Series Thread: Rangers Bats Awaken In Toronto August 12-14

[saddles]

It makes no sense to put him in the OF where we have a glut. Anything to keep from having him stay at 2B I guess.

 

[Nightcrawler]

It makes no sense to put him in the OF where we have a glut. Anything to keep from having him stay at 2B I guess.

Wouldn’t want to upset our “ core” and “ the future”.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

You know our offense is garbage right now when a guy I loved to see come in the game in Giles when he was at Houston because we had his number shuts us down.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Ever since we acquired this Solak kid he has done nothing but hit.

His slash line in a little over 100 PA is 340/.375/.680 for an OPS of 1.055.

He reminds me of another kid we traded for that did nothing but hit after we traded for him. We got that first kid when we traded Loaiza to the Blue Jay's. It was some kid named Young, Michael Young I believe. The difference being that Young's OPS was about 230 points lower than Solak's so far and Young did his damage in AA.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Ever since we acquired this Solak kid he has done nothing but hit.

His slash line in a little over 100 PA is 340/.375/.680 for an OPS of 1.055.

He reminds me of another kid we traded for that did nothing but hit after we traded for him. We got that first kid when we traded Loaiza to the Blue Jay's. It was some kid named Young, Michael Young I believe. The difference being that Young's OPS was about 230 points lower than Solak's so far and Young did his damage in AA.

JD doesn’t want to give up on his hand picked 2nd baseman odor.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Gallo, Elvis, Calhoun, Santana, Solak, and Heineman should all be in the Opening Day lineup next year.

 

[saddles]

Huff gets the honor in both leagues he has played in this year.

 

[saddles]

JD doesn’t want to give up on his hand picked 2nd baseman odor.

I think it is time to tell Roogie that he needs to gets some work in at other positions in the offseason because he will be a utility player in 2020.

 

[Nightcrawler]

I think it is time to tell Roogie that he needs to gets some work in at other positions in the offseason because he will be a utility player in 2020.

Should be, but this organization bends over backwards to see the little guy succeed. Until I see otherwise, I don’t expect to see any different.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Gallo, Elvis, Calhoun, Santana, Solak, and Heineman should all be in the Opening Day lineup next year.

I am good with that except Heinemen. I am not sold on him at this point.

 

[saddles]

I am good with that except Heinemen. I am not sold on him at this point.

I am not sold on him yet either, but I think we need to find out. He has had success at AAA so I think the only way we can find out how good he can become is to try him everyday up here for a few months. Is he a AAAA player or can he contribute up here? Let's find out.

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[Kelleyman]

I am not sold on him yet either, but I think we need to find out. He has had success at AAA so I think the only way we can find out how good he can become is to try him everyday up here for a few months. Is he a AAAA player or can he contribute up here? Let's find out.

Ok. I hope he gets more time this year. But they sent him down. Evidently they want to play DDJ more. FWIW. Scott does not pass the eye test near as well as Willie Rakes

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Well, at least we scored a run.

 

[saddles]

Ok. I hope he gets more time this year. But they sent him down. Evidently they want to play DDJ more. FWIW. Scott does not pass the eye test near as well as Willie Rakes

They can play DeShields for now, but it will be time to move on from him as a starter after this year. The same with Odor.

The eye test can be deceiving. Let's give him playing time and use the stats test. We have had a few guys fail that test who once passed the eye test.

 

[Nightcrawler]

I honestly forgot what hits with RISP looked like.

 

[Kelleyman]

They can play DeShields for now, but it will be time to move on from him as a starter after this year. The same with Odor.

The eye test can be deceiving. Let's give him playing time and use the stats test. We have had a few guys fail that test who once passed the eye test.

Which is why you let Heineman play this year

 

[saddles]

Which is why you let Heineman play this year

I don't get why they sent him down so quickly. Mayne it has to do with options or service time. Whatever they do with him this year, he still needs a lot of playing time next year to find out anything about him.