April 11, 20187 yr Joey Gallo is the future at the moment ... he's never passed the .210 batting average barrier in the bigs... no shades needed.
April 11, 20187 yr The sucky teams of Incaviglia, O’Brian, Harrah, Mahorcic, Hough, Correa, Williams, McDowell, Fletcher, Buechele, Slought, and Guzman were far more fun to watch than today’s scrubs, though, that could just be a result of pre-cycnicism Knox.
April 11, 20187 yr @TheFlagship Wasn't Buckel the kid that got the yips and completely lost the strike zone? Quick trip to the Googles, and I start typing in Cody Buckel and it auto completes with yips... https://www.ocregister.com/2017/03/21/pitcher-cody-buckel-his-career-derailed-by-the-yips-starting-over-with-angels/
April 11, 20187 yr Don't want another Juan Gonzalez. We already have those types. Would love a few young Beltres, though.
April 11, 20187 yr 26 minutes ago, TheFlagship said: Rangers top prospects in 2013: 1) Jurickson Profar - injuries derailed what could’ve been an all star career. Now utility player at best. 2) Mike Olt - also had frequent injuries. Traded to Cubs for Matt Garza. Clear bust. 3) Martin Perez - never the same after TJ but has at least been durable last 2 seasons. League average starter. 4) Leonys Martin - showed flashes but could never hit enough. Still an elite CF. 5) Luis Sardinas - good defender but couldn’t hit. Traded for Gallardo. 6) Luke Jackson - didn’t work as a starter. Switched to bullpen and then didn’t work either. 7) Cody Buckel - who? 8) Lewis Brinson - could be a star. In an ideal world, would be our current CF. Instead, we got 12 months of shitty Lucroy and Jeffress. 9) Justin Grimm - didn’t turn into a starter. Traded for Garza. Has a WS ring so good for him 10) Jorge Alfaro - main piece in the Hamels trade, but has been a bust so far. No patience at all. Doubt he turns into anything. Almost makes you miss Oddibe McDowell, doesn't it?
April 11, 20187 yr 37 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said: The sucky teams of Incaviglia, O’Brian, Harrah, Mahorcic, Hough, Correa, Williams, McDowell, Fletcher, Buechele, Slought, and Guzman were far more fun to watch than today’s scrubs, though, that could just be a result of pre-cycnicism Knox. You left out designated hitter larryyyyyyyyyyyyyy parrish
April 11, 20187 yr Also for reference, the top 10 prospects in MLB in 2013 were: Profar, Oscar Taveras (RIP), Dylan Bundy, Wil Myers, Xander Bogaerts, Gerrit Cole, Tyler Skaggs, Jose Fernandez, Zack Wheeler and Christian Yelich. Most of that list worked out. Just not for us cause we’re cursed
April 11, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, TheFlagship said: Also for reference, the top 10 prospects in MLB in 2013 were: Profar, Oscar Taveras (RIP), Dylan Bundy, Wil Myers, Xander Bogaerts, Gerrit Cole, Tyler Skaggs, Jose Fernandez, Zack Wheeler and Christian Yelich. Most of that list worked out. Just not for us cause we’re cursed Jose Fernandez is also dead. I know he played for the Marlins, so most people probably have no idea.
April 11, 20187 yr Jose Fernandez is also dead. I know he played for the Marlins, so most people probably have no idea.He may not care about cokeheads
April 11, 20187 yr 28 minutes ago, Dr Fear said: Jose Fernandez is also dead. I know he played for the Marlins, so most people probably have no idea. Cross him off then
April 12, 20187 yr Matt Moore and Martin Perez must be competing to see who can have the highest ERA in the AL.
April 12, 20187 yr I dont know why i keep watching....... And yes those older teams were fun to watch...this team is not This team does nothing well
April 12, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Bone3421 said: I dont know why i keep watching....... And yes those older teams were fun to watch...this team is not This team does nothing well I have the same feeling, and I don’t know why. There’s no inherent reason for it. Is it because we’ve tasted some success so it sucks now that it’s fallen away? Or because we have a decent payroll that’s underperforming as opposed to the Eddie Chiles days? Or is it something else?
