Rangers close out May with a helping of seafood at the Grill: TB @ TEX 5/30 - 6/2

[DT LUNA]

hasn't been so far, no. but the season ends in October, let's see where he's at then.

Fair enough and I hope he is what we paid for.

 

[saddles]

he's raised his average 40 points in the past two weeks. OBP up 38 points, SLG up 59 points and OPS up 97 points. If that's not heating up, I don't know what is.

I think the key is the difference between heating up and getting hot. I can warm up my hands on a cold day by rubbing them together. I would be heating them up. However, if i held them over a fire they would get a lot hotter. Hitting .283 over 13 games is nice, but hopefully, he has a lot better stretches in him than that.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

I think the key is the difference between heating up and getting hot. I can warm up my hands on a cold day by rubbing them together. I would be heating them up. However, if i held them over a fire they would get a lot hotter. Hitting .283 over 13 games is nice, but hopefully, he has a lot better stretches in him than that.

Conversely, in the same time frame, Seager's numbers:

AVG = down 10 points
OBP = down 10 points
SLG = down 14 points
OPS = down 23 points

Corey is a bigger concern than Marcus at the moment.

 

[Kelleyman]

My only point was in connection to range defensively and and overall defense.
Semien is less than expected but Seager is pretty much what I thought

Not addressing is he worth although said come t that if were going to get in FA bidding war it would ultimately end up in an overpay

Never mentioned heating up or lol on fire if that is only what is acceptable

 

[Kelleyman]

I think the key is the difference between heating up and getting hot. I can warm up my hands on a cold day by rubbing them together. I would be heating them up. However, if i held them over a fire they would get a lot hotter. Hitting .283 over 13 games is nice, but hopefully, he has a lot better stretches in him than that.

I think you just wanted Story like me. But the agent overpriced him or we probably would have had him. So Semien unless he blows it out will never be a successful signing
I am ok for now with Semien for now but he better get his defense in order. He is hitting better but yes he is not on fire

 

[True Rangers Fan]

@Kelleyman how was that funny

 

[WastinSomeTime]

he's raised his average 40 points in the past two weeks. OBP up 38 points, SLG up 59 points and OPS up 97 points. If that's not heating up, I don't know what is.

What I expect from him and I think we will see seasons where this happens is for him to hit in around the .260 range but with a much better slugging percentage that we have seen so far. I think it will happen. I do believe at times when guys get these big contracts at first they feel a lot of weight to produce and they put too much on themselves. Once the dust clears they get back to playing at the level they have been known to play at in the past.

 

[Kelleyman]

@Kelleyman how was that funny

Because you are right. Yet people want to pile on Semien. Probably more a chuckle

But yeah neither has gotten red hot. Good thing is team is playing more like a team and the entire lineup is no longer a black hole minus Garcia as it was last year.

 

[DT LUNA]

Conversely, in the same time frame, Seager's numbers:

AVG = down 10 points
OBP = down 10 points
SLG = down 14 points
OPS = down 23 points

Corey is a bigger concern than Marcus at the moment.

To be fair, I think we all saw two players with great performances before coming here. Obviously we hoped to see the same starting immediately and that didn't happen. My expectations have been disappointing to say the least but sometimes we forget the human part of being a ball player. Prehaps the same human part exsist in the fans as well. Players as well as fans sometimes fail to live in a world of reality.

 

[Kelleyman]

Last night was one of the more enjoyable games I have watched in years. With the youth on its way up. Thinking a lot of energy to make us more than credible
Need to clean up a few things but good times ahead

 

[Kelleyman]

Honestly if I were a player I would want to be a part of what they seem to be building.
Perhaps I am over optimistic but I guess that is where I am at

 

[saddles]

I think you just wanted Story like me. But the agent overpriced him or we probably would have had him. So Semien unless he blows it out will never be a successful signing
I am ok for now with Semien for now but he better get his defense in order. He is hitting better but yes he is not on fire

If he simply does what he has a history of doing he will only have a couple really good seasons here with a very remote chance at three. We are going to have to live with that. It is what it is.

 

[Kelleyman]

If he simply does what he has a history of doing he will only have a couple really good seasons here with a very remote chance at three. We are going to have to live with that. It is what it is.

I am hoping for good defense and maybe 3 30 HR seasons. I hope he can play well in clutch situations but I was concerned re Story defense but though TX was better suited for him offensively than Semien

We may have to live with that. I know all all depth at 2B in the minors was in the mix.
That might be a good thing though

 

[saddles]

I am hoping for good defense and maybe 3 30 HR seasons. I hope he can play well in clutch situations but I was concerned re Story defense but though TX was better suited for him offensively than Semien

We may have to live with that. I know all all depth at 2B in the minors was in the mix.
That might be a good thing though

Hopefully, Termarr Johnson will take over at 2B in 2026. Maybe by then both Seager and Semien will have moved on to 1B and DH ala Michael Young. I guess one of them could be traded by then, but who knows.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Hopefully, Termarr Johnson will take over at 2B in 2026. Maybe by then both Seager and Semien will have moved on to 1B and DH ala Michael Young. I guess one of them could be traded by then, but who knows.

Preller will trade for one

 

[Kelleyman]

Eli in LF interesting. And Josh at 3B

 

[Kelleyman]

Seeing this lineup makes me think Josh Smith has a shot at staying up

 

[DT LUNA]

Seeing this lineup makes me think Josh Smith has a shot at staying up

What makes you think so because I hope he does.

 

[Kelleyman]

What makes you think so because I hope he does.

Because Ibanez and Culbertson are not starting against the LHP

 

[scotsman1948]

Because Ibanez and Culbertson are not starting against the LHP

don't think either will be with us much longer