Our Texas Rangers vs the dreaded Seattle Mariners 8/26 - 8/28

[WastinSomeTime]

OT: some American League team has claimed Kendrys Morales.

Also saw Javier Lopez has been put on waivers and his salary is $836,000. He will be claimed and here are his stats from MLB Rumors: Lopez has a masterful 1.99 ERA with 8.2 K/9, 3.1 BB/9 and a monstrous 64 percent ground-ball rate.

 

[pegasusredleg]

OT: some American League team has claimed Kendrys Morales.

If the FO thinks Berkman won't be coming back it might be us but I doubt it. Don't know, there are no sluggers down at AAA RR so no help from there when the roster expands. Morales would be a guy that can give Beltre some protection batting 5th. Walk Beltre and you still have a long ball threat from Morales.

 

[scotsman1948]

Also saw Javier Lopez has been put on waivers and his salary is $836,000. He will be claimed and here are his stats from MLB Rumors: Lopez has a masterful 1.99 ERA with 8.2 K/9, 3.1 BB/9 and a monstrous 64 percent ground-ball rate.

problem is the giants think they should get a top prospect for him and he would just be a rental

 

[scotsman1948]

If the FO thinks Berkman won't be coming back it might be us but I doubt it. Don't know, there are no sluggers down at AAA RR so no help from there when the roster expands. Morales would be a guy that can give Beltre some protection batting 5th. Walk Beltre and you still have a long ball threat from Morales.

could not agree more about needing a bat behind adrian

 

[pegasusredleg]

OT: some American League team has claimed Kendrys Morales.

Over at the MLB site some A's fans think they got him. Asked for the source of their info.

 

[pegasusredleg]

Tonight's lineup:
Gentry CF (R)
Andrus SS (R)
Kinsler 2B (R)
Beltre 3B (R)
Pierzynski C (L)
Rios RF (R)
Baker LF (R)
Moreland 1B (L)
Profar DH (S)

 

[Windingmywatch]

TEX against Joe Saunders ... Joe Saunders vs. Batters - Baseball-Reference.com

Would have been nice to see Baker batting higher ... 7 for 16 w/2HRs and .438 .471 .875 1.346 slash ... and might have been a good night to start Geo who is 4 for 8 against Saunders. AJ only 5 for 22 .227 .227 .273 .500 which is behind Murphy.

 

[BLeslie59Rangers]

Tonight's lineup:
Gentry CF (R)
Andrus SS (R)
Kinsler 2B (R)
Beltre 3B (R)
Pierzynski C (L)
Rios RF (R)
Baker LF (R)
Moreland 1B (L)
Profar DH (S)

Its good to see Moreland back in there vs that Rosales nonsense...

 

[pegasusredleg]

TEX against Joe Saunders ... Joe Saunders vs. Batters - Baseball-Reference.com

Would have been nice to see Baker batting higher ... 7 for 16 w/2HRs and .438 .471 .875 1.346 slash

Well maybe Kinsler, Beltre and Rios get on base and Baker hits a granny

 

[darrylgann]

Hate these 9 o'clock games! Come eleven I'm not going to care who's winning!

 

[Windingmywatch]

Hate these 9 o'clock games! Come eleven I'm not going to care who's winning!

... unfortunately game will go to midnight CT.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Its good to see Moreland back in there vs that Rosales nonsense...

Would you have rather see Murphy start in LF? Rosales at 1b freed up Baker to play LF.

Additional advantage was that Baker isn't fast enough to run into Gentry on any possible angle in the universe.

 

[BLeslie59Rangers]

Hate these 9 o'clock games! Come eleven I'm not going to care who's winning!

Yeh, hate the West Coast swings. I have to miss the last half of the game...

 

[BLeslie59Rangers]

Tigers already behind....

 

[BLeslie59Rangers]

Would you have rather see Murphy start in LF? Rosales at 1b freed up Baker to play LF.

Additional advantage was that Baker isn't fast enough to run into Gentry on any possible angle in the universe.

I'm not getting you...Moreland playing first, Baker can still go to left....I'm not concerned about the righty v lefty matchup in this case. Moreland is better than Rosales at first regardless...

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Tigers already behind....

They could never beat the Angels, lost the season series to the Rangers and so are they going to get kicked by another AL West team? Hope not.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I'm not getting you...Moreland playing first, Baker can still go to left....I'm not concerned about the righty v lefty matchup in this case. Moreland is better than Rosales at first regardless...

I enjoyed what Rosales did to Sale.

 

[BLeslie59Rangers]

I enjoyed what Rosales did to Sale.

I almost typed that at the end....Moreland rather than Rosales except when Sale is pitching!! :rollseyes:

 

[BLeslie59Rangers]

They could never beat the Angels, lost the season series to the Rangers and so are they going to get kicked by another AL West team? Hope not.

That HR king - Coco Crisp just hit another one...what a joke. He's had 4 HR's in the last 5 games....

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Is Leonys on the DL?