Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Minnesota for 4 Games August 19-22

[Duane1952]

So Bubba gets a day off

With Kole back, he will probably get a lot of days off. They seem to want to put Miller and Calhoun in the lineup as much as possible.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

This stuff with Miller, Culberson and especially Kole I have stayed quiet for the most part but this has gotten ridiculous. We are out of the race so let the kids play. It may be possible that Smith was sent down in preparation for Jung coming up.

 

[DT LUNA]

Some think we should trade Lowe. Thinking that could be a big mistake the way he is hitting. Suggest he DH and some 1B but not trade one of leagues best hitters

 

[Kelleyman]

It will be when Jung comes up unless all three of the vets are hurt between now and then.

Good point but hope not. Duran looks like he has a legit MLB bat even though less experience

 

[Kelleyman]

This stuff with Miller, Culberson and especially Kole I have stayed quiet for the most part but this has gotten ridiculous. We are out of the race so let the kids play. It may be possible that Smith was sent down in preparation for Jung coming up.

I think another injury may need to happen for both Duran and Jung to get consistent ABs

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Some think we should trade Lowe. Thinking that could be a big mistake the way he is hitting. Suggest he DH and some 1B but not trade one of leagues best

He has some haters on the board. LOL!

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I think another injury may need to happen for both Duran and Jung to get consistent ABs

Jung better not get called up just to play part time.

 

[DT LUNA]

Is it not ironic that the two lowest BA in todays line up is Kole and Brad.

 

[saddles]

Good point but hope not. Duran looks like he has a legit MLB bat even though less experience

The Rangers are at their weakest when trying to develop good minor leaguers into MLB players and when deciding how to rank their good minor league players. It may very well be the death of this rebuilding plan. It takes someone as good as Jung to transcend the Rangers stupor in this area.

If I was a betting man I would bet in 7 years that we will look back and see that the Rangers only kept about 2 or 3 of their top 10 prospects from this time period, when judged by hindsight. And that's not necessarily the top 3 that they will keep. I think, with the exception of the top 2 guys we keep, that the best of the ones we jettison will be better than the rest we keep.

I have very little trust in their ability to finish off this rebuild correctly.

 

[saddles]

Is it not ironic that the two lowest BA in todays line up is Kole and Brad.

It show the stupidity of the Rangers organization as a whole.

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[DT LUNA]

WOW! did ya'll see Calhoun? lol

 

[saddles]

This show that that explanation is an excuse. An excuse being the skin of the truth stuffed with a lie.

In his last 7 games playing every day, Josh Smith had the following slash line.

.375/.524/.438/.962

Since then, he has only started in 8 of 16 games. His slash line in those 8 games is:

.154/.267/.154/.421

 

[scotsman1948]

in a follow-up to an earlier report, the airline had found the missing Rangers offense but sent it to Amsterdam by mistake

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[Kelleyman]

Marcus crushes one upper deck

 

[saddles]

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[Kelleyman]

Arihara getting it done so far. Much better than a bullpen game

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Arihara getting it done so far. Much better than a bullpen game

Looking very good.