Rangers head to NY to visit their old pals Rougie and Joey: 9/20-22

[DT LUNA]

Not satisfied with any but there are several I want to see more of before we start dumping them

My knock on IKF is lack of power for a SS

 

[scotsman1948]

My knock on IKF is lack of power for a SS

The problem is he is the prototypical lead off hitter whose job is to get on base for the big hitters and we don’t have any of those. He would be the perfect setup man for several teams but not this one.

 

[saddles]

 

[DTC]

The problem is he is the prototypical lead off hitter whose job is to get on base for the big hitters and we don’t have any of those. He would be the perfect setup man for several teams but not this one.

He needs to get his OBP up (.311) to about .340 and he would be a great lead off hitter

 

[saddles]

Jung was 4-5 last night with a double. His AAA OPS is up to 1.042. I am looking forward to him being at 3B on Olening Day next year. Maybe this time next year we will be saying that about several guys and mentioning some of these names:

Foscue
Huff
Smith
Crim
Wendzel

And then, this time two years from now, hopefully we will be saying that about guys like Carter, Harris, Duran and Van Zandt.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Jung was 4-5 last night with a double. His AAA OPS is up to 1.042. I am looking forward to him being at 3B on Olening Day next year. Maybe this time next year we will be saying that about several guys and mentioning some of these names:

Foscue
Huff
Smith
Crim
Wendzel

And then, this time two years from now, hopefully we will be saying that about guys like Carter, Harris, Duran and Van Zandt.

we'll have to see how he does in Spring Training first

 

[Kelleyman]

I think Jung starts in AAA to extend his clock

 

[DT LUNA]

we'll have to see how he does in Spring Training first

Fact. Big jump to the big's. Ref: Terry

 

[saddles]

This is from Baseball America. It is from their list if hottest prospects over this past week.

9. Josh Jung, 3B, Rangers
Team: Triple-A Round Rock (West)
Age: 24

Why He's Here: .409/.458/.773 (9-for-22), 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 2 BB, 7 SO

The Scoop: When the Rangers drafted Jung with the eighth overall pick in the 2019 draft, he had a reputation as one of the most advanced hitters in college baseball. He's living up to that billing as a career .311/.382/.517 hitter through his first 111 games in the minors, with most of that playing time coming at Double-A and Triple-A. The Rangers came into the year with a deep farm system, but between the ascension of Jung, drafting righthander Jack Leiter at No. 2 overall and the steps forward from righthander Cole Winn, they have three top 50 prospects in baseball. (BB)

10. Hans Crouse, RHP, Phillies
Team: Double-A Reading (Northeast)
Age: 23

Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.00, 1 GS, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO.

The Scoop: Crouse has made a solid first impression with his new team. Traded to Philadelphia in the deal that saw Ian Kennedy and Kyle Gibson also come to the Phillies in exchange for Spencer Howard, Kevin Gowdy and Josh Gessner, Crouse has shown he can find the strike zone with a funky, slow-to-fast delivery that begins with a slow leg kick and ends with a max-effort, head-whacking finish. Crouse finished his season with the second-longest outing of his season. He held opponents to a .189 average this year. (JC)

11. Owen White, RHP, Rangers
Team: Low-A Down East (East)
Age: 22

Why He’s Here: 1-0, 2.35, 7.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO

The Scoop: White’s performance on the final day of the regular season was among the most clutch of the week. With his team needing a win over Charleston to have a chance at a spot in the playoffs, White spun seven hitless innings with 10 strikeouts before the RiverDogs got to him a little bit in the eighth. Nonetheless, White’s outing carried Down East to the victory it needed, which paid off later in the day when Salem fell to Delmarva. Though injury limited White to just nine outings (eight starts), the righthander saved his best for last. He whiffed 33 hitters in 18.2 innings in September, the most of any pitcher in the minor leagues. (JN)

 

[saddles]

we'll have to see how he does in Spring Training first

Lol

 

[saddles]

I think Jung starts in AAA to extend his clock

Do they have a history of doing that?

 

[DT LUNA]

This is from Baseball America. It is from their list if hottest prospects over this past week.

9. Josh Jung, 3B, Rangers
Team: Triple-A Round Rock (West)
Age: 24

Why He's Here: .409/.458/.773 (9-for-22), 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 2 BB, 7 SO

The Scoop: When the Rangers drafted Jung with the eighth overall pick in the 2019 draft, he had a reputation as one of the most advanced hitters in college baseball. He's living up to that billing as a career .311/.382/.517 hitter through his first 111 games in the minors, with most of that playing time coming at Double-A and Triple-A. The Rangers came into the year with a deep farm system, but between the ascension of Jung, drafting righthander Jack Leiter at No. 2 overall and the steps forward from righthander Cole Winn, they have three top 50 prospects in baseball. (BB)

10. Hans Crouse, RHP, Phillies
Team: Double-A Reading (Northeast)
Age: 23

Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.00, 1 GS, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO.

The Scoop: Crouse has made a solid first impression with his new team. Traded to Philadelphia in the deal that saw Ian Kennedy and Kyle Gibson also come to the Phillies in exchange for Spencer Howard, Kevin Gowdy and Josh Gessner, Crouse has shown he can find the strike zone with a funky, slow-to-fast delivery that begins with a slow leg kick and ends with a max-effort, head-whacking finish. Crouse finished his season with the second-longest outing of his season. He held opponents to a .189 average this year. (JC)

11. Owen White, RHP, Rangers
Team: Low-A Down East (East)
Age: 22

Why He’s Here: 1-0, 2.35, 7.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO

The Scoop: White’s performance on the final day of the regular season was among the most clutch of the week. With his team needing a win over Charleston to have a chance at a spot in the playoffs, White spun seven hitless innings with 10 strikeouts before the RiverDogs got to him a little bit in the eighth. Nonetheless, White’s outing carried Down East to the victory it needed, which paid off later in the day when Salem fell to Delmarva. Though injury limited White to just nine outings (eight starts), the righthander saved his best for last. He whiffed 33 hitters in 18.2 innings in September, the most of any pitcher in the minor leagues. (JN)

Jung is a good example why draft position does not always mean so much. We won out in his case.

 

[saddles]

Fact. Big jump to the big's. Ref: Terry

There is also a huge jump from ST to the bigs, probably bigger than the jump from AA to the bigs.

 

[saddles]

Jung is a good example why draft position does not always mean so much. We won out in his case.

There are better prospects who were drafted in front of him.

And even with him going at 8th, that proves that 8th is better than 10th in the year he was picked. The kid picked 10th is still no higher than A ball this year and is hitting below .200.

The draft is nothing cut and dried for sure, but it isn't the luck of the draw either. Lol

 

[saddles]

Some fairly meaningless 2021 ST stats

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Making Pozo more versatile.

More Versatile Pozo. - MVP

 

[saddles]

 

[Kelleyman]

That was a close one …. Whew….lol

 

[Kelleyman]

Do they have a history of doing that?

Seems like they did once or twice but nothing blatant. New bargaining agreement ahead so potential to be a non factor
They have more of a history bringing up and letting them stay