Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Cincinnati For Three Games March 31 - April 2

[saddles]

From Jared Sandler:

The Rangers have only had two SP go more than 7.0 IP within the team’s first 10 games of the season TWICE since Colby Lewis (7.1 IP) did it April 12, 2015 vs Houston

Nathan Eovaldi — TONIGHT
Cody Bradford — April 5, 2024 (7.2 IP)

 

[saddles]

From Jared Sandler:

Eovaldi is the SEVENTH pitcher in franchise history with a CG SHO needing less than 100 pitches

D. Holland (3x)
K. Brown*
B. Tewksbury
C. Lewis
K. Rogers^
R. Helling
N. EOVALDI

*Needed just 79 pitches
^Perfect game

 

[saddles]

From Shawn McFarland:

Emiliano Teodo struck out four batters in two perfect innings for Triple-A Round Rock Express in their home opener.

He got each strikeout with his slider. The fastball is still fast too.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Round Rock finally won a game but Dunning was terrible and Carter and Harris are struggling. But Foscue, Crim and Freeman are off to a hot start.

 

[saddles]

From Tepid:

Dane Dunning was uncharacteristically wild tonight for Round Rock and only lasted 2 innings. Evan Carter is 0-4 with 3Ks and a walk. He has 1 hit in his first 15 plate appearances thus far.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

From Jared Sandler:

The Rangers have only had two SP go more than 7.0 IP within the team’s first 10 games of the season TWICE since Colby Lewis (7.1 IP) did it April 12, 2015 vs Houston

Nathan Eovaldi — TONIGHT
Cody Bradford — April 5, 2024 (7.2 IP)

Eovaldi is a bonafide Ace and still this team's #1 SP until deGrom can make it deep into the season healthy.
TBH, even healthy, it's a toss-up between a healthy deGrom and a hot Eovaldi.
IF both of them can stay healthy, and we get Bradford back healthy and in the rotation, our pitching can go toe to toe with the Dodgers.
Eovaldi-deGrom-Bradford-Leiter-Gray, bring it, LA!
That said, the bats had better start hitting soon, lol.

 

[Kelleyman]

From Tepid:

Dane Dunning was uncharacteristically wild tonight for Round Rock and only lasted 2 innings. Evan Carter is 0-4 with 3Ks and a walk. He has 1 hit in his first 15 plate appearances thus far.

Ouch

 

[Kelleyman]

I suspect Teodo will be used as a relief pitcher this season

 

[Billybass]

A true closer is a weapon. A valuable weapon

 

[saddles]

A true closer is a weapon. A valuable weapon

And yet, we never have a GM who is willing to pay top dollar for that kind of valuable weapon.

 

[saddles]

I suspect Teodo will be used as a relief pitcher this season

This season and next season and several more after that, most likely. His starting days are done, most likely. Santos, Rosario, and Corniell will probably follow along that same line within the next couple of years.

 

[saddles]

From USA Today:

2025 MLB team payrolls​

(In present-day value calculated by MLB)

1. New York Mets, $323,099,999
2. Los Angeles Dodgers, $321,287,291
3. New York Yankees, $293,488,972
4. Philadelphia Phillies, $284,210,820
5. Toronto Blue Jays, $239,642,532
6. Texas Rangers, $220,541,332
7. Houston Astros, $220,217,813
8. Atlanta Braves, $214,836,398
9. San Diego Padres, 208,909,333
10. Chicago Cubs, $196,288,250
11. Arizona Diamondbacks, $195,294,235
12. Boston Red Sox, $193,629,093
13. Los Angeles Angels, $190,508,096
14. San Francisco Giants, $173,019,524
15. Baltimore Orioles, $162,314,278
16. Seattle Mariners, $146,793,414
17. Detroit Tigers, $143,193,033
18. Minnesota Twins, $142,762,022
19. St. Louis Cardinals, $141,455,581
20. Kansas City Royals, $130,001,503
21. Colorado Rockies, $120,693,976
22. Cincinnati Reds, $115,466,833
23. Milwaukee Brewers, $115,136,227
24. Washington Nationals, $107,653,761
25. Cleveland Guardians, $100,522,729
26. Pittsburgh Pirates, $87,645,246
27. Chicago White Sox, $82,279,825
28. Tampa Bay Rays, $79,216,312
29. Athletics, $73,118,981
30. Miami Marlins, $67,412,619

 

[Billybass]

We didn’t pay top money, but the price for Chapman was high

 

[WastinSomeTime]

From USA Today:

2025 MLB team payrolls​

(In present-day value calculated by MLB)

1. New York Mets, $323,099,999
2. Los Angeles Dodgers, $321,287,291
3. New York Yankees, $293,488,972
4. Philadelphia Phillies, $284,210,820
5. Toronto Blue Jays, $239,642,532
6. Texas Rangers, $220,541,332
7. Houston Astros, $220,217,813
8. Atlanta Braves, $214,836,398
9. San Diego Padres, 208,909,333
10. Chicago Cubs, $196,288,250
11. Arizona Diamondbacks, $195,294,235
12. Boston Red Sox, $193,629,093
13. Los Angeles Angels, $190,508,096
14. San Francisco Giants, $173,019,524
15. Baltimore Orioles, $162,314,278
16. Seattle Mariners, $146,793,414
17. Detroit Tigers, $143,193,033
18. Minnesota Twins, $142,762,022
19. St. Louis Cardinals, $141,455,581
20. Kansas City Royals, $130,001,503
21. Colorado Rockies, $120,693,976
22. Cincinnati Reds, $115,466,833
23. Milwaukee Brewers, $115,136,227
24. Washington Nationals, $107,653,761
25. Cleveland Guardians, $100,522,729
26. Pittsburgh Pirates, $87,645,246
27. Chicago White Sox, $82,279,825
28. Tampa Bay Rays, $79,216,312
29. Athletics, $73,118,981
30. Miami Marlins, $67,412,619

Should be an asterisk next to the Dodgers.

 

[scotsman#1948]

Should be an asterisk next to the Dodgers.

there should be. in reality their 2025 payroll should be around $600000000

 

[Bmurph]

From Jeff Wilson:

Nathan Eovaldi after two starts/15 innings: 17 strikeouts, 0 walks

Helluva stat there....love to see it

 

[Bmurph]

From Jared Sandler:

The last Rangers SP to go at least 8.0 IP within one of his first two starts of the season was Chi Chi Gonzalez on June 5, 2015 vs KC. Chi Chi went 8.0 IP in that game.

So much hype for Chi Chi....I was really hoping that he and Luke Jackson were great, but neither ever really lived up to their billing

 

[Bmurph]

Hope all our guys saw this game.

Unfortunately I could only view it on the MLB app but I was following close. It was a great game for Nate

 

[saddles]

 

[WastinSomeTime]

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Obviously Seager is not up to snuff as he runs the bases carefully. He will have 2 days off since we don't play tomorrow but I know this will flair up a couple times a year since it always does.