Rangers on the road for 4 in Tampa - 4/12-15

[saddles]

You are already seeing it to a certain degree with the pitching staff, 2 gone for the year and maybe 3 when they get a better read on Bush...

True, but the subject is hitting.

 

[saddles]

You and a whole lot of other people hope this is true...

I just don't see them spending big bucks on free agents...

We will have to wait and see. If you are right then we are doomed to mediocrity or slightly better, at best.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

True, but the subject is hitting.

Against supposedly superior pitching but they haven't faced a true ace yet that owns them regularly, only a couple hot pitchers with normally mid +4 ERAs...

 

[saddles]

Against supposedly superior pitching but they haven't faced a true ace yet that owns them regularly, only a couple hot pitchers with normally mid +4 ERAs...

So you think our hitters may get worse then?

 

[saddles]

 

[Uncle Siggy]

So you think our hitters may get worse then?

Didn't say that, I said those pitchers were "better than usual" which is actually par for the course for any player, you have good days and you have bad days...

So interpret that however you want

 

[saddles]

Didn't say that, I said those pitchers were "better than usual" which is actually par for the course for any player, you have good days and you have bad days...

So interpret that however you want

It does seem like over the last few years, we have had a knack of making pitchers look better than usual.

 

[DT LUNA]

Just reviewed stats and noticed Lowe and Solak have more SO than Gallo. Gallo 14 Solak 17 Lowe 18
And we have not seen anyone's best. As @saddles predicts most of these players may not be here in 2024. But it is early in the season and anything is possible and the Odor trade proves that.

 

[saddles]

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Dipping in to say Glasnow and Ryu definitely count as far as facing TORPs.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

And our ST wonder this year so far seems to have been David Dahl...

Year	Tm	Age	GS	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	OppQual
2021	TEX	27		15	44	38	7	15	4	0	1	7	0	0	4	12	.395	.455	.579	1.033	22	0	1	0	1	0	6.7

Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
TEX	AL	10	41	38	6	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	11	.184	.200	.237	.437	22	9	0	0	1	1	0	/7DH

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/14/2021.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Just reviewed stats and noticed Lowe and Solak have more SO than Gallo. Gallo 14 Solak 17 Lowe 18

And Taveras has a higher SO percentage, he's at 50%

 

[scotsman1948]

Arihara pitched his way out that mess

 

[DT LUNA]

And Taveras has a higher SO percentage, he's at 50%

Leody needs to go down and work on hitting. He does not belong on this level yet.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

I have no idea what to make of this team but damned if they aren't fascinating to watch.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Waiting to see a replay but it appears Garcia got massively screwed

 

[DT LUNA]

Waiting to see a replay but it appears Garcia got massively screwed

Got a feeling @Nightcrawler will let us know

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Waiting to see a replay but it appears Garcia got massively screwed

Close call and a tough break

 

[DT LUNA]

WIN

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

WIN

more decent hitting and solid pitching