Howard tosses gas onto the fire at the Grill: OAK @ TEX 7/11-13

[True Rangers Fan]

Avatars work

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Top 30 MLB trade deadline candidates: Possible fits for Luis Castillo, Andrew Benintendi, Joey Gallo, more

13. Martín Pérez, LHP, Rangers

What a remarkable run it's been for Pérez, who is having the best season of his career at age-31 and made the All-Star team. He remains a sinker-changeup-cutter lefty, but he's throwing harder and generating more groundballs than he has in years -- and he's doing it while averaging more than six innings per start. Pérez, who would fit nicely in any number of contenders' rotations, has publicly stated that he wants to remain with the Rangers. Even if Texas' front office is sour on its chances this season, they could extend him with an eye on making a more serious run next year. Possible fits: Cardinals, Giants, Phillies.

And the ONLY player mentioned as being a potential fit FOR the Rangers is, of course...

26. Joey Gallo, OF, Yankees

The cosmological principle is easier to understand than whatever has happened to Gallo since the last deadline, when he was shipped from the Rangers to the Yankees. Gallo's production has cratered, declining from an All-Star-caliber to replacement-level, his strikeout rate has spiked back up and is dangerously close to 40 percent after years of decline, and he's become consumed with pulling the ball. It's not unheard of for three-true-outcome types to decline earlier than the normal bear, but this is all happening much too fast for someone who accumulated more than four Wins Above Replacement last season prior to the trade. There's no telling what an acquiring team would get from Gallo the rest of the way, but one has to imagine that both he and the Yankees would like to turn the page earlier than this winter. Possible fits: Padres, Rangers, Cardinals.

 

[Kelleyman]

Isn't it always a wild ride for Rangers fans?

I thought you preferred horses over race cars.

 

[saddles]

I thought you preferred horses over race cars.

Well, you can have a wild ride on a horse too I guess.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

The way I see it, these are the five most likely in-house candidates to take the 5th starter spot, in order of most likely.

Hearn
Ragans
Arihara
Owen White
Burke

 

[saddles]

Joey Gallo has never been the same since the HR Derby. His OPS here after the break was .398. It was at .923 prior to the break last year. It is below .700 as a Yankee.

 

[DT LUNA]

The way I see it, these are the five most likely in-house candidates to take the 5th starter spot, in order of most likely.

Hearn
Ragans
Arihara
Owen White
Burke

Can't believe Burke has not been given the opportunity. Hearn has a long way to go imo. Would like to see what Ragans has.

 

[saddles]

Can't believe Burke has not been given the opportunity. Hearn has a long way to go imo. Would like to see what Ragans has.

We are about at the point where beggars can't be choosers. We may have to run Hearn back out there.

 

[Kelleyman]

We are about at the point where beggars can't be choosers. We may have to run Hearn back out there.

I would guess that but we might go the bullpen route for one game. Then it is the break

 

[True Rangers Fan]

We are about at the point where beggars can't be choosers. We may have to run Hearn back out there.

Wasn't he just named AAA pitcher of the week??? He's back baby!!!

 

[Kelleyman]

Wasn't he just named AAA pitcher of the week??? He's back baby!!!

Thank you very much. Sporting the mustache

 

[Kelleyman]

Classy moment of silence

 

[DT LUNA]

We must sweep the A's after Tag just ripped them up.

 

[Duane1952]

Terrible at bat by Lowe.

 

[Kelleyman]

We must sweep the A's after Tag just ripped them up.

So right he continues his rant. Yes he has crossed the line IMO

 

[Kelleyman]

Have to tag with no outs SMH

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Terrible at bat by Lowe.

He's such a big dumb bitch

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Smart base running and capitalizing on mistakes = smart

 

[DT LUNA]

He's such a big dumb bitch

tacky tacky