Zavala, OF
17. Bubba Thompson, OF
18. Zak Kent, RHP
19. Anthony Gutierrez, OF
20. Maximo Acosta, SS
21. Trevor Hauver, OF
22. Chris Seise, SS
23. Cody Bradford, LHP
24. Jake Latz, LHP
25. Blaine Crim, 1B
26. Dane Acker, RHP
27. Thomas Saggese, SS/3B/2B
28. Cam Cauley, SS-2B
29. Yeison Morrobel, OF
30. Cole Ragans, LHP
31. Nick Snyder, RHP
32. Justin Slaten, RHP
33. Avery Weems, LHP
34. Yerry Rodríguez, RHP
35. Steele Walker, OF
36. Lucas Jacobsen, LHP
37. Marcus Smith, OF
38. Larson Kindreich, LHP
39. Mason Englert, RHP
40. Ian Moller, C
41. Chase Lee, RHP
42. Danyer Cueva, SS
43. Mitch Bratt, LHP
44. Robby Ahlstrom, LHP
45. David Garcia, C
46. Marc Church, RHP
47. Jonathan Ornelas, SS/2B/3B/OF
48. Daniel Mateo, OF
49. Daniel Robert, RHP
50. Sherten Apostel, 1B/3B
51. Bayron Lora, OF
52. Tim Brennan, RHP
53. Matt Whatley, C
54. Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, RHP
55. Cody Freeman, C/IF
56. Emiliano Teodo, RHP
57. Yohel Pozo, DH/C
58. Jose Corniell, RHP
59. Josh Gessner, RHP
60. Jose de Jesus, OF
61. Keyber Rodriguez, IF
62. Kevin Gowdy, RHP
63. Josh Stowers, OF
64. Yosy Galan, OF
65. Scott Engler, RHP
66. Kellen Strahm, OF
67. Ryan Dorow, 2B/3B/SS
68. Ryan Garcia, RHP
69. Efrenyer Narvaez, C
70. Abimelec Ortiz, 1B/OF
71. Miguel Aparicio, OF
72. JoJo Blackmon, OF

that's a damn fine looking list

 

[saddles]

Jamey puts Carter higher than I would, but he has performed about as well as anyone in the minors this year. I think I would like to see him perform at AA before putting him that high and we might get that chance fairly soon. Here is Jamey's report on Carter.

5. Evan Carter, OF, High-A Hickory
Round 2/2020 (+3)

Viewed by draft publications as a considerable reach when Texas used its second-round pick on him in 2020 (to wit: he was nowhere to be found among Baseball America’s top 500 prospects in what was a five-round, 160-player draft), Carter was the youngest player assigned to a full-season farm club in 2021. This year, he’s the youngest everyday player in the South Atlantic League — he turns 20 in late August — but is among the most polished and productive.

Following up on his debut with Down East last year — in which he had more walks than strikeouts and an .825 OPS through 32 games before he was shut down with a stress fracture in his lower back — Carter is hitting .307/.388/.495 for Hickory, alternating between the top three spots in the batting order. His offensive game is predicated on an elite combination of high exit velocities and strike zone command, and he impacts games on the bases and in center field as well. One component of Carter’s game that has yet to actualize is fence power, but the Rangers believe that piece will arrive as his projectable 6-4 frame continues to fill out. The idea that he could force his way to Double A as a teenager is on the table.

 

[scotsman1948]

Jamey puts Carter higher than I would, but he has performed about as well as anyone in the minors this year. I think I would like to see him perform at AA before putting him that high and we might get that chance fairly soon. Here is Jamey's report on Carter.

5. Evan Carter, OF, High-A Hickory
Round 2/2020 (+3)

Viewed by draft publications as a considerable reach when Texas used its second-round pick on him in 2020 (to wit: he was nowhere to be found among Baseball America’s top 500 prospects in what was a five-round, 160-player draft), Carter was the youngest player assigned to a full-season farm club in 2021. This year, he’s the youngest everyday player in the South Atlantic League — he turns 20 in late August — but is among the most polished and productive.

Following up on his debut with Down East last year — in which he had more walks than strikeouts and an .825 OPS through 32 games before he was shut down with a stress fracture in his lower back — Carter is hitting .307/.388/.495 for Hickory, alternating between the top three spots in the batting order. His offensive game is predicated on an elite combination of high exit velocities and strike zone command, and he impacts games on the bases and in center field as well. One component of Carter’s game that has yet to actualize is fence power, but the Rangers believe that piece will arrive as his projectable 6-4 frame continues to fill out. The idea that he could force his way to Double A as a teenager is on the table.

one day we'll see him in Arlington

 

[saddles]

Blaine Crim doesn't even get much love from Jamey, but that's okay. It really appears that the Rangers moved Harris off of 1B to make room for Crim at 1B, so I think they see his potential.

 

[Kelleyman]

Seem like Cole, Snyder, Crim Lee and Church are too low on this list. All these are likely productive MLB players

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Blaine Crim doesn't even get much love from Jamey,

he saves most of that for Gallo

 

[Kelleyman]

FWIW. Rangers did hang in there but that game was a gift. Woody has too much faith in Martin. Not sure I would put him in with a lead or tie game

Halos pen weee a dumpster fire but that lineup is impressive

 

[saddles]

Seem like Cole, Snyder, Crim Lee and Church are too low on this list. All these are likely productive MLB players

Relievers always seem to be underappreciated in these lists for some reason.