Series Thread: Rangers Travel to NY to Meet the Mets for 3 Games August 28-30

[saddles]

It would depend more on whom they’re considering bringing up than whom they would move to the pen. I never got the impression that either Bochy and Maddux had faith in Bradford’ control or how long he would last in an appearance. Watching them during his appearances they were talking the whole time and they were quick to get others up in the pen.

Bradford's BB/9 is 2.5
Heaney's BB/9 is 3.6

Bradford's ability to go deep was hampered by him going so long between starts. Even at that, he went 5 in most of his starts. Heaney has made it through the 6th inning only once since May.

If both were allowed to start on a regular basis it would be easy to expect Bradford to easily match Heaney's innings, and most likely he would exceed Heaney's innings. All the while, he would walk less hitters than Heaney would. That is, those things could be expected based on their numbers.

 

[saddles]

 

[Duane1952]

Good. Don’t want to see him back with the Rangers this year,

 

[Duane1952]

Wonder why the Rangers have a tough time developing pitchers.

 

[saddles]

Wonder why the Rangers have a tough time developing pitchers.

Then when they hit on one like Ragans, they stick him in the pen. I think they have one with Bradford, but they refused to keep him starting. They develop so few that they don't know how to recognize the ones that do develop or don't know what to do with them.

 

[DT LUNA]

Then when they hit on one like Ragans, they stick him in the pen. I think they have one with Bradford, but they refused to keep him starting. They develop so few that they don't know how to recognize the ones that do develop or don't know what to do with them.

Where can he fit in the rotation now? Eovaldi pushes Heaney to the pen. I wish Bradford could come up but how seems to be a problem.

 

[saddles]

 

[WilltheThrill]

Seeing Grossman in the 5-hole just makes me miss Josh Jung all the more.

 

[scotsman1948]

Seeing Grossman in the 5-hole just makes me miss Josh Jung all the more.

Same here

 

[Kelleyman]

Grossman less wild swings more takes even strike 3. Plays more within himself. So better if you are looking to win. Still Josh Smith sits alot

 

[Kelleyman]

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Oh no Yu out due to elbow inflammation

 

[saddles]

Evan Carter is moving up to Round Rock.

 

[saddles]

Now let's get Abimelec Ortiz up to Frisco.

 

[scotsman1948]

Evan Carter is moving up to Round Rock.

Good

 

[scotsman1948]

Now let's get Abimelec Ortiz up to Frisco.

I’m in favor

 

[DT LUNA]

Seager needs to pick it up.

 

[Kelleyman]

By the book we should win this game.

But we have not been playing by the book lately

 

[scotsman1948]

By the book we should win this game.

But we have not been playing by the book lately

By the book we should have won yesterday

 

[WilltheThrill]

By the book we should have won yesterday

Tylor Megill is one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball by all metrics. Only Wainwright and a few others have worse numbers. Terrible ERA, WHIP, K/9, K/BB… and we can’t even scratch out a run against him.

If we get shut down tonight, it will be the worst offensive performance of this slump. At least in the other shutouts you could make the case that the pitcher had at least something good going for him. Megill has nothing.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Just out of curiosity who is our hitting coach?