The FO has a giant decision on their hands and the Rangers have the M's for 4: SEA @ TEX 7/14-17

[scotsman1948]

C - Heim/Huff
1B - Lowe/Huff
2B - Semien
3B - Smith
SS - Seager
LF - Duran/Hernandez
CF - Tavares
RF - Garcia
DH - Huff

Who I'd like to see the rest of the year in the starting lineup... barring trades of course

I'd honestly be okay with trading Jung, Foscue, Huff, Garcia, Lowe and some others for the right thing and clear up some 40 man spots for next year

Don't want to see White, Winn, Leiter, Duran or Smith going anywhere though

i really like. am assuming that the 3 open spots on the roster are Miller, Culberson & Calhoun and that Viloria gets sent down. or maybe we unload all 3 of the vets at or before the trade deadline and bring up prospects to fill their spots.

i personally would like to see Bubba, Harris, Crim and Foscue get some time up here before the end of the season

 

[scotsman1948]

I am not so sure that was a hit and run per Woody interview. Wonder if a steal
Wa in place

think Adolis has an open-door on running

 

[Bmurph]

RANGERS -- Jack Leiter, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 16): Although his first professional season has been a bit rocky, anyone watching Leiter pitch for the first time Saturday wouldn’t have known any better, as the righty tossed a perfect fourth. The inning included a pair of groundouts by Diego Cartaya and Pete Crow-Armstrong and a flyout by Joey Wiemer. Dustin Harris, 1B/3B/OF (No. 7): The AL's starting first baseman, Harris turned in one of the best offensive performances of the day, going 2-for-3 with two singles, an RBI, a walk and a stolen base. The slugger scratched across the first run of the game with his RBI single off Bobby Miller in the first.

 

[saddles]

Mlb.com's Jim Callis has us taking Green in it's final mock this morning. Mayo has us with Parada.

 

[Duane1952]

Putting Calhoun and Miller out there everyday, absolutely no sense.

 

[DT LUNA]

Putting Calhoun and Miller out there everyday, absolutely no sense.

Absolutely no sense at all. Play prospects or send them back to AAA

 

[WastinSomeTime]

RANGERS -- Jack Leiter, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 16): Although his first professional season has been a bit rocky, anyone watching Leiter pitch for the first time Saturday wouldn’t have known any better, as the righty tossed a perfect fourth. The inning included a pair of groundouts by Diego Cartaya and Pete Crow-Armstrong and a flyout by Joey Wiemer. Dustin Harris, 1B/3B/OF (No. 7): The AL's starting first baseman, Harris turned in one of the best offensive performances of the day, going 2-for-3 with two singles, an RBI, a walk and a stolen base. The slugger scratched across the first run of the game with his RBI single off Bobby Miller in the first.

I believe we will see him like we expected at some point but until then I take this rah rah stuff with a grain of salt.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Mlb.com's Jim Callis has us taking Green in it's final mock this morning. Mayo has us with Parada.

I'm telling you, he screams Rangers type guy to me. For better or for worse.

 

[saddles]

Absolutely no sense at all. Play prospects or send them back to AAA

Yep. That is just common sense that everyone should see. Well, almost everyone can, when they are sober and in their right mind.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Yep. That is just common sense that everyone should see. Well, almost everyone can, when they are sober and in their right mind.

Sober?

 

[saddles]

Here is my draft day ranking of the possibilities for the Rangers.

Termarr Johnson
Druw Jones
Cam Collier
Kevin Parada
Brooks Lee
Jackson Holliday
Elijah Green

 

[saddles]

It is about time they sent Huff down.

 

[DT LUNA]

It is about time they sent Huff down.

Is there really a chance Solak makes this team?

 

[saddles]

Is there really a chance Solak makes this team?

I think he has, at least temporarily.

 

[Bmurph]

It is about time they sent Huff down.

Well he isn't a great defensive catcher and Woodward isn't gonna play him at 1st over Heim (this is where he should play, to see if he can be a big league 1B) and Chris is dead set on playing guys like Calhoun or Miller at DH instead of one of Huff or Heim while the other is at 1B. Might as well let him kill it at RR and then trade him, if that is their plan.

 

[Bmurph]

And here we go with the walks....this is an issue with these younger pitchers. Cant walk a batter an inning and strike out fewer

 

[saddles]

In December of 2002 the Ranger traded Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette for Einar Diaz and Ryan Dreese. I wonder if history repeats itself over the coming days, weeks, and months. Let's hope not.

 

[Bmurph]

Outcome could have been better there but nah.....

 

[DT LUNA]

We get our chances w/RISP just fail to execute way too often.

 

[scotsman1948]

Yep. That is just common sense that everyone should see. Well, almost everyone can, when they are sober and in their right mind.

we're all in our right minds so we see that the FO isn't going to agree to putting their multi-million-dollar signings sitting on the bench. doing that would probably get Woody fired faster than anything else.