Official 2014 Texas Rangers Spring Training Thread

[romeo212000]

I don't think it sends a message other than 'you got under my skin.' Which is probably exactly what a mouthy prick aims to do.

Trust me. Getting abd 85mph fastball in the back sends a message. There's nothing to be lost in spring training. This turn the other cheek stuff is bull shit. Fine, you got under my skin and now you have bruised ribs. Take pride in that if you want, but do it again and maybe you'll have cracked ribs next time.

 

[romeo212000]

OK....I'll give ya this one. But he's still a pretty good ball player based on a limited sample size of one full year.

He had a good year. Whether he's a good ball player remains to be seen.

 

[romeo212000]

You might want to check your stats again before saying Colby Lewis is not a pitcher who gets a lot of strikeouts. He has a career K/9 of 7.63. That's definitely in the mid to upper levels of starting pitchers as far as strikeouts go. If you just take his stats over his last few seasons as a Ranger, his K numbers are even better, almost 1 per inning. This notion that he can't strike anyone out now is quite far from reality.

As jta said, he just needs to work on finding consistency with his new stride and he will be fine.

Always fun to watch people in here make factual statements based on perceptions being proven wrong.

 

[jta4437]

He had a good year. Whether he's a good ball player remains to be seen.

Based on minor league numbers, the average might be a bit on the high side, but most of his numbers seem to fit pretty well, time will tell for sure

I think he settles in as a .270 average type hitter with lots of walks, 20 HR power and good defense, which would make him a pretty good 3B in the league

 

[Windingmywatch]

It's not a matter of if..... The only question is when???? I hope he's on a short leash. The guy is weakest link on the team.

So was Murphy ... and his short leash lasted until September.

 

[Broseidon]

You might want to check your stats again before saying Colby Lewis is not a pitcher who gets a lot of strikeouts. He has a career K/9 of 7.63. That's definitely in the mid to upper levels of starting pitchers as far as strikeouts go. If you just take his stats over his last few seasons as a Ranger, his K numbers are even better, almost 1 per inning. This notion that he can't strike anyone out now is quite far from reality.

As jta said, he just needs to work on finding consistency with his new stride and he will be fine.

I was mistaken. Lewis was a mid to upper level strike out pitcher before elbow and hip surgeries kept him out of baseball for a year and a half.

But, it's pretty optimistic to assume he'll be fine after such a long layoff. It's not like there is a long track record of pitchers coming back from hip resurfacing.

 

[Broseidon]

Trust me. Getting abd 85mph fastball in the back sends a message. There's nothing to be lost in spring training. This turn the other cheek stuff is bull shit. Fine, you got under my skin and now you have bruised ribs. Take pride in that if you want, but do it again and maybe you'll have cracked ribs next time.

And now there's a target on a Rangers rib cage.

 

[jta4437]

I was mistaken. Lewis was a mid to upper level strike out pitcher before elbow and hip surgeries kept him out of baseball for a year and a half.

But, it's pretty optimistic to assume he'll be fine after such a long layoff. It's not like there is a long track record of pitchers coming back from hip resurfacing.

Everything I've heard is physically he's great, it just adjusting his mechanics to the longer stride he's now capable of, with a longer stride he's actually eventually able to get more into his pitches, so time will tell

 

[Broseidon]

Everything I've heard is physically he's great, it just adjusting his mechanics to the longer stride he's now capable of, with a longer stride he's actually eventually able to get more into his pitches, so time will tell

Like I said, I hope I'm wrong.

 

[RevSader]

Based on minor league numbers, the average might be a bit on the high side, but most of his numbers seem to fit pretty well, time will tell for sure

I think he settles in as a .270 average type hitter with lots of walks, 20 HR power and good defense, which would make him a pretty good 3B in the league

Darin Erstad. One crazy year and a few good ones and then lots of meh ones.

 

[DT LUNA]

FYI....For those who may not be getting TX21, MLB is showing the game at 7:00 pm.

 

[Windingmywatch]

I think if you want to shut up a mouthy batter then strike him out, dont give him a free base. Drilling the batter just shows they got under your skin, which is exactly what they're trying to do.

Nah ... Colby didn't want to show him his good stuff in ST ...

 

[RevSader]

Like I said, I hope I'm wrong.

You're hopefully just being overly cautious in your estimations of him. If it's the end of April and Colby still isn't there, then I will be sad.

 

[donaldson79]

Darin Erstad. One crazy year and a few good ones and then lots of meh ones.

Yeah, after all he only played 14 years and hit over .270 in eight of them with a LT average of .282.

If he were a Ranger you'd sing his praises.

 

[Broseidon]

You're hopefully just being overly cautious in your estimations of him. If it's the end of April and Colby still isn't there, then I will be sad.

I think hip resurfacing is a bigger deal than others

 

[Windingmywatch]

What better time to send a message to a mouthy prick?

... especially since he did't want to miss his opportunity in event he doesn't make the roster.

 

[Broseidon]

FYI....For those who may not be getting TX21, MLB is showing the game at 7:00 pm.

Wonder which broadcast they'll go with

 

[Broseidon]

Nah ... Colby didn't want to show him his good stuff in ST ...

... especially since he did't want to miss his opportunity in event he doesn't make the roster.

Well played

 

[RevSader]

Yeah, after all he only played 14 years and hit over .270 in eight of them with a LT average of .282.

If he were a Ranger you'd sing his praises.

Yeah I would be singing the praises of a guy who had a 93 career OPS+ and only broke 100 three times in 14 years...you totally nailed me on that one.

 

[jta4437]

I think hip resurfacing is a bigger deal than others

Well apparently he feels great, better than he has in years

I think we see him in April sometime