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The 2023 Texas Rangers Spring Training Thread

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So no Sborz and no King. This is where I thought we were headed. Always thought Dunning would start in minors and Otto as reliever. And yes probably best despite what is written for Ragan to be in Minors

Guess they have Kennedy making squad. Strange to have Smith and him
If this turns out to be true, to me it makes sense as both Kennedy and Smith can close when LeClerc is not available. Plus they are vets which I’m guessing Bochy favors. Sborz or King taking the mound, No thanks.
 

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So no Sborz and no King. This is where I thought we were headed. Always thought Dunning would start in minors and Otto as reliever. And yes probably best despite what is written for Ragan to be in Minors

Guess they have Kennedy making squad. Strange to have Smith and him

I'm guessing the bullpen decision is going to go down to the wire before a decision on who goes where is made because roster spots are needed for some changes to be made... :nod:
 

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So no Sborz and no King. This is where I thought we were headed. Always thought Dunning would start in minors and Otto as reliever. And yes probably best despite what is written for Ragan to be in Minors

Guess they have Kennedy making squad. Strange to have Smith and him
Smith being on the roster was a done deal when they signed him.
 

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I think Evan is wrong about Barlow not making the team.
 

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the reason the Donaldson rumor coming to Texas started, it would give them more roster flexibility
The reason that rumor started is because the guy who started it was looking for content. He made it up. That site has made baseless rumor claims before. There is zero interest in Donaldson on the Rangers part.
 

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I wondered when I heard that the Phillies lost their 1B if they might be interested in Miller. This morning Jeff Wilson mentioned the same thing. I wonder if they have a multi inning reliever to give us for Miller. Maybe we could throw in Kelly or some other back of the top 25 prospect.
Good thought because Miller needs to go.
 

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Happy for this ex-Ranger.
 

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Huff hit .308 this spring with an OPS of 1.025. When a guy hits like that, I don't care how many of the outs are strikeouts.

The problem seems to be the team didn't care for his lack of consistency and he still needs to work on D and calling the game...

I didn't see any of his ABs but the team did so I'm guessing he got his hits off guys who aren't going to be major players for their teams...
 

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Lowe’s defense is so hot either. He’s playing because he can hit.

And there were players on the team that had twice the errors Goofy Face had, but they hit the ball well too...

The difference between all of them and Duran is they've proven they can hit MLB pitching consistently throughout the year, Duran hasn't...
 

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The reason that rumor started is because the guy who started it was looking for content. He made it up. That site has made baseless rumor claims before. There is zero interest in Donaldson on the Rangers part.
Personally I don't have a problem with what he did because it had the possibility of making somewhat more sense than some other things I've seen discussed ad nauseam. And then those discussing it got so upset with each other even though it had no chance of ever happening...
 

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Personally I don't have a problem with what he did because it had the possibility of making somewhat more sense than some other things I've seen discussed ad nauseam. And then those discussing it got so upset with each other even though it had no chance of ever happening...
Yeah, but there is a difference between saying "I think these two teams have a good fit here," and saying, "the Rangers have interest in Donaldson." Spitballing and pretending to know something when the guy just made it up are a lot different.

All of us on here have fun spitballing. Although, there was a guy on here 9 or 10 years ago who always claimed to have inside information. I think he was making it up. Lol
 

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The problem seems to be the team didn't care for his lack of consistency and he still needs to work on D and calling the game...

I didn't see any of his ABs but the team did so I'm guessing he got his hits off guys who aren't going to be major players for their teams...
I think overall ST stats are only used to backup preconceived ideas in most cases. Every once in awhile someone does so well it cannot be ignored, but usually good ST stats and bad ones can be explained away.
 
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