Series Thread: Rangers Host the Royals For Three Games June 21-23

[jaar01]

Not expecting much from Max today. Hoping for 3-4 innings. Guessing he gives up a few runs.
To get the sweep we'll need the offense to show up big today.

 

[fanman8825]

again, short-term fixes one of which is contingent on Carter's healthy return which i can agree on but in the long-term we have other needs that a trade of 1 or maybe 2 of them could provide those need

Duran can play IF and OF. Agree with keeping Smith of course but Duran needs to stay and they will have to find someone else if they bring Foscue up.

Yes agree Duran needs to stay. Duran has 5 defensive saves playing in left field. Remember him throwing out Marsh from the Phillies trying to test his arm. If not mistaken he hit 98 or 99 on the radar throwing guys out at home and being accurate.
Smith is a no brainer. Been phenomenal this year.
They will send down Wendzel because Grossman is Bochys boy.
Not sure why Leody is still on this team other than Bochy being loyal to him. The guy has little trade value because he Is playing worse than last year.

 

[saddles]

This is the awful All Star hat.

 

[saddles]

OPS is one even though he should be ahead of Cabrera and IKF (east coast votes)but I think the other issue is many don't think of him as a 3b candidate. I haven't looked at the ballots but would he have to be a write in vote? But he deserves to be there in some capacity.

He is on the ballot at 3B.

 

[saddles]

Foscue will be coming up soon and they will have a really tough decision to make with him, Duran and Smith. we can only keep 2 and Smith is a no-brainer to stay and i want to see Foscue up with the team the rest of this season and all of next so Duran should be part of a package at the trade deadline

They may want him for 1B.

 

[saddles]

Send Grossman or even Leody down and keep all three.

Yeah, Duran and Smith are so versatile that there is room for them and Foscue.

 

[saddles]

When needing room on the 40-man, Newberg reminds that both Church and Corniell are 60-day DL candidates.

 

[fanman8825]

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Wow it is

 

[Duane1952]

again, short-term fixes one of which is contingent on Carter's healthy return which i can agree on but in the long-term we have other needs that a trade of 1 or maybe 2 of them could provide those needs

Trade Garcia. Have Smith or Duran in left. Langford in CF. Carter in RF. Duran DH. Foscue could play first against left handers.

 

[saddles]

Possible, eventual 40-man roster casualties;

Anderson
Yerry
Grossman
White
Ornelas
Wendzel

And maybe, Jankowski

Also, we could trade Taveras. And possibly Lowe ,if we acquire another 1B.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Nice 1st by Scherzer

 

[fanman8825]

Trade Garcia. Have Smith or Duran in left. Langford in CF. Carter in RF. Duran DH. Foscue could play first against left handers.

Very interesting because we can possibly get something back in a package for Garcia. It would be a tough one for me because of the flamboyant edge Garcia gave us in the playoffs last year.
Just don’t see what value Leody has at the moment, unless he is packaged.
Should have moved him in the offseason coming off his best year batting 266 with 67 RBIs.

 

[saddles]

From Evan Grant:

A 10 pitch first inning for Max Scherzer. Fastball sat about 93.5 mph. ... He struck out Bobby Witt on a fastball up that seemed to explode late at 94.3 mph.

 

[DT LUNA]

Very interesting because we can possibly get something back in a package for Garcia. It would be a tough one for me because of the flamboyant edge Garcia gave us in the playoffs last year.
Just don’t see what value Leody has at the moment, unless he is packaged.
Should have moved him in the offseason coming off his best year batting 266 with 67 RBIs.

Simply no reason why we can't keep Duran, Smith and Foscue.Carter will be coming back but plenty of choices to trade for him.

 

[saddles]

I read where Scherzer's fastball averaged 93.1 mph over his first 5 starts last year.

 

[jaar01]

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Is that orange? And if so...why?

 

[DT LUNA]

Garcia does not need to be in the lineup. Send him down till he figures it out.

 

[fanman8825]

Simply no reason why we can't keep Duran, Smith and Foscue.Carter will be coming back but plenty of choices to trade for him.

With you completely. Would like to see this lineup a healthy Carter mixed in with the other 3 guys you mentioned.

 

[fanman8825]

Garcia does not need to be in the lineup. Send him down till he figures it out.

We could have really used just a hit from him. Don’t have to swing for the fence

 

[WastinSomeTime]

We could have really used just a hit from him. Don’t have to swing for the fence

He was guessing breaking pitch and guessed wrong.