Series Thread: Rangers Host the White Sox For Three Games July 20-22

[saddles]

A couple of years from now we could be better and need guys who are the next Mitch Brattt or Kohl Drake to help us out. So, don't trade them now to slightly benefit a mediocre team now. Instead, keep them to help out a better team in a couple of years. What if we had traded Evan Carter in 2022 and didn't have him to rescue us in September and October of 2023?

 

[fanman8825]

A couple of years from now we could be better and need guys who are the next Mitch Brattt or Kohl Drake to help us out. So, don't trade them now to slightly benefit a mediocre team now. Instead, keep them to help out a better team in a couple of years. What if we had traded Evan Carter in 2022 and didn't have him to rescue us in September and October of 2023?

Right now it would have been nice to have Kohl Drake starting instead of Alexander, Quantrill and whoever else follows later on this evening.
CY should think long and hard before trading Dalton Pence because we may need him next year in a similar situation.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Listening to a clip of 105.3 talking about what is the problem with our minor league system. No mention of us decimating it. They did question our issue with developing our minor league players which I can agree with that.

 

[Kelleyman]

From Scott Lucas:

That was Marco Gonzales's first scoreless outing of 3+ innings since August 2021 (68 appearances ago)

Still looks fringe. Total finesse pitcher but maybe ok as long man until Cal takes it over

 

[Kelleyman]

A couple of years from now we could be better and need guys who are the next Mitch Brattt or Kohl Drake to help us out. So, don't trade them now to slightly benefit a mediocre team now. Instead, keep them to help out a better team in a couple of years. What if we had traded Evan Carter in 2022 and didn't have him to rescue us in September and October of 2023?

Yes at a minimum CY bailed on keeping some AAA starter depth. Not smart

 

[saddles]

Still looks fringe. Total finesse pitcher but maybe ok as long man until Cal takes it over

Yeah, I think he just faced a lineup that was resigned to losing the game. I wouldn't expect anything like that in a much closer game.

 

[saddles]

Any score?

DT, I emailed BZZR about the problem you were having. They sent me this email in reply:

Hi Bennie! Try using the first link below for your friend. The code is the last 6 digits shown (GVDWG3) when you come to the screen to verify.

Your Victory+ Season Pass subscription has been transferred to BZZR, requiring no
additional payment. To activate your subscription, click your personalized link below and
create a BZZR account using the email address used when signing up for Victory+. Once
your BZZR account is created, you will have immediate access to watch Texas Rangers
baseball for the remainder of the 2026 regular season.

Click here to begin:
https://bzzr.com/redeem?code=GVDWG3

You can view the games on the web at https://bzzr.com

Also, you can download the native BZZR apps for Apple and Google App stores:

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You can download the AppleTV, Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire apps from each of the stores as well available today. It may take a couple of hours to show up in the App Stores.

(Samsung, Roku, and LG available later in August/September)


Best,
Troy Busot

I hope this helps.

 

[Duane1952]

DT, I emailed BZZR about the problem you were having. They sent me this email in reply:

Hi Bennie! Try using the first link below for your friend. The code is the last 6 digits shown (GVDWG3) when you come to the screen to verify.

Your Victory+ Season Pass subscription has been transferred to BZZR, requiring no
additional payment. To activate your subscription, click your personalized link below and
create a BZZR account using the email address used when signing up for Victory+. Once
your BZZR account is created, you will have immediate access to watch Texas Rangers
baseball for the remainder of the 2026 regular season.

Click here to begin:
https://bzzr.com/redeem?code=GVDWG3

You can view the games on the web at https://bzzr.com

Also, you can download the native BZZR apps for Apple and Google App stores:

Apple: BZZR App - App Store

Google: BZZR - Apps on Google Play

You can download the AppleTV, Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire apps from each of the stores as well available today. It may take a couple of hours to show up in the App Stores.

(Samsung, Roku, and LG available later in August/September)


Best,
Troy Busot

I hope this helps.

I wish there was a phone number you could call that they actually answered. Hope it works DT.

 

[DTLUNA]

DT, I emailed BZZR about the problem you were having. They sent me this email in reply:

Hi Bennie! Try using the first link below for your friend. The code is the last 6 digits shown (GVDWG3) when you come to the screen to verify.

Your Victory+ Season Pass subscription has been transferred to BZZR, requiring no
additional payment. To activate your subscription, click your personalized link below and
create a BZZR account using the email address used when signing up for Victory+. Once
your BZZR account is created, you will have immediate access to watch Texas Rangers
baseball for the remainder of the 2026 regular season.

