Series Thread: Surging Rangers hosting the Chicago White Sox

[WastinSomeTime]

Sale is just abusing Gallo. I personally wouldn't have played him tonight.

I agree but I guess it was who do we want abused tonight. Gallo or Fielder?

 

[WastinSomeTime]

It's too bad he wasn't looking to swing on the first pitch. That was one he could've handled.

I was hoping when I saw that pitch coming that he had recognized from his last AB. But he may have been sitting of fastball.

 

[romeo212000]

I agree but I guess it was who do we want abused tonight. Gallo or Fielder?

I'd prefer Fielder.

 

[jta4437]

I was hoping when I saw that pitch coming that he had recognized from his last AB. But he may have been sitting of fastball.

Don't know why, he didn't see a single one in that first AB

 

[jta4437]

I'd prefer Fielder.

Agreed but maybe it was an opportunity to tone down expectations and swagger from that opening performance and let him know, "you still got A LOT to learn" meet a All-Star LHP, with the 2 really nasty pitches

 

[Windingmywatch]

Sale is just abusing Gallo. I personally wouldn't have played him tonight.

Abusing everyone.

Nick tricked CHW into wasting a good performance by Sale by giving up 7 runs.

 

[donaldson79]

I'd prefer Fielder.

Naw....let Gallo get exposed to what the real world of MLB is all about. It's no big deal for him to get abused tonight.

Prince is gonna be here all year. Let him have a night off from the Monster-of-the-Midway and try to get em tomorrow.

 

[saddles]

Naw....let Gallo get exposed to what the real world of MLB is all about. It's no big deal for him to get abused tonight.

Prince is gonna be here all year. Let him have a night off from the Monster-of-the-Midway and try to get em tomorrow.

I agree. I believe Gallo just got a day off Sunday and then Monday was an off day so he certainly didn't need one from a physical standpoint.

 

[romeo212000]

Choo doing his right fielder impression.

 

[romeo212000]

Nothing is gonna drop in tonight.

 

[Windingmywatch]

OT -- I'd be interested if a UNT alum or Denton resident could get their hands on a TEX hat in UNT 'mean green'.

 

[romeo212000]

I can see what you guys are saying. This is probably a good experience for Gallo.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Anybody in particular we should pick in the draft Monday?

Somewhat OT ... but relevant perhaps to the draft topic. I loaded TEX draft picks from 2005 - 14 into Excel. Total of 481 players. Of those 481 ... only 11 are currently relevant: Holland, Ranaudo, Moreland, Scheppers, Tepesch, Claudio, Rua, Martinez, Klein, Kela and Gallo. Only three position players out of 481 picks have made it to the ML roster as a starter AND are still here.

Texas Rangers Amateur Draft by Position & Year
Total
RHP 203
LHP 79
C 34
1B 15
2B 9
3B 19
SS 30
IF 2
OF 53 (90 total OF)
CF 27
RF 8
LF 2
total 481

282 Pitchers (RH 203, LH 79)
199 Position Players

More RHP drafted than all the position players overall.

 

[romeo212000]

Just one of those nights.

 

[saddles]

Somewhat OT ... but relevant perhaps to the draft topic. I loaded TEX draft picks from 2005 - 14 into Excel. Total of 481 players. Of those 481 ... only 11 are currently relevant: Holland, Ranaudo, Moreland, Scheppers, Tepesch, Claudio, Rua, Martinez, Klein, Kela and Gallo. Only three position players out of 481 picks have made it to the ML roster as a starter AND are still here.

Texas Rangers Amateur Draft by Position & Year
Total
RHP 203
LHP 79
C 34
1B 15
2B 9
3B 19
SS 30
IF 2
OF 53 (90 total OF)
CF 27
RF 8
LF 2
total 481

282 Pitchers (RH 203, LH 79)
199 Position Players

More RHP drafted than all the position players overall.

I wonder how we compare to other teams. I know there have been several draft picks over the years that I have really wondered about, but it is so hard to judge something like that at the time. I was just going by how certain publications had them ranked compared to the slot Texas drafted them at. It is very hard to tell on draft day if the team drafted right or wrong really. We have had a lot of clunkers it seems, but then I am not sure how that compares to other teams.

 

[saddles]

Does anyone have any opinions on if Matt Harrison's lower velocity is going to be fixable? Is it just a matter of pitching more and getting more conditioned or is it an almost impossible thing to overcome at this point?

 

[saddles]

I saw where Odor had a really good game today and he has his average up well over .300.

 

[romeo212000]

Does anyone have any opinions on if Matt Harrison's lower velocity is going to be fixable? Is it just a matter of pitching more and getting more conditioned or is it an almost impossible thing to overcome at this point?

I'd like to think it is, but only time will tell.

 

[Justinkm83]

I saw where Odor had a really good game today and he has his average up well over .300.

So did Telis

 

[saddles]

I'd like to think it is, but only time will tell.

I think some of Feliz's problems in that area was a lack of confidence. I wonder if Matt needs to build up some confidence that he isn't going get hurt before he really lets loose. Maybe more of a subconscious thing. Maybe that or maybe all physical or some of both. Hard to know this far removed from him.