Series Thread: Rangers Travel To Anaheim For Three Games September 30 - October 2

[saddles]

Jeff Wilson has this to say about his pick:

Pitcher of the Year

Right-hander Owen White was plowing toward winning this one until he missed more than a month with shoulder fatigue, but that shouldn’t diminish what others accomplished.

Left-hander Mitch Bratt, the fifth-round pick in 2021, posted a 2.45 ERA over 80 2/3 innings of his first professional season. Low A Down East teammate Emiliano Teodo posted a 3.09 ERA in 84 1/3 innings with 115 strikeouts.

Ragans was outstanding for Frisco and Round Rock before making his MLB debut in August.

But the Pitcher of the Year finished in Frisco, only 30 miles from his hometown of Forney.

It’s right-hander Mason Englert, the 2018 fourth-rounder who in his second professional season went 8-6 with a 3.64 ERA. It’s not the shiniest ERA out there, but he posted a 1.16 ERA over a seven-start stretch in the second half at Hickory before earning his promotion.

Included in that was logging seven innings in a combined no-hitter Aug. 11.

Englert found more velocity after making an adjustment at the All-Star break and saw immediate results. He held his own late in the season in Double A and in the playoffs.

Between both stops, he logged 136 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings and walked only 31.

 

[saddles]

Jeff Wilson has this to say about his pick:

Player of the Year

A case could be made for seven players to be Player of the Year — infielders Justin Foscue, Blaine Crim, Ornelas and Saggese, and outfielders Carter, Bubba Thompson and Aaron Zavala. Sam Huff, by the way, hit 21 home runs in 236 at-bats for Triple A Round Rock when he wasn’t in the major leagues.

And a look at the numbers shows they all had pretty similar seasons.

The three best, though, were Carter, Zavala and Foscue.

I picked Carter for my freelance gig with Baseball America, and there’s no reason to change here.

He had the highest OPS (.886) and batting average (.295) among Zavala and Foscue and is the better defensive player and base runner. He collected a triple-double in extra-base hits — 21 doubles, 10 triples and 12 home runs. He struck out 81 times and walked 64.

Carter did almost all of that at age 19 and at High A Hickory, though he spent the final week at Double A Frisco and was a key cog in the RoughRiders’ title run.

That’s a pretty solid first full professional season.

Zavala (.420 on-base percentage) and Foscue (47 extra-base hits, only 66 strikeouts) were right there, too. Foscue did all of his work at Frisco, while Zavala started at Hickory before spending the final two months at Frisco.

 

[saddles]

It seems like Ezequiel Duran completely slipped Wilson's mind.

 

[scotsman1948]

It seems like Ezequiel Duran completely slipped Wilson's mind.

could it be the 10 errors in 60 games at the MLB level and the other 11 at AA & AAA?

 

[saddles]

I hope to go to the TCU game.

 

[Nightcrawler]

The Rangers keep the 9th worst record as everyone loses. They are just about guaranteed of not falling to 10th.

would be silly to make our draft position worse at this point. I mean only 5 or 6 games left. Just lose if you have too.

 

[Nightcrawler]

i know this is probably an offseason question, but has the major league team and the farm progressed enough to your satisfaction this year?

id say the farm has, but I wanted to see more from the regular season squad.

 

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[saddles]

i know this is probably an offseason question, but has the major league team and the farm progressed enough to your satisfaction this year?

id say the farm has, but I wanted to see more from the regular season squad.

Leiter and Winn were disappointments in the minors, but a lot of guys down there did very well, including some surprises. So, I would agree about the farm.

As far as the big league guys go, I am satisfied with the progress of Otto and Dunning, as long as I know Dunning was pitching while injured.

Overall, I think we would be doing better in the big leagues if we had addressed the pen a year ago. Since we didn't it is hard to be disappointed with what we got out of the pen. Their bad season wasn't surprising to me

Then there is the disappointment from our big free agents.

 

[saddles]

 

[DT LUNA]

Well that will definitley settle our DH problem. LOL!!

 

[DT LUNA]

Current board attendance certainly reflexs dislike for West coast games.

 

[Duane1952]

Current board attendance certainly reflexs dislike for West coast games.

And it being football season.

 

[saddles]

@WastinSomeTime

 

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[armadillooutlaw]

It's not easy to come away from this season feeling that good about this batting lineup, to be honest with you. It's still needs a lot of work, as well.

 

[DT LUNA]

Bats gone south

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Bats gone south

Were you reading my mind? Lol

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Like Otto, Ragans seems like he's cut down on the walks lately, as well.
For what it's worth.