The Peagle flies again - Rangers back home to kick off June: SEA @ TEX 6/2-4

[Kelleyman]

Reminder since Singleton just got brought up to Brewers MLB squad. Long road back for him

 

[scotsman#1948]

I think the term you're looking for is Wishy-Washy...

i guess so. but after 2 appearances and 3.2 innings I'm not so quickly sold on him

 

[DT LUNA]

i guess so. but after 2 appearances and 3.2 innings I'm not so quickly sold on him

Nor should we be.

 

[saddles]

Is this the same Howard that everyone on this board including me wanted DFA’ed just a few short weeks ago? All of sudden after a couple of appearances he’s the fair haired boy

I think not long after he was traded here, many suggested they should make a reliever out of him because he was good for only an inning or two. We can't help it if it took the Rangers so long to see the light. Lol

In seriousness, the present bullpen situation calls for trying a lot of things between now and July. Trying Howard in a role it seemed he was much more suited for, since before he was traded here, is met with both gratitude and hope.

 

[saddles]

Royals Listening To Trade Offers On Scott Barlow

The Royals are listening to trade offers on reliever Scott Barlow, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It doesn't appear as …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

I guess they haven't read that you cannot entertain trade offers before mid-July. What rebels they are.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

There is a chance that Howard could turn into a great set up man or even a closer someday. It really looks like the pen is where his value lies. The sooner we give up on him as a starter and convert him to a reliever, the better.

That being said, I know they have to make sure he can't start first. Get him on a conditioning program this winter. Start him in Round Rock next year and see if he still has a drop in velocity and/or effectiveness after the third or fourth inning. If he does then send him to the pen.

From September of 2021

It only took the Rangers 21 months to listen.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Ohtani getting prison raped by the Astros is annoying. I was hoping we could beat the Mariners ace and gain in th Astros, but will have to settle for 1 out of 2.

We are going to wash your mouth with soap young man

 

[scotsman1948]

I think not long after he was traded here, many suggested they should make a reliever out of him because he was good for only an inning or two. We can't help it if it took the Rangers so long to see the light. Lol

In seriousness, the present bullpen situation calls for trying a lot of things between now and July. Trying Howard in a role it seemed he was much more suited for, since before he was traded here, is met with both gratitude and hope.

I agree but 2 appearances & 3.2 innings doesn’t come close to satisfying me. If he can sustain it for 15 or 20 games then go for it

 

[Uncle Siggy]

I guess they haven't read that you cannot entertain trade offers before mid-July. What rebels they are.

Mets and Cubs just did a swap...

 

[Uncle Siggy]

i guess so. but after 2 appearances and 3.2 innings I'm not so quickly sold on him

I don't think the team is either unless he's wowing them like Ragans did in ST, for some reason I doubt that though...

OTOH some folks just like to complain 24/7 even over minor stuff...

Either way you look at it Howards ears are burning year round if you know what I mean...

 

[Uncle Siggy]

https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-mlb-team-not-hosting-pride-night-month-june

 

[saddles]

Mets and Cubs just did a swap...

Yeah, that's not the kind of trade everyone has in mind though. We just made a trade with the Dodgers too.

It is the trade that brings back talent a contender can use right now that everyone says cannot be made yet.

 

[saddles]

I agree but 2 appearances & 3.2 innings doesn’t come close to satisfying me. If he can sustain it for 15 or 20 games then go for it

We need more bullpen pitchers ASAP though. That is exactly why we brought up Anderson when there hadn't been enough evidence at AAA to warrant a promotion. We had to take a chance and that has paid off so far.

Desperate times and desperate measures and what not.

 

[Duane1952]

He’s a good minor league pitcher. Sucks every time he gets called up. He would have to pitch well in the majors before I would want to keep him.

 

[Nightcrawler]

So yeah I definitely heard that in the postgame

Which begs the question. Who pitched with fear? A lot of success starts with what is between your two ears and in the heart
JHern and even LeClerc Java a good arm. They just need to find some swagger back

I don’t think he has a particular reliever in mind. Perhaps the bullpen in general over the past month or so. What has killed us is guys going out there, not confident in there stuff, nibbling or trying to throw a perfect pitch, failing to do so, walking lots of people, then get punished.

bullpen really needs to cut down on the walks. So far Anderson has 0 and I like him better than some of our guys.

 

[Kelleyman]

I don’t think he has a particular reliever in mind. Perhaps the bullpen in general over the past month or so. What has killed us is guys going out there, not confident in there stuff, nibbling or trying to throw a perfect pitch, failing to do so, walking lots of people, then get punished.

bullpen really needs to cut down on the walks. So far Anderson has 0 and I like him better than some of our guys.

Bochy actions speak volumes. He put Anderson in immediately instead of JHern. I think another BP arm will come soon not already rostered.
My guess is a guy like King will go off the roster and JHern goes down

 

[scotsman1948]

We need more bullpen pitchers ASAP though. That is exactly why we brought up Anderson when there hadn't been enough evidence at AAA to warrant a promotion. We had to take a chance and that has paid off so far.

Desperate times and desperate measures and what not.

But with Anderson he had made 14 relief appearances and 1 start in 2023 and greater than 30 in 2022 so we had a fairly solid idea about him

 

[Kelleyman]

Well sure he has talent but maybe we get to him early.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Well sure he has talent but maybe we get to him early.

Hopefully it’s a good opportunity for us to win a game and blow out the mariners. The angels are shitting the bed in south texas and giving us nothing.