Texas Rangers 2024-2025 Offseason Thread

[saddles]

There once was a young player who hit .200 in his first 90 at bats. He hit .215 in his first 195 at bats.

That wasn't big enough of a sample size to judge him by.

 

[Duane1952]

Harris has only been here for 6 games (played in 2), so I can't really say he should count as being denied significant playing time by Bochy.

As for Foscue and Huff, playing time has to be earned, not just given. Foscue put up OK numbers in the minors and looks completely overmatched at the MLB level. Huff has better MLB numbers and you can make the case he's never gotten significant playing time in his MLB career. But he first got called up in 2020, and Bochy didn't start managing here until 2023. And Huff's 2024 AAA numbers were down across the board. Feels like this is more of a FO decision with him instead of being a Bochy thing.

And in Harris’s second game that he played he hit two homers. And he didn’t play again. Remind me who makes the lineup. But he would put 2 catchers in the lineup at the same time, neither could hit.

 

[scotsman#1948]

What do you think constitutes a big enough sample size?

minimum 550 to 650 at-bats and keep them in the lineup no matter what until they have reached the lower number

 

[saddles]

minimum 550 to 650 at-bats and keep them in the lineup no matter what until they have reached the lower number

No, only give them 2 at bats and if they take a strike or swing at a ball even once during those 2 at bats, we launch them to the moon.