Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Houston for Three Games September 5-7

[saddles]

Sometimes I wonder if automated strike zones will hurt Martin Perez..
He lives on the edge

He may be retired before MLB has the common sense to implement them.

 

[Kelleyman]

I have thought for a long time that I would like to have Joe Maddon as the Rangers manager.

Thanks for sharing. I have not seen this perspective from him

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[armadillooutlaw]

I hope they give Sam Huff the majority of remaining starts behind the plate.
Let's see if he can get a groove in a regular role.
Isn't his raw power about on par with Gallo?

 

[DTC]

I hope they give Sam Huff the majority of remaining starts behind the plate.
Let's see if he can get a groove in a regular role.
Isn't his raw power about on par with Gallo?

He definitely has some power!
If he plays solid defense and hits .240 with 30 HRs I think we would be in good shape at the catcher position.
With Garver though too, it may be hard to find AB. Unless all 3 alternate between DH/C.
420 At Bats for each of the 3

 

[saddles]

He definitely has some power!
If he plays solid defense and hits .240 with 30 HRs I think we would be in good shape at the catcher position.
With Garver though too, it may be hard to find AB. Unless all 3 alternate between DH/C.
420 At Bats for each of the 3

That is why it makes no sense to keep Garver on the roster and lose Mason Englert or Blaine Crim.

 

[Duane1952]

I have thought for a long time that I would like to have Joe Maddon as the Rangers manager.

I wouldn’t mind him as manager. These first time managers that the Rangers have hired has not been good.

 

[Duane1952]

That is why it makes no sense to keep Garver on the roster and lose Mason Englert or Blaine Crim.

There are a lot of players that should not be protected.

 

[DTC]

That is why it makes no sense to keep Garver on the roster and lose Mason Englert or Blaine Crim.

108 games for each 3 players wouldn’t be bad.
Especially considering they’re catchers.
There’s bound to be an injury as well.
As far as protecting guys, I think there will be trades for a SP and a bullpen arm that will make the 40 man roster squeeze easier to manage

 

[Uncle Siggy]

That is why it makes no sense to keep Garver on the roster and lose Mason Englert or Blaine Crim.

We shouldn't have gotten him in the first place he's always been injury prone, but this goes back to putting butts in the seats so it is what it is...

 

[saddles]

108 games for each 3 players wouldn’t be bad.
Especially considering they’re catchers.
There’s bound to be an injury as well.
As far as protecting guys, I think there will be trades for a SP and a bullpen arm that will make the 40 man roster squeeze easier to manage

It just doesn't make sense to limit anyone or have to trade guys away just to keep Garver. If we were keeping a better player for a pennant run then maybe.

If Heim and Huff can't take care of the catcher position then something is wrong with them and maybe one or both of them should be replaced.

With teams keeping very few non-pitchers on the 26 man it just doesn't make sense to me to keep those three on the 26 man.

 

[saddles]

There’s bound to be an injury

That is very true all across the lineup and with the pitchers as well. That is why we need to keep as many of our top prospects in the organization as possible.

 

[saddles]

 

[DTC]

Do y’all think Zavala will make it the bigs next year or is the earliest 2024?

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Do y’all think Zavala will make it the bigs next year or is the earliest 2024?

Man, that depends on a whole lot of things. Mostly, will there be room for him next year? It also depends on, if he does anything close to AAA pitching that he has done so far to AA pitching. Right now, I would think the three current outfielders and Duran and Smith are in front of him.

Do the Rangers have the guts to move on from adequate and good outfielders and go with potentially very good to great outfielders? If not, every guy who develops after the positions are full will be treated as if they lost in musical chairs. That will make it rough for guys like Zavaka, Carter, and Morrobel eventually. It may make it rough for Duran and Smith very soon.

 

[DTC]

Man, that depends on a whole lot of things. Mostly, will there be room for him next year? It also depends on, if he does anything close to AAA pitching that he has done so far to AA pitching. Right now, I would think the three current outfielders and Duran and Smith are in front of him.

Do the Rangers have the guts to move on from adequate and good outfielders and go with potentially very good to great outfielders? If not, every guy who develops after the positions are full will be treated as if they lost in musical chairs. That will make it rough for guys like Zavaka, Carter, and Morrobel eventually. It may make it rough for Duran and Smith very soon.

Definitely a lot of variables
Going to be interesting how it all plays out.

 

[saddles]

They could have had Blaine Crim on here. His August numbers:

.323.393.521

.914 OPS
5 HR

 

[DTC]

Rangers have a lot of good talent coming up..2024-2025.
A lot of current mainstays are free agents come 2027. Adolis, Lowe, Taveras, Heim…
May look at trading those guys around 2024/25?
Might not be the popular choice but will probably be the smart choice.

 

[DTC]

They could have had Blaine Crim on here. His August numbers:

.323.393.521

.914 OPS
5 HR

Evan Carter as well.
1.089 OPS over 57 AB- 7 SB