Series Thread: Rangers Host Athletics For Three Games April 24-26

[saddles]

After a successful opening to the homestead against the Pirates, the Rangers will now face their current rivals for the division lead, the Athletics. Both teams enter the series with 13-12 records. Overall, there are only 3.5 games separating the AL West division leaders from the last place Astros.

The offense is trending in the right direction for the most part. It is a shame that Langford got hurt because he was leading the way. Here is how our offense has fared for our hitters over the course of each of their last 5 games.

Wyatt Langford .400
Josh Jung .353
Ezequiel Duran .353
Evan Carter .294
Brandon Nimmo .273
Josh Smith .273
Joc Pederson .250
Corey Seager .158
Danny Jansen .158
Jake Burger .100

The Rangers will send Eovaldi, Gore and Rocker to the hill in these next 3 games.

At the current winning percentage the Rangers are on pace to finish 84-78. They would be 58-54 at the trade deadline.

Several of our hitters have fared well in the past against tonight's starter for the A's, Luis Severino. Only Seager, Burger and Jung has struggled against him. Really only Jung and Higashioka have done well against Springs who starts against us on Saturday. The sample sizes are mostly really small against Ginn, who starts Sunday's game.

Winning two out of three would be sufficient, but a sweep would really help in the standings. The offense needs to continue its recent trend, and we need to get a quality start out of all three starting pitchers.

 

[saddles]

From Scott Lucas:

Carter Baumler made his first rehab appearance; his fastball velocity was normal. Sometimes, clubs haven't been too eager to rush Rule 5 picks back to the Majors from their rehab assignments, treating them as sort of a miniature option period. We'll see in this case. Cal Quantrill is on the active roster and might be a casualty. Gavin Collyer has avoided hits, but he's also walked or hit five of 15 batters and has a 53% walk rate, both of which will will cause problems quickly if not improved.

RP Carter Baumler: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 SO

 

[Duane1952]

Tonight’s game is on KDAF 33.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Haggerty has been a disappointment so far this year. Wouldn't mind keeping Osuna up when Langford returns.

 

[saddles]

Haggerty has been a disappointment so far this year. Wouldn't mind keeping Osuna up when Langford returns.

I wonder if it is the lack of playing time and would Osuna suffer the same fate. Hard to tell.

 

[Kelleyman]

Guessing Haggerty gets the start tomorrow

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I wonder if it is the lack of playing time and would Osuna suffer the same fate. Hard to tell.

I have thought of that but Haggerty has been in that role before has had better production than what he is doing now.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Guessing Haggerty gets the start tomorrow

Hopefully Duran and we keep Nimmo and Carter starting.

 

[saddles]

I have thought of that but Haggerty has been in that role before has had better production than what he is doing now.

Yeah, but looking back on his game logs, I can't see a stretch like this one as far as only having 8 at bats or fewer over rhe course of three weeks, like he has currently.

His first year he play he went 0 for 4 in September. He has had 3 or 4 periods where he has had about 10 to 12 at bats over a 2 week period and he really struggled in every one of them.

He went 2 for 6 this year in his first week. Since then he has only had 8 at bats in 3 weeks. I can't see that he has had any history of doing even decent in any stretch close to this one. It is almost impossible to do well when used that infrequently, I would think.

He probably should have played in place of McCutchen. In that same time period McCutchen got 13 more at bats than Haggerry and only got 2 hits.

 

[Kelleyman]

Yeah, but looking back on his game logs, I can't see a stretch like this one as far as only having 8 at bats or fewer over rhe course of three weeks, like he has currently.

His first year he play he went 0 for 4 in September. He has had 3 or 4 periods where he has had about 10 to 12 at bats over a 2 week period and he really struggled in every one of them.

He went 2 for 6 this year in his first week. Since then he has only had 8 at bats in 3 weeks. I can't see that he has had any history of doing even decent in any stretch close to this one. It is almost impossible to do well when used that infrequently, I would think.

He probably should have played in place of McCutchen. In that same time period McCutchen got 13 more at bats than Haggerry and only got 2 hits.

That’s what I have expressed
Cutch is taking away Sam’s ABs

 

[Kelleyman]

Tix to Frisco RoughRiders game this evening. Lopez is pitching
The Drillers are tough
Hope Dreiling is playing

 

[saddles]

Tix to Frisco RoughRiders game this evening. Lopez is pitching
The Drillers are tough
Hope Dreiling is playing

I think Dreiling was activated yesterday.

See what you think about John Taylor.

 

[Kelleyman]

I think Dreiling was activated yesterday.

See what you think about John Taylor.

Will look into him. I had not kept up with him but did gear something re him earlier this
Re Dreiling. Not sure he played yesterday. Guess they got one hit

 

[comet28]

I'm going to the game on Sunday!

 

[saddles]

Will look into him. I had not kept up with him but did gear something re him earlier this
Re Dreiling. Not sure he played yesterday. Guess they got one hit

Dreiling went 0 for 3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

That’s what I have expressed
Cutch is taking away Sam’s ABs

For some reason I forgot about Cutch. Yeah, probably need to let him go.

 

[saddles]

Cabrera was part of the Gore trade.

From Nationals Player Development:

he keeps RAKING!

yeremy cabrera homers and is now hitting .328 with a 1.133 ops

 

[saddles]

Will look into him. I had not kept up with him but did gear something re him earlier this
Re Dreiling. Not sure he played yesterday. Guess they got one hit

I see John Taylor is playing 1B tonight. That is a new position for him. He had never played it before one day last week.

 

[saddles]

Yeah Eovaldi is not right this year. Or maybe it is Father Time.

 

[DTLUNA]

Does not appear to be our night.