Series Thread: Rangers/Stros: 4/19-4/21

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[donaldson79]

Then fix it and get him back around the ASB. No sense in screwing around with this for 4 weeks only to decide he's going to have the surgery anyways.

Can you say...."Profar?"

 

[Nightcrawler]

Can you say...."Profar?"

Speaking of profar... Where is he? Has he been playing regularly? Doing well?

 

[romeo212000]

Speaking of profar... Where is he? Has he been playing regularly? Doing well?

He's doing very well in Round Rock.

 

[DT LUNA]

game tonight........FSSW regular

 

[saddles]

Renaudo and Sadzeck pitch tonight for Round Rock and Frisco. I am looking forward to seeing how they do.

 

[Bmurph]

Most saw this coming a year ago or so

Keone Kela Likely To Undergo Surgery For Bone Spur In Elbow

By Steve Adams | April 21, 2016 at 4:17pm CDT

Rangers setup man Keone Kela is headed to the disabled list with an impingement in his right elbow, the club announced today. Right-hander Phil Klein will be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to take Kela’s spot on the 25-man roster. Both Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (links to Twitter) and Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (link) have tweeted that surgery seems likely Kela, with Grant suggesting a 12-week timeline for his recovery. That would sideline Kela past the All-Star break and mark a significant hit to the Rangers’ bullpen. Wilson does tweet that the Rangers are confident that there is no damage to Kela’s ulnar collateral ligament, making Tommy John surgery unlikely.

Kela, who just turned 23, had an excellent rookie season with the Rangers in 2015, logging a 2.39 ERA with 10.1 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 50.6 percent ground-ball rate. This particular issue dates back to last season, Grant tweets, as Kela was diagnosed with the bone spur in September but elected to undergo a platelet-rich plasma injection to alleviate the pain. Per Grant, general manager Jon Daniels gets the impression that “[Kela] wants to feel 100 percent” this time around.

As I noted in reviewing the Rangers’ offseason, the club has amassed a deep stock of bullpen talent, so the Rangers are at least well-equipped to handle the loss of their outstanding setup man. In addition to closer Shawn Tolleson, the Rangers have Sam Dyson, Jake Diekman, Tom Wilhelmsen and an intriguing upside play in right-hander Tony Barnette, who was signed out of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball this offseason. The Rangers had enough relief depth that they were rumored to be discussing a swap of a bullpen arm for a fifth starter with the Indians late in Spring Training, although with Kela potentially missing three months, it seems fortuitous that a deal never came to fruition.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Most saw this coming a year ago or so

Keone Kela Likely To Undergo Surgery For Bone Spur In Elbow

By Steve Adams | April 21, 2016 at 4:17pm CDT

Rangers setup man Keone Kela is headed to the disabled list with an impingement in his right elbow, the club announced today. Right-hander Phil Klein will be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to take Kela’s spot on the 25-man roster. Both Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (links to Twitter) and Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (link) have tweeted that surgery seems likely Kela, with Grant suggesting a 12-week timeline for his recovery. That would sideline Kela past the All-Star break and mark a significant hit to the Rangers’ bullpen. Wilson does tweet that the Rangers are confident that there is no damage to Kela’s ulnar collateral ligament, making Tommy John surgery unlikely.

Kela, who just turned 23, had an excellent rookie season with the Rangers in 2015, logging a 2.39 ERA with 10.1 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 50.6 percent ground-ball rate. This particular issue dates back to last season, Grant tweets, as Kela was diagnosed with the bone spur in September but elected to undergo a platelet-rich plasma injection to alleviate the pain. Per Grant, general manager Jon Daniels gets the impression that “[Kela] wants to feel 100 percent” this time around.

As I noted in reviewing the Rangers’ offseason, the club has amassed a deep stock of bullpen talent, so the Rangers are at least well-equipped to handle the loss of their outstanding setup man. In addition to closer Shawn Tolleson, the Rangers have Sam Dyson, Jake Diekman, Tom Wilhelmsen and an intriguing upside play in right-hander Tony Barnette, who was signed out of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball this offseason. The Rangers had enough relief depth that they were rumored to be discussing a swap of a bullpen arm for a fifth starter with the Indians late in Spring Training, although with Kela potentially missing three months, it seems fortuitous that a deal never came to fruition.

Has Steve Adams been watching Willhelmsen? Hopefully Kela will come back rested and like last year's self.

 

[saddles]

Most saw this coming a year ago or so

Keone Kela Likely To Undergo Surgery For Bone Spur In Elbow

By Steve Adams | April 21, 2016 at 4:17pm CDT

Rangers setup man Keone Kela is headed to the disabled list with an impingement in his right elbow, the club announced today. Right-hander Phil Klein will be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to take Kela’s spot on the 25-man roster. Both Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (links to Twitter) and Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (link) have tweeted that surgery seems likely Kela, with Grant suggesting a 12-week timeline for his recovery. That would sideline Kela past the All-Star break and mark a significant hit to the Rangers’ bullpen. Wilson does tweet that the Rangers are confident that there is no damage to Kela’s ulnar collateral ligament, making Tommy John surgery unlikely.

Kela, who just turned 23, had an excellent rookie season with the Rangers in 2015, logging a 2.39 ERA with 10.1 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 50.6 percent ground-ball rate. This particular issue dates back to last season, Grant tweets, as Kela was diagnosed with the bone spur in September but elected to undergo a platelet-rich plasma injection to alleviate the pain. Per Grant, general manager Jon Daniels gets the impression that “[Kela] wants to feel 100 percent” this time around.

As I noted in reviewing the Rangers’ offseason, the club has amassed a deep stock of bullpen talent, so the Rangers are at least well-equipped to handle the loss of their outstanding setup man. In addition to closer Shawn Tolleson, the Rangers have Sam Dyson, Jake Diekman, Tom Wilhelmsen and an intriguing upside play in right-hander Tony Barnette, who was signed out of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball this offseason. The Rangers had enough relief depth that they were rumored to be discussing a swap of a bullpen arm for a fifth starter with the Indians late in Spring Training, although with Kela potentially missing three months, it seems fortuitous that a deal never came to fruition.

I really think Barnette is going to give us a lot this year.

 

[Bmurph]

I really think Barnette is going to give us a lot this year.

He may have to

 

[saddles]

 

[romeo212000]

I really think Barnette is going to give us a lot this year.

I've liked what I've seen from him lately.

 

[donaldson79]

Speaking of profar... Where is he? Has he been playing regularly? Doing well?

I asked the same thing a few days ago and either saddles or romeo showed up with the stats.

Full SS, and hitting over .300 without any power numbers to date, if memory serves.

 

[Bmurph]

Has Steve Adams been watching Willhelmsen? Hopefully Kela will come back rested and like last year's self.

He has been awful so far, but i had reservations about him, so I didnt have much in the way of expectations

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I would prefer Moreland as DH instead of Fielder but maybe Fielder will get after it tonight. Rua gets a tough task.

 

[Bmurph]

Busby starting his nonsense in the pre game already

 

[Bmurph]

I would prefer Moreland as DH instead of Fielder but maybe Fielder will get after it tonight. Rua gets a tough task.

Prince is one of the few Rangers to have success vs Keuchel LY

 

[donaldson79]

Has Steve Adams been watching Willhelmsen?

I haven't kicked him to the curb just yet. Granted, he hasn't been impressive, but then again, it's mid April.

 

[romeo212000]

I asked the same thing a few days ago and either saddles or romeo showed up with the stats.

Full SS, and hitting over .300 without any power numbers to date, if memory serves.

He has hit a couple doubles I believe.