Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Seattle For Three Games April 11-13

[Duane1952]

Botchy thought he was smarter than everyone else. It's one of the most head scratching moves I have ever seen.

Playing Taveras everyday is another one.

 

[DTLUNA]

Any one with a BA 0.77 should not be on the 40 man squad.

 

[yardimatt]

The hitting is atrocious. We used to call for the hitting coach’s head. If it’s the same coach from last season then I am putting the call in now!

 

[Kelleyman]

this whole team is sad. Eovaldi pitched a good game and got no offensive support (other than Harris' homer in the 2nd. they need to bench Pederson, Semien, Garcia, Burger, Higashioka, Taveras but who would they play?

A tad extreme but not totally off base

 

[Kelleyman]

Rather have Smith leading despite 2 LHBs. Sure miss Wyatt

When are we going to protect our players especially Adolis from all these HBPs and knockdowns?

And that bogus Randy A HBP.

Need mix in this team. A tad passive

 

[Duane1952]

The hitting is atrocious. We used to call for the hitting coach’s head. If it’s the same coach from last season then I am putting the call in now!

I second that

 

[saddles]

From what I read, Pederson has hit leadoff in his career more than in any other place in the lineup. I really don't get that.

 

[saddles]

From Evan Grant:

Over his last five games, which dates back almost 10 days, Carter is 3 for 12, but has six walks for a .500 OBP in 18 plate appearances. He also has a home run. He has struck out just once and has a pair of steals.

 

[saddles]

From Evan Grant:

Over his last five games, which dates back almost 10 days, Carter is 3 for 12, but has six walks for a .500 OBP in 18 plate appearances. He also has a home run. He has struck out just once and has a pair of steals.

He also has a double which gives him a slugging percentage of .583 amd an OPS of 1.083.

 

[Duane1952]

From Evan Grant:

Over his last five games, which dates back almost 10 days, Carter is 3 for 12, but has six walks for a .500 OBP in 18 plate appearances. He also has a home run. He has struck out just once and has a pair of steals.

Hopefully he’s getting back to his old self.

 

[saddles]

Tread Athletics, the organization that got Cole Ragans' career turned around, made a Tweet about their Tread Athletes of the week. Ragans got the top spot, and Hoby Milner came in third. Congratulations to Hoby!

 

[DHoey]

The hitting is atrocious. We used to call for the hitting coach’s head. If it’s the same coach from last season then I am putting the call in now!

It's Seattle man, we can't hit there either.

 

[Kelleyman]

It's Seattle man, we can't hit there either.

Polanco and Cal seemed to figure it out pretty well

 

[DHoey]

Polanco and Cal seemed to figure it out pretty well

Take them out and I bet our team average is .150

 

[saddles]

It's Seattle man, we can't hit there either.

It is not just the one series, though. This is bigger than one particular ballpark.

 

[saddles]

From Rangers Player Development:

Congrats to @HickoryCrawdads OF Maxton Martin for earning Carolina League Player of the Week!


Martin hit .522 (12-for-23) with 1 3B, 3 2B, 5 RBI, and a 1.261 OPS in 5 games vs Augusta.

 

[Kelleyman]

Take them out and I bet our team average is .150

Well your pitching is overall better than is for now

We have to hit and yes it’s been a slow start for us in that area

 

[saddles]

The Rangers are rearranging their rotation. DeGrom will start against the Dodgers and not the Angels.

This is eerily similar to that time Bochy sat some guys in that last game against St. Louis two years ago so they would be rested to face the Rays, who were the best team going at the time.

The team hasn't come close to another 60 game stretch like that, since that maneuver by Bochy.

 

[Kelleyman]

The Rangers are rearranging their rotation. DeGrom will start against the Dodgers and not the Angels.

This is eerily similar to that time Bochy sat some guys in that last game against St. Louis two years ago so they would be rested to face the Rays, who were the best team going at the time.

The team hasn't come close to another 60 game stretch like that, since that maneuver by Bochy.

Yea I hate JDG not pitching against the halos

 

[saddles]

Cam Cauley has made today's Baseball America's Hotsheet as one of the hottest prospects in baseball.

11. Cameron Cauley, SS, Rangers​

• Team: Double-A Frisco (Texas)
• Age: 25
• Why He’s Here: .409/..533/..773 (9-for-22), 6 R, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, 2 SO, 1-for-1 SB

The Scoop: After going hitless in his first two games, Cameron Cauley ended the week by recording four consecutive multi-hit games. Even in two games games he didn’t record a hit, he tabbed four walks and produced two runs. His most impressive performance came when the 22-year-old went 3-for-4 with a triple and drove in four runs and walked twice. It is a minuscule sample size, but Cauley’s seven walks to two punch outs were encouraging considering he’s struck out 254 times in the past two seasons. His key will be whiffing less, as he had a 40% chase rate in 2024. (JC)