Series Thread: Rangers Play Three Games in Washington Prior to the All Star Break July 7-9

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"Sam Huff continues to be Tony Gwynn since coming back to Round Rock." - Scott Lucas

 

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[scotsman1948]

Looks good to me

 

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[scotsman1948]

Heaney 4 batters in, 2 singles and 2 homers. Down 4-0 no outs

 

[DT LUNA]

Any doubt about our need for another SP?

 

[scotsman1948]

Any doubt about our need for another SP?

Nope. Maybe 2 because Perez isn’t any better

 

[WastinSomeTime]

If this doesn't secure a starting pitching spot for Bradford and of course Dunning then nothing will. Eovaldi, Gray, Bradford and Dunning and someone from outside the organization. At least 1 SP and possibly two.

 

[WilltheThrill]

Any doubt about our need for another SP?

This is exactly what I was saying in preseason when others were getting upset at us acquiring too many starters and not addressing the bullpen.

And while we DEFINITELY should have addressed the bullpen, it wasn’t an either/or situation. You can never, ever, ever, ever have too many starting pitchers, especially when a few of the ones you have aren’t sure things, and we’re seeing that come to fruition now.

Odorizzi out for the year. deGrom out for the year. Perez proving he was a one-year wonder (and now unusable almost). Heaney proving to be very inconsistent and unreliable.

Our current rotation is Eovaldi, Gray, Dunning and then a question mark in Bradford and an even bigger question mark in Perez and Heaney. And that’s IF they all stay healthy from here until the playoffs… knock on wood.

They still need one more reliever and one more starter. Give me the Keller/Bednar combo from Pittsburgh, and see if the Cardinals will bite on Lowe + prospects for Goldschmidt.

 

[scotsman1948]

This is exactly what I was saying in preseason when others were getting upset at us acquiring too many starters and not addressing the bullpen.

And while we DEFINITELY should have addressed the bullpen, it wasn’t an either/or situation. You can never, ever, ever, ever have too many starting pitchers, especially when a few of the ones you have aren’t sure things, and we’re seeing that come to fruition now.

Odorizzi out for the year. deGrom out for the year. Perez proving he was a one-year wonder (and now unusable almost). Heaney proving to be very inconsistent and unreliable.

Our current rotation is Eovaldi, Gray, Dunning and then a question mark in Bradford and an even bigger question mark in Perez and Heaney. And that’s IF they all stay healthy from here until the playoffs… knock on wood.

They still need one more reliever and one more starter. Give me the Keller/Bednar combo from Pittsburgh, and see if the Cardinals will bite on Lowe + prospects for Goldschmidt.

I’m not totally sold on Bradford and I don’t think the FO or manager are either. So my thinking is we’ve got 3 sure in Eovaldi, Dunning and Gray and 2 ?’s

 

[armadillooutlaw]

White needs his shot in the rotation now, too.
Heaney and Perez can get some looks as multi inning relievers.

 

[scotsman1948]

Bochy better get a couple up in the 2nd. Another homer down 6-0 in the 2nd

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Bochy better get a couple up in the 2nd. Another homer down 6-0 in the 2nd

Pretty awful when your SP is making the freaking Nationals look good.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I’m not totally sold on Bradford and I don’t think the FO or manager are either. So my thinking is we’ve got 3 sure in Eovaldi, Dunning and Gray and 2 ?’s

I think that is pretty much what I said but for now Bradford is a starter. If we can get two then great but Bradford to me is an upgrade to Perez and Heaney. This is Heaney as he can have a decent game but is very inconsistent.