2014 Offseason

[romeo212000]

It makes the job of every other starter twice as hard. Gallardo would be #2 and Holland would be #3 if we had Darvish right now. BIG DIFFERENCE. Honestly, I had this team as a possible dark horse contender for a wild card before the Darvish injury, but now? I think they would be lucky to win 80 games.

Wrong. Holland would be the #2

 

[jta4437]

It makes the job of every other starter twice as hard. Gallardo would be #2 and Holland would be #3 if we had Darvish right now. BIG DIFFERENCE. Honestly, I had this team as a possible dark horse contender for a wild card before the Darvish injury, but now? I think they would be lucky to win 80 games.

I think its a difference of about 5-7 wins when push comes to shove

How many wins Darvish would get as opposed to the new 5th starter(s) (Likely Martinez)

And I mean team W-L record in those starts, not pitcher's record

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

Thanks....honestly couldn't remember.

And I wasn't trying to bust-your-chops on the earlier post regarding a healthy lineup. Just curious to what this meant to you. One of those things where it could be in-the-eye-of-the-beholder type situations.

I hope you're more right than me. Yours being at least .500 and mine being about 76. But I just don't see it at this point.

As the saying goes: That's why we play the games.

Its all good...
I look at it this way -- the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals lost Adam Wainwright (their Ace) during Spring Training.... but they didnt give up. We all know the outcome of their season.

In no way am I comparing their season to the potential of this season w/ the Rangers... but as you said -- that's why they play the games.

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

I think its a difference of about 5-7 wins when push comes to shove

How many wins Darvish would get as opposed to the new 5th starter(s) (Likely Martinez)

And I mean team W-L record in those starts, not pitcher's record

I had it around that margin too.

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

HUGE news.

So 2 potential Rangers targets for the June draft (Aiken & Matuella) are out with TJS.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

HUGE news.

So 2 potential Rangers targets for the June draft (Aiken & Matuella) are out with TJS.

Cheese and rice...

 

[WastinSomeTime]

HUGE news.

So 2 potential Rangers targets for the June draft (Aiken & Matuella) are out with TJS.

Sorry for these pitchers but for the Rangers sake it is good to know this now.

 

[saddles]

Brinson might have a monster season playing at High Desert if he's continued to work on his swing

And it figures that none of our higher end arms in High Desert

The infield at Hickory (Michael De Leon, Travis Demeritte, Ronald Guzman, Josh Morgan) is uber talented

Solid rotations in AAA & AA give really good depth, Luis Ortiz in Hickory as well and I had forgot about David Perez, talk about a slow riser

Actually the AA team in general: Gallo, Alfaro, Williams, Mazara, Asher, Thompson, Payano, etc...

Like to see Jairo Beras improve on last years disappointing start

I am really looking forward to seeing what Ortiz does this year and how fast he progresses. He just might be the best pitcher in our system.

I haven't been to a RoughRiders game in a few years, but I will have to make one or two this year. I guess I had better not wait too long or some of those guys will move on to Round Rock.

I am also looking forward to seeing what Cordell does this year.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Colby will give up a long ball on ya....

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Nice to see Mazara with a HR. Another starter getting raked.

 

[Bmurph]

Nice to see Mazara with a HR. Another starter getting raked.

Pitching has not been a strong suit in ST for the most part. lets hope they are "working on things"? Colby hasn't looked anything like he finished last year. Again hope he is just coasting at this point and will turn it up in the regular season

 

[romeo212000]

Pitching has not been a strong suit in ST for the most part. lets hope they are "working on things"? Colby hasn't looked anything like he finished last year. Again hope he is just coasting at this point and will turn it up in the regular season

Colby is a fly ball pitcher. That's not good in Arizona.

 

[Bmurph]

Colby is a fly ball pitcher. That's not good in Arizona.

Very true. Winds and short fences are not good for guys like Colby

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Pitching has not been a strong suit in ST for the most part. lets hope they are "working on things"? Colby hasn't looked anything like he finished last year. Again hope he is just coasting at this point and will turn it up in the regular season

They all did well against Class A ball minor leaguers. Its those major league ball players they are having trouble with.

 

[Bmurph]

What did we give up for Freeman, this guy sucks as bad as Beimel did?

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

What did we give up for Freeman, this guy sucks as bad as Beimel did?

PTBNL or cash considerations

 

[Justinkm83]

It sucks that I'm not watching opening night tonight.

 

[Windingmywatch]

What did we give up for Freeman, this guy sucks as bad as Beimel did?

I wonder what the expectations are for a guy like Freeman. STL giving up on him in mid camp for basically nothing tells you his own team didn't think much of him. LHP can hang around in an organization for almost a decade with team expecting for him to break out finally this season. (heh that sounds familiar)

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

I wonder what the expectations are for a guy like Freeman. STL giving up on him in mid camp for basically nothing tells you his own team didn't think much of him. LHP can hang around in an organization for almost a decade with team expecting for him to break out finally this season. (heh that sounds familiar)

He was out of options...so he couldnt be sent down to the minors...

 

[Bmurph]

Kirkman sucked, Beimel stunk, Freeman has been bad. Maybe we try the right handers to get lefties out? Could it be any worse than the options we have tried so far?