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Is the Silver Boot still a thing? TEX @ HOU 8/9-11

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Perez, Otto, and Ragans are your pitchers. Thursday is an afternoon game broadcast on YouTube. Message the Crawler if you need help with that.
 
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this is year 3 of a 5/145 extension Sale signed. he's made 11 regular season starts in those 3 years.
 

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this is year 3 of a 5/145 extension Sale signed. he's made 11 regular season starts in those 3 years.
Reason not to get crazy on years.
 

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Fsngraphs has 6 of our prospects in their top 100.

12- Jung
21 - Leiter
43 - Winn
62 - Duran
73 - White
78 - Smith
 

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this is year 3 of a 5/145 extension Sale signed. he's made 11 regular season starts in those 3 years.
You can get burned in free agency like this, in a trade like the Kluber trade, or by counting on a prospect who doesn't pan out. Nothing is guaranteed.

Sometimes people only see the prospect route as a gamble, but trades and free agency are too.

I think the keys are to be able to eat some sunk costs and to be able to move on from mistakes.
 

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You can get burned in free agency like this, in a trade like the Kluber trade, or by counting on a prospect who doesn't pan out. Nothing is guaranteed.

Sometimes people only see the prospect route as a gamble, but trades and free agency are too.

I think the keys are to be able to eat some sunk costs and to be able to move on from mistakes.
One thing is for certain. You have to be willing to gamble in all three areas. Unless you are one of the top 5 or 6 revenue teams, you are going to have to gamble heavily on prospects, while gambling on a few free agents and a trade or two.
 

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Some notes from Jeff Wilson about Baseball America 's ranking that came out yesterday.

There are a few notable exceptions, namely the recently drafted Kumar Rocker and Brock Porter (and former first-rounders second baseman Justin Foscue and right-hander Cole Winn).

The highest of the 2022 draftees is No. 2 overall pick Druw Jones at No. 21. That’s 20 spots higher than No. 1 overall pick Jackson Holliday. No. 5 overall pick Brooks Lee is one spot ahead of Holliday. Termarr Johnson, the No. 4 pick, is ranked 46th.

Rocker, No. 3 overall, and Porter, one of the highest-ranked pitchers in the draft, are absent.
 

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Also from Jeff Wilson:

Evan Carter, who turns 20 later this month, is the highest-ranked outfielder in the Rangers’ system by Baseball America, followed by Dustin Harris, Aaron Zavala and 17-year-old Anthony Gutierrez.
 

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Also from Jeff Wilson:

Evan Carter, who turns 20 later this month, is the highest-ranked outfielder in the Rangers’ system by Baseball America, followed by Dustin Harris, Aaron Zavala and 17-year-old Anthony Gutierrez.
What is their process in ranking players? Seems impossible to rank a 17-year-old.
 

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One thing is for certain. You have to be willing to gamble in all three areas. Unless you are one of the top 5 or 6 revenue teams, you are going to have to gamble heavily on prospects, while gambling on a few free agents and a trade or two.
Which is why we don’t trade away all are MILB middle infielder prospects
 

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Some notes from Jeff Wilson about Baseball America 's ranking that came out yesterday.

There are a few notable exceptions, namely the recently drafted Kumar Rocker and Brock Porter (and former first-rounders second baseman Justin Foscue and right-hander Cole Winn).

The highest of the 2022 draftees is No. 2 overall pick Druw Jones at No. 21. That’s 20 spots higher than No. 1 overall pick Jackson Holliday. No. 5 overall pick Brooks Lee is one spot ahead of Holliday. Termarr Johnson, the No. 4 pick, is ranked 46th.

Rocker, No. 3 overall, and Porter, one of the highest-ranked pitchers in the draft, are absent.
Let them be absent. Let’s get Rocker out of the public relations mode and into pitching. Hope they change his time in AZ to some real
competition
 

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I think schools are still out for summer
He might be the summer school type but maybe he streams during detention. Lol
 

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What is their process in ranking players? Seems impossible to rank a 17-year-old.
Pudge and Juan were younger than that when they said those two would be special.

They rank them using the same methods the Rangers used before signing him.
 

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How would y’all rank our current pitching prospects?

1.Bratt
2.White
3.Ragans
4.Rocker
5.Leiter
6.Porter
7.Winn
8.Garcia
9.Acker
10.Kelly
11.Vanasco
12.Roby
 

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At 3B, right where he belongs.
 
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How would y’all rank our current pitching prospects?

1.Bratt
2.White
3.Ragans
4.Rocker
5.Leiter
6.Porter
7.Winn
8.Garcia
9.Acker
10.Kelly
11.Vanasco
12.Roby
Leiter
White
Winn
Porter
Rocker
Garcia
Vanasco
Roby
Ragans
Acker
Bratt
Bradford
Kelly

If Cody is still considered a prospect I would put him ahead of Ragans probably.
 
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