Official Season Thread - 2013 Edition

[pegasusredleg]

Follow up...

Harrison exits with numbness in hand « Postcards From Elysian Fields

 

[WTXRangerFan]

You know guys, if Perez remains very solid down the stretch he could be making a play for ROY too.

after today & the buzz generated with a strong showing & the CG he is definitely in the running

 

[slugger82685]

did anyone see this on MLBTR?:

Jose Dariel Abreu Escapes From Cuba
By Charlie Wilmoth [August 11 at 10:37pm CST]
Slugging first baseman Jose Dariel Abreu has escaped from Cuba and is elsewhere in the Caribbean, Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald reports. It is unclear where Abreu is now (Ebro notes that various reports have placed Abreu in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti), but one agent with whom Abreu has had contact confirms that he is not in Cuba.

If in fact Abreu can make his way into the MLB free agent market, he'd have an enormous impact, likely earning the largest contract ever given to a Cuban player. The 26-year-old hit .453/.597/.986 in Cuba's Serie Nacional in 2010-2011 before hitting .394/.542/.837 in 2011-2012 and .382/.535/.735 in 2012-2013. Also in 2013, he hit .360/.385/.760 in six games for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic.

Those are, of course, stunning numbers, and ESPN Deportes' Jorge Morejon notes that Abreu will likely also benefit from a rising tide of good play by Cuban defectors like Yasiel Puig and Yoenis Cespedes. Grantland's Jonah Keri wrote in 2012 that Abreu "just might be the best hitter in the world," and Abreu's entry into the free agent market would surely be accompanied by a tidal wave of hype. Major League teams may not think quite the same way -- Keri notes that Abreu isn't particularly athletic, which might dampen teams' enthusiasm somewhat. But he quotes Athletics assistant GM David Forst comparing Abreu to Ryan Howard, which would still make Abreu a very valuable commodity.

Since Abreu is over 23 and has played Cuban professional baseball for more than three years, he would enter the market as an unrestricted free agent. He would appear to be in excellent position to receive more than Puig, who got seven years and $42MM from the Dodgers last June.

might be worth looking into....not sure if he is right or left handed, they compare him to Howard so he might be left handed. first base is a position we could use an upgrade at though and right now I think the Rangers FO is kicking themselves for not signing Fielder when they had the chance. Im not saying this guy would be a lock to produce, but we might be able to use his bat come next year or maybe even this year if he signs quick. I know he is already 26, but a 5 year deal shouldnt be out of the realm of possibility.....anyway, just something to think about.

 

[jta4437]

did anyone see this on MLBTR?:




might be worth looking into....not sure if he is right or left handed, they compare him to Howard so he might be left handed. first base is a position we could use an upgrade at though and right now I think the Rangers FO is kicking themselves for not signing Fielder when they had the chance. Im not saying this guy would be a lock to produce, but we might be able to use his bat come next year or maybe even this year if he signs quick. I know he is already 26, but a 5 year deal shouldnt be out of the realm of possibility.....anyway, just something to think about.

Fielder?

That guy will never achieve the value of his contract,

.6 WAR this year and even if you do WAR at a value of 5 million per, he's still about 20 million dollars short of achieving the vale of his contract for just this year

And even if you factor out his glove, he's still about 15 million short in value, which considering his bat is why he got that money to begin with is pretty sad

Its made even worse when his glove COST him a full WAR in value from 1.6 to .6

Yes WAR isn't the end all tell all, but its pretty damning when you have that big of a discrepancy between value provided and compensation received

 

[fordman84]

LOL, we just got Rosales again. What is going on?

 

[pegasusredleg]

LOL, we just got Rosales again. What is going on?

That poor guy is living out of a duffle bag.

 

[pegasusredleg]

Interesting...FWIW, last year after 119 games the Rangers were 69-50 (.580). Exactly as it is this year.

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

Harrison shut down for the year.

Foul Territory: Rangers' Matt Harrison out for season
Matt Harrison out for the year « Postcards From Elysian Fields

Said he was overcompensating for his back not being strong enough...which led to elbow issues / numbness in his hand.

 

[ESPN Refugee]

Harrison shut down for the year.

Foul Territory: Rangers' Matt Harrison out for season
Matt Harrison out for the year « Postcards From Elysian Fields

Said he was overcompensating for his back not being strong enough...which led to elbow issues / numbness in his hand.

I fully expect JD to get another starting pitcher before Sep1.

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

Also, Manny just got released.

 

[fanman8825]

Harrison shut down for the year.

Foul Territory: Rangers' Matt Harrison out for season
Matt Harrison out for the year « Postcards From Elysian Fields

Said he was overcompensating for his back not being strong enough...which led to elbow issues / numbness in his hand.

Wow that sucks but when this news came down after Harry's start on Friday, I did not feel optimistic about his return this year.

 

[romeo212000]

I fully expect JD to get another starting pitcher before Sep1.

I don't. Who would even get through waivers?

 

[fanman8825]

I don't. Who would even get through waivers?

At this point my hope is that no more starters go down. Talk about all the bad luck we have had with starting pitching this year. Its amazing were 19 games over 500 given the inconsistency with our offense. The acquisition of Garza is even more important now

 

[pegasusredleg]

At this point my hope is that no more starters go down. Talk about all the bad luck we have had with starting pitching this year. Its amazing were 19 games over 500 given the inconsistency with our offense.

Yu, Holland, Ogando, Garza need to stay healthy. That will be our rotation if we make the playoffs. Perez? He just might compete with Ogando for a spot. Let's see how he is doing by mid September.

 

[ESPN Refugee]

I don't. Who would even get through waivers?

Doesn't have to be a "name" pitcher but a starting pitcher that will be put on waiver and provide depth. You never know when injuries will happen.

 

[fanman8825]

Yu, Holland, Ogando, Garza need to stay healthy. That will be our rotation if we make the playoffs. Perez? He just might compete with Ogando for a spot. Let's see how he is doing by mid September.

I think Perez may get that spot escpecially since he has been pitching into later innings. He is really coming on but its still early. It would be nice to see Ogando atleast get into the 6th. Anything beyond that is a bonus

 

[romeo212000]

Yu, Holland, Ogando, Garza need to stay healthy. That will be our rotation if we make the playoffs. Perez? He just might compete with Ogando for a spot. Let's see how he is doing by mid September.

I'm betting Perez gets the spot over ogando.

 

[pegasusredleg]

I'm betting Perez gets the spot over ogando.

You just KNOW RW will mull too much about putting a Rookie pitcher in such a "spot" as one of four in a playoff rotation. I can see RW making Ogando the 4th in a playoff rotation with Perez ready to step into that roll (from the BP0 if Ogando cannot get the job done.

 

[romeo212000]

You just KNOW RW will mull too much about putting a Rookie pitcher in such a "spot" as one of four in a playoff rotation. I can see RW making Ogando the 4th in a playoff rotation with Perez ready to step into that roll (from the BP0 if Ogando cannot get the job done.

I would hope JD wouldn't let that happen.

 

[Hambombs]

I don't. Who would even get through waivers?

Dan haren?