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There are only 12 games left in what has become a very bad, disappointing season. The Rangers currently hold the 6th best draft lottery odds for next year's draft. Anything from 5th to 12th is in play. A sweep by either team in this series would have huge implications in the lottery slot sweepstakes. The Blue Jays have a record one game better than the Rangers, currently.
Eovaldi, Bradford and Rocker are our pitchers for this series.
Eovaldi needs 4 more innings for his option to vest, although it seems very likely that he will test the free agent waters. That brings up the question as to whether or not the Rangersbshould pursue an expensive starting pitcher in free pitcher.
My thinking is they shouldn't do that so they can spend on the bullpen. Although CY seems a little less hesitant to spend on the pen than his mentor did, he still seems to greatly prefer spending on starting pitching. I guess that should be considered a natural tendency for an ex-starting pitxher.
If we do contend next year, I would imagine we will once again be short in the bullpen until a deadline deal or three is made.
But, we have the final 12 games of this season to get through first. The outcome of which could greatly determine if we get close to a can't miss prospect in the first round next year, or if we pick after those kinds of players are gone. Let's hope the pick we get is a lot closer to a Wyatt Langford-type than a Malcolm Moore-type.
Eovaldi, Bradford and Rocker are our pitchers for this series.
Eovaldi needs 4 more innings for his option to vest, although it seems very likely that he will test the free agent waters. That brings up the question as to whether or not the Rangersbshould pursue an expensive starting pitcher in free pitcher.
My thinking is they shouldn't do that so they can spend on the bullpen. Although CY seems a little less hesitant to spend on the pen than his mentor did, he still seems to greatly prefer spending on starting pitching. I guess that should be considered a natural tendency for an ex-starting pitxher.
If we do contend next year, I would imagine we will once again be short in the bullpen until a deadline deal or three is made.
But, we have the final 12 games of this season to get through first. The outcome of which could greatly determine if we get close to a can't miss prospect in the first round next year, or if we pick after those kinds of players are gone. Let's hope the pick we get is a lot closer to a Wyatt Langford-type than a Malcolm Moore-type.
