Rangers visit the city of Brotherly Love for two: TEX @ PHI 5/3-4

[DT LUNA]

Would like to pick up a run or two for a little ins.

Did not get em' so it's up to Barlow to shut them down fot the win.

 

[DT LUNA]

WIN

 

[Kelleyman]

I think Culberson is sometimes underated. Turned a fast around the horn dblp. So fast you would thought it was Scotty to Kelly to Saddles. Now thats fast.

Culbertson is a good utility player

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Got ourselves a win streak going

 

[DT LUNA]

Got ourselves a win streak going

Indeed we do

 

[DTC]

Bubba Thompson and Leody Taveras are absolutely tearing it up so far this year.
What’s their path to the show?? Brad Miller and Kole Calhoun would be an assumption but they are owed millions $$

 

[DTC]

The Frisco RoughRiders had about the same attendance as the Rays-Athletics game

 

[Uncle Siggy]

PHs hitting .300 to start the year, so he's picking good matchups

30 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 6 RBIs...

Zak Reks 2-2 and 2 RBIs...

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Bubba Thompson and Leody Taveras are absolutely tearing it up so far this year.
What’s their path to the show?? Brad Miller and Kole Calhoun would be an assumption but they are owed millions $$

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With 7 BB total in 174 ABs...

 

[saddles]

With 7 BB total in 174 ABs...

I will take the hits over the walks any day. Aaron Zavala has 19 walks this year for Hickory, but he is only hitting .212. Trevor Hauver has 17 walks, but is only hitting .157. I will take what Taveras and Bubba are doing instead of what Zavala and Hauver are doing.

 

[saddles]

From Jeff Wilson:

Woodward said that he would be playing Garver this season on days he doesn't catch, trying to keep one of the most productive bats in the lineup as the designated hitter.

Maybe Woodward should be playing Heim on days he doesn't catch.

Heim's home run, his third of the season and first since the birth of his daughter last week, added to his hot start. He has had only 33 at-bats, but he's batting .364. He has walked seven times and struck out only three times, which has fueled a .475 on-base percentage.

Woodward had been using Willie Calhoun at DH against right-handed pitchers and Brad Miller in left field. It's conceivable Woodward could play Reks in left and Miller at DH against righties, but Miller in left and Heim at DH might be worth a try.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

With 7 BB total in 174 ABs...

If AVG and OPS are good/great, I'll forgive the lack of walks.

 

[scotsman1948]

Bubba Thompson and Leody Taveras are absolutely tearing it up so far this year.
What’s their path to the show?? Brad Miller and Kole Calhoun would be an assumption but they are owed millions $$

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send down Reks and/or Solak and bring one or both up

 

[Kelleyman]

If Bubba is swing and miss happy at the MILB level then it could get worse when promoted.
However I would rather see him up first.
He may end up being our 4th OF and late inning pinch runner. We have no one better speed wise on the squad

 

[True Rangers Fan]

send down Reks and/or Solak and bring one or both up

why Reks?

 

[jta4437]

From Jeff Wilson:

Woodward said that he would be playing Garver this season on days he doesn't catch, trying to keep one of the most productive bats in the lineup as the designated hitter.

Maybe Woodward should be playing Heim on days he doesn't catch.

Heim's home run, his third of the season and first since the birth of his daughter last week, added to his hot start. He has had only 33 at-bats, but he's batting .364. He has walked seven times and struck out only three times, which has fueled a .475 on-base percentage.

Woodward had been using Willie Calhoun at DH against right-handed pitchers and Brad Miller in left field. It's conceivable Woodward could play Reks in left and Miller at DH against righties, but Miller in left and Heim at DH might be worth a try.

I'd like to say I think I was the only Heim supporter this offseason, his lack of strikeouts and hard contact seemed to indicate he might just need to tweak his swing a tad and so far it seems to be bearing fruit, the extra walks also seem to indicate he's seeing the ball a lot better this year

 

[jta4437]

At this point, we need to get clarity on LF, CF and 3B and that mean starting to DFA guys and call guys up

 

[True Rangers Fan]

At this point, we need to get clarity on LF, CF and 3B and that mean starting to DFA guys and call guys up

I think we've got 3B set.

 

[DTC]

At this point, we need to get clarity on LF, CF and 3B and that mean starting to DFA guys and call guys up

It is a tad bit shocking we added Kole Calhoun and Brad Miller considering the amount of guys we have on the cusp of joining the big squad. Then again, it’s just $.. if the player that replaces them is good and getting paid league minimum I guess it doesn’t matter too much..

 

[scotsman1948]

why Reks?

does he have a future with us? plus we need to see what Thompson can do up here and whether Taveras actually can produce.

or we could send White down