Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Oakland for Four Games May 6-8

[saddles]

Kelly or Hoopii-Tuionetoa could replace Hernandez at some point soon.

And Yerry

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Kelly or Hoopii-Tuionetoa could replace Hernandez at some point soon.

Hernandez should be DFA'd after this game. He is terribad.

 

[Duane1952]

Hernandez and Rodriquez are just not major league pitchers. And probably will never be.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

But I don't know why you leave a guy out there who is all over the place, and most of those places are balls! And not only balls; but balls they won't swing at.

Save using pitchers because of losing 2 starters is the only reason I can think of. We have a DH coming up.

 

[fanman8825]

And Yerry

Seriously how much longer do we have to deal with Yerry. I feel for the kid but he just does not have it. Hopefully by mid June we have the rotation in order with Bradford and Eovaldi back and then the bullpen falls into place with either Heaney or Urena.
Will have to say Heaney has pitched fine lately with some bad luck.

 

[fanman8825]

I want see what this lineup looks like with a healthy Jung back. I really thought he was poised to have a big year before the injury

 

[saddles]

Winn is coming in. I want to see him throw strikes.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Winn is coming in. I want to see him throw strikes.

Yep

 

[fanman8825]

Nice pitch by Winn for a called strike 3

 

[saddles]

Winn is coming in. I want to see him throw strikes.

Not exactly what I had in mind, Cole.

 

[saddles]

 

[DT LUNA]

Odd game but still a win

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Not exactly what I had in mind, Cole.

Well he wasn't very sharp but he got the job done.

 

[Duane1952]

Odd game but still a win

A lot closer than it should have been. Hernandez and Rodriquez let them get back into the game.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

A lot closer than it should have been. Hernandez and Rodriquez let them get back into the game.

The thinking is that with such a huge lead you can afford to let your scrub pitchers finish out the game and save your actual good relievers for next time. What Oakland did - to use an NFL analogy - was essentially score a couple of touchdowns in the last five minutes of the game while down 35. It makes it look closer, but it really doesn't make a difference.

 

[Duane1952]

The thinking is that with such a huge lead you can afford to let your scrub pitchers finish out the game and save your actual good relievers for next time. What Oakland did - to use an NFL analogy - was essentially score a couple of touchdowns in the last five minutes of the game while down 35. It makes it look closer, but it really doesn't make a difference.

If you have a big lead, your pitchers that come should throw strikes and not walk 8 batters.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

If you have a big lead, your pitchers that come should throw strikes and not walk 8 batters.

Should, yes. But they are bad players, hence the reason they are only being used in mop up duty.

 

[Kelleyman]

Those are definitely fair points - his last injury and the fact that he is a fantastic defensive player. Just thinking, Smith has also been really good defensively and the fact that Jung just seems to get dinged up in general it makes sense to maybe limit his time in the field as obviously you can't afford to not have his bat in the lineup. I think back to last year him injuring his hand in the field.

I think Smith will be subbing in for Jung and Seager some. They can DH for 1/2 days off

 

[Kelleyman]

I was at that Baltimore game

 

[Kelleyman]

One of the differences for Josh Smith this year has been evident lately. I believe he recently went 3 games where he only had one hit total in those games. In the past, that would have gotten him benched. He never was allowed to keep playing and work his way out of slumps. This year is different, in that respect, to this point.

I think he came back a better player though and I think he will still get better