Series Thread: Rangers Host the Astros for Three Games September 4-6

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Rangers have 29 games left. My prediction: 12-17.

1-3 so far

 

[Duane1952]

I would have probably DFA’ed Sborz before Otto

I would have too. But Bochy and CY like him. Why the put so much faith in him and Howard when he was here beyond reasonable.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

I would have too. But Bochy and CY like him. Why the put so much faith in him and Howard when he was here beyond reasonable.

Howard pitched in 3 games this season. Once in June and twice in July. Don't think Bochy or CY put any faith in him.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Otto DFA’ed and Ian Kennedy called up

One bum for another. Great! Well,, crossing my fingers on Kennedy but his time has passed.

 

[scotsman1948]

I would have too. But Bochy and CY like him. Why the put so much faith in him and Howard when he was here beyond reasonable.

Sometimes when you have employees there will be one or two that just never pan out but you think you see something in them and continue to hope they turn it around. In the case of Howard and Sborz they made decisions and found themselves in a death spiral

 

[scotsman1948]

One bum for another. Great! Well,, crossing my fingers on Kennedy but his time has passed.

No argument but maybe he’ll do a lot better than Sborz

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

No argument but maybe he’ll do a lot better than Sborz

hard to do much worse

 

[scotsman1948]

hard to do much worse

So true

 

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[saddles]

One name to no forget about for the pen next year is Brett Martin. They kept him this past offseason before DLing him in ST. They must like him a lot.

 

[fanman8825]

Hopefully, he will have to get acclimated to almost a whole new bullpen next year.

Yeah I am only trying to sign Stratton. Bradford under our control(Keeping him)Not resigning Chapman, Burke, Smith, Perez(will want to be a starter somewhere) and Sborz.
Leclerc still under contract.
I see at least 4 or 5 replacements

 

[saddles]

Lol

Maybe a rotation piece, but he isn't Ragans.

 

[jaar01]

This is the same front office that went to John King time after time after time and he was terrible. So not a lot of faith in any bullpen decisions they make.

 

[fanman8825]

That didn’t last long

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Lol

Maybe a rotation piece, but he isn't Ragans.

Ditto that.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Based on his injury he could always do that. Can he hit? Let me know when he starts taking batting practice. Losing a CY candidate and ROY winner for sure and an All Star catcher for a time who is just now getting close to 100% was a kick in the gut.

 

[saddles]

Yeah I am only trying to sign Stratton. Bradford under our control(Keeping him)Not resigning Chapman, Burke, Smith, Perez(will want to be a starter somewhere) and Sborz.
Leclerc still under contract.
I see at least 4 or 5 replacements

Stratton has been good for us, but I am not married to signing him. If we do, that's fine. As long as we get enough quality guys, I am fine.