I would likely credit Preller for what happened with the Rangers 10 years ago, considering they haven't done much worthwhile since
The same Ron Washington who failed to put in a defensive replacement for Cruz and cost us a Championship. The same one who chose Harrison to pitch against St. Louis instead of Holland. The same Wash who very overly-heavily relied on Michael Young. The same one who mishandled Profar. The same one who had substance abuse issues. The same one whose personal problems interfered with him being able to finish the 2014 season. The same one who constantly made terrible in-game decisions. Yes, that one.
I agree but it seems that they have maybe turned that corner with IKF moving to SS and Elvis to the bench and them telling Odor that he has to earn his spot at 2B
You forgot he gave away outs by putting the BUNT sign on every time Elvis came to bat.
Yes, he single-handedly drove Elvis' offensive game right into the ground.
I remember how it drove Romeo crazy
Yes, and managers, GMs and owners should too. Take Odor for example. He obviously can play much better as he has put together several very good streaks. So he should be held accountable for his poor play. At the same time his manager and GM should be held accountable for refusing to bench him for the last couple of seasons or longer. It has all taken place with ownership seeing the wrong being done, but not stepping in to do something about it. Therefore Odor, Woodward, and JD should all be held accountable. Take ownership to the woodshed as well.
Odor has several millions and two ponies in his pocket and a iron clad protective contract. Why worry about any thing?
I just don’t want to see his ass in the lineup everyday when he plays like a freaking double A ball player.
I think what they are alluding to is that Wash was gone and Elvis could hit away and his average and slugging percentage went up in 2016-17. He was no longer treated as a small ball hitter. Injuries then derailed him in 2018 and he showed some flashes of his 2016-17 offensive numbers in 2019. Last year I completely ignore as many players who normally have done well stunk up the place in 2020.
Of course I think Elvis suffered from his injury but maybe I missed his flashes. This is what I thought too.
Being honest I believe most any manager would have received MOY voting with the team Wash was blessed to manage. Teams like that make the entire organization look good. No manager would look good with the current Ranger team so we need to expect everyone to shine.