Click here to begin:
https://bzzr.com/redeem?code=GVDWG3

You can view the games on the web at https://bzzr.com

Also, you can download the native BZZR apps for Apple and Google App stores:

Apple: BZZR App - App Store

Google: BZZR - Apps on Google Play

You can download the AppleTV, Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire apps from each of the stores as well available today. It may take a couple of hours to show up in the App Stores.

(Samsung, Roku, and LG available later in August/September)


Best,
Troy Busot

I hope this helps.

Thanks Saddles. I will try and hopefully this will be successful.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

From Shawn McFarland:

Josh Jung said his calf feels fine and that the off night is more precautionary than anything.

 

[saddles]

The Red Sox have now won 15 straight. They have a second game left to play this evening as part of a doubleheader.

The Mariners are currently losing, but it is still early and close.

 

[fanman8825]

Thanks Saddles. I will try and hopefully this will be successful.

Hope you get back on soon DT. We need you. Also were all lucky to have Saddles on here providing us with help so we can watch our favorite team. Not to mention his articles on certain prospects to give us all in depth information on the player.

 

[saddles]

Hope you get back on soon DT. We need you. Also were all lucky to have Saddles on here providing us with help so we can watch our favorite team. Not to mention his articles on certain prospects to give us all in depth information on the player.

Thank you

 

[fanman8825]

Thank you

Your Welcome

 

[fanman8825]

The Red Sox have now won 15 straight. They have a second game left to play this evening as part of a doubleheader.

The Mariners are currently losing, but it is still early and close.

Reds just retake the lead 5-3

 

[DTLUNA]

Hope you get back on soon DT. We need you. Also were all lucky to have Saddles on here providing us with help so we can watch our favorite team. Not to mention his articles on certain prospects to give us all in depth information on the player.

Saddles is a good example why I have always wanted to meet and know each of you. Can't have to many friends.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

What do you guys think about this pitcher mentioned on MLB Trade Rumors:

Right-hander Peter Strzelecki has opted out of his minor league deal with the Brewers, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He is now a free agent and eligible to sign with any club.

Strzelecki, 31, started this year with the Brewers on a minor league deal. He was selected to the big league roster in May but then was designated for assignment the next day without pitching in a game. After clearing waivers, he elected free agency and signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. He opted out of that deal last month and circled back to the Brewers.

Around all those transactions, Strzelecki has thrown 31 Triple-A innings with a 4.06 earned run average. His underlying numbers are far better, as his 28.5% strikeout rate, 4.6% walk rate and 42.7% ground ball rate are all better than average. In his major league career, he has logged 83 2/3 innings with a 3.44 ERA, 24% strikeout rate, 8.4% walk rate and 35.8% ground ball rate.

He’ll head to the open market to see what kinds of opportunities are out there. There’s a lot of roster shuffling happening at this time of year, with the trade deadline coming up on August 3. As teams wheel and deal, perhaps an opening will be available for Strzelecki. If he catches on somewhere, he is out of options but hasn’t yet qualified for arbitration, meaning he is theoretically cheaply controllable for many years if things go especially well.

 

[fanman8825]

Saddles is a good example why I have always wanted to meet and know each of you. Can't have to many friends.

Same here. We all come on here to talk Rangers but feel like I have new friends on here as I have had the privilege to get to know all of you.

 

[DTLUNA]

What do you guys think about this pitcher mentioned on MLB Trade Rumors:

Right-hander Peter Strzelecki has opted out of his minor league deal with the Brewers, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He is now a free agent and eligible to sign with any club.

Strzelecki, 31, started this year with the Brewers on a minor league deal. He was selected to the big league roster in May but then was designated for assignment the next day without pitching in a game. After clearing waivers, he elected free agency and signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. He opted out of that deal last month and circled back to the Brewers.

Around all those transactions, Strzelecki has thrown 31 Triple-A innings with a 4.06 earned run average. His underlying numbers are far better, as his 28.5% strikeout rate, 4.6% walk rate and 42.7% ground ball rate are all better than average. In his major league career, he has logged 83 2/3 innings with a 3.44 ERA, 24% strikeout rate, 8.4% walk rate and 35.8% ground ball rate.

He’ll head to the open market to see what kinds of opportunities are out there. There’s a lot of roster shuffling happening at this time of year, with the trade deadline coming up on August 3. As teams wheel and deal, perhaps an opening will be available for Strzelecki. If he catches on somewhere, he is out of options but hasn’t yet qualified for arbitration, meaning he is theoretically cheaply controllable for many years if things go especially well.

As bad as we need pitching without repeating another Gore abortion, why not take a chance on the cheap.