Your last place Texas Rangers return home to face the Yanks for 4 - May 17-20

[True Rangers Fan]

Hard to believe this is the same team we saw in Houston.

They just gave Cole his shortest start of the year.

 

[DT LUNA]

They just gave Cole his shortest start of the year.

That in itself is a win

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Give it up for Lyles tonight.

 

[DT LUNA]

Not a good night for Nate

 

[DT LUNA]

WIN BIG TIME

 

[True Rangers Fan]

WIN BIG TIME

Lyles outpitched Cole. Never would have called that.

 

[saddles]

The latest MLB Pipeline mock draft has us taking Lawlar after the Pirates take SS Marcelo Mayer. They have Rocker going 7th.

They added this caveat:

"We can't emphasize this enough -- this wasn't a projection of which player each club will take on July 11. Instead, Callis and Mayo tabbed the prospects based on their own personal preferences."

 

[True Rangers Fan]

The latest MLB Pipeline mock draft has us taking Lawlar after the Pirates take SS Marcelo Mayer. They have Rocker going 7th.

They added this caveat:

"We can't emphasize this enough -- this wasn't a projection of which player each club will take on July 11. Instead, Callis and Mayo tabbed the prospects based on their own personal preferences."

where did they have Leiter?

 

[saddles]

This guys title is Fangraphs Lead Prospect Analyst.

 

[saddles]

where did they have Leiter?

Leiter 3 and Henry Davis 4.

 

[DT LUNA]

Lyles outpitched Cole. Never would have called that.

The 1st inning was shaky but after that it was Koufax on the mound.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Leiter 3 and Henry Davis 4.

If Leiter isn't taken at 1, the Rangers are fools not to take him. Broken record from me, I know.

I understand the philosophy of "you take the best player available," but that assumes that your organization has a track record of drafting and developing pitching. The Rangers do not. The idea for them should be to take the best pitcher available. Especially considering the musical chairs of position players analysts are ranking in the top 5. There's no clear cut "#1 guy" on that side of the ball, which just strengthens my opinion that their pick should be a pitcher.

I'll add: some could say the poor track record the team has is why they should stay away from drafting pitchers. If the franchise wants to have sustained success, they need to improve that area of development, and I think a lot of these new FO people are here for that exact reason.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

The 1st inning was shaky but after that it was Koufax on the mound.

That is definitely the first time anyone has compared those two

 

[saddles]

If Leiter isn't taken at 1, the Rangers are fools not to take him. Broken record from me, I know.

I understand the philosophy of "you take the best player available," but that assumes that your organization has a track record of drafting and developing pitching. The Rangers do not. The idea for them should be to take the best pitcher available. Especially considering the musical chairs of position players analysts are ranking in the top 5. There's no clear cut "#1 guy" on that side of the ball, which just strengthens my opinion that their pick should be a pitcher.

I'll add: some could say the poor track record the team has is why they should stay away from drafting pitchers. If the franchise wants to have sustained success, they need to improve that area of development, and I think a lot of these new FO people are here for that exact reason.

I agree. I will had, if Leiter is taken first, then the Rangers would be fools to not take Rocker.

 

[Nightcrawler]

If Leiter isn't taken at 1, the Rangers are fools not to take him. Broken record from me, I know.

I understand the philosophy of "you take the best player available," but that assumes that your organization has a track record of drafting and developing pitching. The Rangers do not. The idea for them should be to take the best pitcher available. Especially considering the musical chairs of position players analysts are ranking in the top 5. There's no clear cut "#1 guy" on that side of the ball, which just strengthens my opinion that their pick should be a pitcher.

I'll add: some could say the poor track record the team has is why they should stay away from drafting pitchers. If the franchise wants to have sustained success, they need to improve that area of development, and I think a lot of these new FO people are here for that exact reason.

its Pretty simple at this point. Leiter or rocker. If the pirates make the decision for you by taking one of them, then take the guy left.

leiter or rocker probably project to be AT WORST solid #3 starters. Who wouldn’t want that? Just pick em.

im not a fan of Kip Fagg so he might fuck this up which is pretty damn sad.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

its Pretty simple at this point. Leiter or rocker. If the pirates make the decision for you by taking one of them, then take the guy left.

leiter or rocker probably project to be AT WORST solid #3 starters. Who wouldn’t want that? Just pick em.

im not a fan of Kip Fagg so he might fuck this up which is pretty damn sad.

We have no way of knowing what recommendations Kip gives the FO.

Reminds me of the scout for the Astros that discovered Jeter. He made it very clear that Jeter was the pick. The Astros went a different direction, and the scout immediately resigned from the franchise.

All the scouting department does is give their report to the FO, but the decision on who to actually draft is 100% on the head honchos.

 

[saddles]

This kid is my favorite prospect. He probably isn't the best prospect we have, but he is my favorite. I sure hope he stays healthy and excels this year.

 

[saddles]

We have no way of knowing what recommendations Kip gives the FO.

Reminds me of the scout for the Astros that discovered Jeter. He made it very clear that Jeter was the pick. The Astros went a different direction, and the scout immediately resigned from the franchise.

All the scouting department does is give their report to the FO, but the decision on who to actually draft is 100% on the head honchos.

I look at it this way. If we make bad picks consistently it is either the scouts fault or the FO fault. Even if it is entirely the scouting department's decision, it is the FO that decided to hire them, trust them, and retain them. Therefore, the FO has to be held accountable.

If a couple of those guys from last year's draft are actually really good players, then we might need to reevaluate how we feel about the job the club has done in drafting.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

I look at it this way. If we make bad picks consistently it is either the scouts fault or the FO fault. Even if it is entirely the scouting department's decision, it is the FO that decided to hire them, trust them, and retain them. Therefore, the FO has to be held accountable.

If a couple of those guys from last year's draft are actually really good players, then we might need to reevaluate how we feel about the job the club has done in drafting.

I'm curious to see the next couple of years when it comes to drafting and development. There are new voices in the conversation, some coming from positions that haven't existed before this year. Based on what I've seen from the minors so far this year, I think things are off to a good start.

I'm assuming the idea is that by 2022/3, the plan will start to come to fruition at the major league level.

 

[saddles]