tOfficially Official 2016 Spring training thread

[donaldson79]

We need to find someone else for Crawler to hate, since it worked out pretty well for Moreland last year

Someone hell.....let him expand his horizons to at least 2. Why not 3 really?

We're in for the WS now.

 

[jta4437]

Hey, run your memory bank backwards to way-back-then, and I was the guy who asked, "is it just me, or do good things seem to happen with this Gentry kid in the lineup?" Swear, he seemed to make a good catch, steal a base, make a good throw, take an extra base, etc, when he played and the team seemed to feed off it.

One of those guys which the numbers - old school or new school metrics - didn't reflect his contributions IMO.

Intangibles, Gentry was one of those guys that passed people's gut instinct and also filled up the boxscore in non-traditional ways and was even liked by WAR with his ++ baserunning and defense

Nothing more exciting as a Rangers fan, in recent years, than Gentry on the basepaths though (to me that is)

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Yeah I was huge "Kitten Face" fan and was sad to see him go, and something about Choice always bothered me

I rooted for him bc he was the cost of Gentry and even defended the trade vs the hard core irrational haters (bc once again, it made sense) but yeah always disliked it deep inside

Definitely understand your logic on that last paragraph. Gentry had a lot of fans so when he was traded most Ranger fans were shocked and upset and rightly so. Other than hit for power he did a lot of things right.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Glad to see Dutch go 3 innings. Not sure what happened with Maz that led to the unearned runs.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Someone hell.....let him expand his horizons to at least 2. Why not 3 really?

We're in for the WS now.

I'll aim the haterade at profar. Kid could use some good luck for a change.

 

[romeo212000]

I'll aim the haterade at profar. Kid could use some good luck for a change.

Take some shots at one of our pitchers too.

 

[TheRangerDude]

So whats everyone's thoughts on the Rangers this season? Not a whole lot of moves over the off season but just getting a lot of people back from from injury should help a ton. I like picking up the bartender, is projected to be the closer?

You would think the Rangers would have to be favorites to win the West going in but it looks like many have the Astros there. I'm hoping we can find a way to keep Prince fresh for late in the season. We need him batting better than .190 and knocking in more than one run in the playoffs. Seems like he really fell off at the end of the season as well. Maybe he was hurt, dunno?

 

[romeo212000]

So whats everyone's thoughts on the Rangers this season? Not a whole lot of moves over the off season but just getting a lot of people back from from injury should help a ton. I like picking up the bartender, is projected to be the closer?

You would think the Rangers would have to be favorites to win the West going in but it looks like many have the Astros there. I'm hoping we can find a way to keep Prince fresh for late in the season. We need him batting better than .190 and knocking in more than one run in the playoffs. Seems like he really fell off at the end of the season as well. Maybe he was hurt, dunno?

I like our chances to repeat. The Astros are the sexy pick with Keuchel coming off a Cy Young and an exciting young player like Correa. I'm still not convinced they have the depth to really be a WS contender. I mean, they did ride career years from shitty players like Colby Rasmus. Our Rangers on the other hand won the division while battling injuries to some key players like Darvish, Harrison, and Holland.

I think Prince just ran out of gas. I expect an even bigger year fromh next year. Our depth this year is something we haven't had before and I just feel like we too deep. With a little fortune and maybe one or two moves, we might be legit World Series contenders.

 

[saddles]

So whats everyone's thoughts on the Rangers this season? Not a whole lot of moves over the off season but just getting a lot of people back from from injury should help a ton. I like picking up the bartender, is projected to be the closer?

You would think the Rangers would have to be favorites to win the West going in but it looks like many have the Astros there. I'm hoping we can find a way to keep Prince fresh for late in the season. We need him batting better than .190 and knocking in more than one run in the playoffs. Seems like he really fell off at the end of the season as well. Maybe he was hurt, dunno?

I am reserving my win prediction for the end of ST, but I am very bullish on them presently. My prediction will probably be in the 90s.

Prince is usually a very poor postseason hitter and he more than likely always will be. His slash line is .189/.276/.311 in the postseason.

 

[romeo212000]

I am reserving my win prediction for the end of ST, but I am very bullish on them presently. My prediction will probably be in the 90s.

Prince is usually a very poor postseason hitter and he more than likely always will be. His slash line is .189/.276/.311 in the postseason.

Yep, but you gotta get there first. Also, post season play is such a small sample size, it's hard to know how much credence to put on that, but I see your point.

I'm also reserving my win prediction till the end of ST, but I would imagine I'll be predicting in the low 90's, though circumstances may dictate I alter my prediction slightly one way or another.

 

[saddles]

Yep, but you gotta get there first. Also, post season play is such a small sample size, it's hard to know how much credence to put on that, but I see your point.

I'm also reserving my win prediction till the end of ST, but I would imagine I'll be predicting in the low 90's, though circumstances may dictate I alter my prediction slightly one way or another.

He will definitely help you get there.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Your daily Ryan Rua update.

 

[saddles]

Rangers recap: Texas collects 15 hits in road rout of Athletics

 

[saddles]

Rangers outfielder James Jones learning to trust his swing and speed

 

[saddles]

Rangers projected roster Version 2.0: Is there anything to see here? | SportsDay

No changes from last week.

 

[Bmurph]

Your daily Ryan Rua update.

Quick....trade him for Jose Fernandez now!

 

[saddles]

Indians right-hander Tommy Hunter may open the season on the disabled list

That sounds familiar.

 

[Bmurph]

Indians right-hander Tommy Hunter may open the season on the disabled list

That sounds familiar.

I do have to say that Tommy Hunter was a player that I really enjoyed at Fanfest, years ago. He was very engaged with the fans and easy to talk to. I joked w him about getting back to the WS after 2010 and he said "we damn sure better go back next year"! Loved his attitude and he always seemed to be smiling

 

[donaldson79]

This from the Bleacher Report re: potential breakout players for 2016.

7) Rougned Odor

After taking over as the Texas Rangers' everyday second basemen last season, Rougned Odor helped to turn around what looked to be a lost season for the Rangers. Odor, 22, is the type of spark-plug player that just about every lineup in baseball needs. Along with being a solid fielder, Odor can work the count, get on base and steal bases. If teammates Prince Fielder, Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland can once again have quality seasons, Odor could be one of the leaders in runs scored in the AL this season.