Rangers head to Beantown to help the Red Sox get back in the race: Aug 20-22

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Pirates win

Diamondbacks up by 2 after 6.

 

[darrylgann]

Thank you Pittsburgh! W!

 

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Snyder debuts with clean 9th inning, first K

Every baseball player dreams of the day they’ll get the call to the Majors. In Nick Snyder’s case, he got 15. The righty reliever, who made his MLB debut with a clean ninth inning in the Rangers' 10-1 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night, was called up from

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The righty reliever, whom the Rangers brought up from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, revisited the night (and morning) he received the news he’d be joining the big league club in Boston:

“It’s a pretty funny story,” Snyder said. “I was playing Call of Duty late the night before, probably until like 2 a.m. And then I keep hearing buzzing in my sleep. I’m like, ‘What is going on?’ And I subconsciously wake up I guess, and see 15 missed calls and [director of Minor League operations] Paul Kruger’s calling me at that moment. So I answered the phone all groggy like, ‘Hey Paul, what’s going on?’ And he’s like, ‘Hey there, [are] you a little worried? You missed 14 calls.’”

Worry sank in momentarily for Snyder, before Kruger’s next words snapped him out of his grogginess and turned the worry into excitement.

“You’re going to the big leagues, man,” Kruger said. “Glad you picked this up.”

The attempts to reach Snyder started around 5:30 a.m., and the news was finally delivered by 7. Fifteen calls later, who was the first person Snyder dialed to share that he was going to be a big leaguer?
“My dad. My dad and my mom, of course,” Snyder, 25, said with a smile. “I think they were more excited than I was, it was pretty cool.”

Snyder spent much of his baseball life as a shortstop, until he was convinced by scouts to give pitching a chance. Fast forward to 2017, when Snyder was selected by Texas as a reliever in the 19th round of the Draft out of Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla. He played two seasons with the Rookie club before making his professional debut with Class A Advanced Hickory in 2019. Snyder appeared in 33 games with Hickory, compiling a 3.06 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 53 innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery in '20.

 

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I just noticed longtime Rangers prospect, Josh Morgan, is still playing for the Arkansas Travelers and he is primarily a catcher still.

 

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[darrylgann]

Damn it Arizona, it’s tied

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Hopefully tonight gets Garcia back on track

 

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Diamondbacks lost.

 

[Kelleyman]

 

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I am still very puzzled as to why this organization no longer has Hans Crouse and Tyler Phillips. Phillips was cast aside while many with lesser talent have remained.

As far as Crouse goes, I wonder if the front office determined to jettison him when he missed the Instructional League last fall? They have been known to hold a grudge or two.

Ironically, both pitchers are now on the Reading AA team.

 

[Kelleyman]

I am still very puzzled as to why this organization no longer has Hans Crouse and Tyler Phillips. Phillips was cast aside while many with lesser talent have remained.

As far as Crouse goes, I wonder if the front office determined to jettison him when he missed the Instructional League last fall? They have been known to hold a grudge or two.

Ironically, both pitchers are now on the Reading AA team.

Sounds they just valued Howard more as a SP and Crouse was deemed to be a reliever.
I was hoping they would keep Tyler Phillips but the pitching does seem to be coming around in the minors

 

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Sounds they just valued Howard more as a SP and Crouse was deemed to be a reliever.
I was hoping they would keep Tyler Phillips but the pitching does seem to be coming around in the minors

Lol. Howard is already pitching like a reliever and Crouse isn't.

Like Keith Law said, I wouldn't have traded Crouse for Howard, straight up.

 

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Ornelas was a part of my projected 2024 Opening Day roster in my post the other day. I don't think he should be overlooked. I had him as a bench player.

 

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Orioles lost again.

 

[darrylgann]

Don’t blow it Arizona like yesterday

 

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His problems were most likely because he is a spare.

 

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Don’t blow it Arizona like yesterday

Pirates lost.