Rangers return home after... (checks notes) one day on the road: A's at the Grill for a couple

[True Rangers Fan]

Schedule weirdness is in full swing. Rangers had a weekend series at home, then went on the road for a doubleheader yesterday in Miami, and now are back home for a 2 game set with the A's today and tomorrow, before going back to Florida on Friday to face the Rays. Hopefully everyone has their frequent flyer miles up to date.

Ragans goes tonight in his likely penultimate start for the season, followed by Dunning tomorrow night.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Foul ball off catcher's mask turns into an out

 

[Kelleyman]

Schedule weirdness is in full swing. Rangers had a weekend series at home, then went on the road for a doubleheader yesterday in Miami, and now are back home for a 2 game set with the A's today and tomorrow, before going back to Florida on Friday to face the Rays. Hopefully everyone has their frequent flyer miles up to date.

Ragans goes tonight in his likely penultimate start for the season, followed by Dunning tomorrow night.

Lol on check notes. Weirdness for sure

 

[DT LUNA]

I would like to see Leody or Bubba lead off as an expeirment. Followed by Semien and Seager and Garcia.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

I would like to see Leody or Bubba lead off as an expeirment. Followed by Semien and Seager and Garcia.

Hell, let's do Bubba AND Leody up top.

 

[saddles]

I am glad to see that Hans Crouse made it back before the season ended. He missed almost five months due to bicep tendinitis. He looked great through two and a third innings, retiring all seven batters with four strikeouts. The he ran out of steam and wound up giving up four runs. I would imagine he makes it back up to Philly some time next season.

 

[saddles]

Another former Rangers pitching prospect who is with the Phillies, Tyler Phillips, has missed all year after Tommy John surgery about a year ago.

 

[Kelleyman]

Actually do like a left handed bat to bat second as it either creates a hole or a weird shift. If not Leody batting second then flip Marcus and Seager

 

[saddles]

Well, here is who is presently mocked to the Rangers next July.

11. Texas Rangers

Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida

Waldrep, a transfer from Southern Miss, is a bulldog on the mound with an intimidating presence and the pure stuff to back it up. It’s a double-plus fastball, up to 98 with big ride and significant bat-missing qualities. He offers a mid-80s slider with two-plane break and tunnel that’s given righties fits. There’s a solid average changeup in there too, though he’s yet to really unleash it with much regularity. Waldrep shares a lot of similarities with Jack Leiter, the Rangers 2021 first rounder. The frame, the fastball, the projection and intensity; it’s all there. The Rangers are in a win-now mode, so combining Waldrep with Leiter, as well as 2022 first rounder Kumar Rocker in the very near future makes for a pretty intimidating rotation.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

The Rangers are in a win-now mode,

Do the Rangers know that

 

[DT LUNA]

Do the Rangers know that

Of course they do. That is why Kole is still playing. lol

 

[saddles]

]

Do the Rangers know that

I think Rat Davis thinks they should be.

I do believe the guy who wrote that has a different idea of what "win-now mode" means than I do. Since he is using it in conjunction with a draft pick he obviously doesn't mean win in 2023 and most likely not even in 2024. He seems to be taking extreme liberties with the phrase. Lol

 

[Kelleyman]

Of course they do. That is why Kole is still playing. lol

You win the day sir

 

[scotsman1948]

Do the Rangers know that

how anyone would consider a team with this pitching staff a win-now team?

 

[saddles]

You win the day sir

So, you are saying DT is in win-now mode? Lol

 

[saddles]

 

[DT LUNA]

Like this line up. Corey getting a well deserved night off.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]