April 12, 20187 yr So frustrating to see other teams get hits with runners in scoring position. I don't know what the stats are for BA with RISP but I'm sure the rangers are dead last. getting outscored 26-6 in this series is pretty pathetic
April 12, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: Elvis has a fractured elbow and going to the DL. Great! The one bright spot for the team hurt. Ugh Edited April 12, 20187 yr by Ebeye
April 12, 20187 yr With Profar manning second, who's gonna play short, or vice versa?I'm listening to Diamond Talk and they named him and I've never heard of him. Profar will definitely be at SS.
April 12, 20187 yr I feel bad for Banny. He's probably gonna get scapegoated by JD. Nobody could manage this horse shit teams.
April 12, 20187 yr Organization needs to start looking at JD. We had a good decade run with him. Maybe it's time for a new GM soon. New stadium, new GM. And most likely a new manager by then. Warranted or not. Banny sounded defeated in the presser.
April 12, 20187 yr Was someone else doing all the heavy lifting that Daniels got the credit for??? Nolan is in Houston, Preller is in San Diego, Thad Levine in Minnesota i believe, now Rangers sinking like a rock with $155 million dollar payroll and no help in sight
April 12, 20187 yr Was someone else doing all the heavy lifting that Daniels got the credit for??? Nolan is in Houston, Preller is in San Diego, Thad Levine in Minnesota i believe, now Rangers sinking like a rock with $155 million dollar payroll and no help in sightBy most of what I read, Nolan was a pure figure head here. And an advisory role. I see all over social media how Nolan deserves all the credit. False. I've read he would fall asleep in meetings or not even show up. Our demise and his leaving are not correlated. That's like saying Houston won because he happened to show up. No. Both teams were already established and being built when he got there. I'm sure he helped a little but our run this decade is not his doing. JD feasted on a young talented lineup that didn't cost a lot of money. Once those players got older and needed to be paid, it started to come apart slowly. Bad trades were made that didn't need to like Dempster and Garza. Could never develop any pitching on our own. Our prospects fizzled out that we were told would be great. After that we 2011 WS loss, we were never quite the same for various reasons. 2012 and 2016 will go down as the biggest wastes of talent. Both had the talent to win it all on paper. Neither team even won a playoff game. Hell we've only won 2 playoff games total since the 2011 WS. They have went the way of the Mavs after their title. Dark days right now for DFW sports teams. None seem to have much vision. Hell I guess the Cowboys probably have the best chance to succeed at this point.
April 12, 20187 yr Well, you addressed Nolan... sorta. You regurgitated the info that Team Daniels put out to the press to make his side look best. Now Preller, Levine?? Were they making Daniels shine? Cause its been downhill since Preller left and at $155 million, this current edition is a joke!!
April 12, 20187 yr Profar will finally get his chance to show he can be an everyday player. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say this is his last chance, at least for us.
April 12, 20187 yr We're battling the laughingstock Marlins for shittiest team in all of MLB. Damn shit went south in a hurry.
April 12, 20187 yr Worst part is we don’t even have anyone good to trade. Nobody will give up a good prospect for a half season of Beltre. Hamels isn’t good anymore. Our best bet is one of the guys in the bullpen takes off.
April 12, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Native Horn said: We're battling the laughingstock Marlins for shittiest team in all of MLB. Damn shit went south in a hurry. And the Marlins actually try to be shitty, so we are "competing" with a team that puts effort into dealing away their talent.
April 12, 20187 yr I say deal Beltre as soon as we can for as good of a deal as possible. Float Choo to anyone who will listen and offer up to take on a chunk of his salary to try to get a halfway decent prospect in return. Move Gallo back to third. Bring up Guzman for first and Willie for DH, assuming service times are met for the extra year. Embrace the suck and go full rebuild.
April 12, 20187 yr 57 minutes ago, TheFlagship said: Worst part is we don’t even have anyone good to trade. Nobody will give up a good prospect for a half season of Beltre. Hamels isn’t good anymore. Our best bet is one of the guys in the bullpen takes off. Unless they go full Dyson from last year, they really only have up to go. The projected strengths of Diekman and Bush are definitely not living up to their projections so far. And I do realize that we are a couple of weeks into the season, and conceivably, they could get their acts together, but I have zero optimism about this team.
April 12, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, Rholl said: Well, you addressed Nolan... sorta. You regurgitated the info that Team Daniels put out to the press to make his side look best. Now Preller, Levine?? Were they making Daniels shine? Cause its been downhill since Preller left and at $155 million, this current edition is a joke!! I think they had a great group of young minds with Daniels, Preller ,and Levine with a figurehead elder statesman in Ryan that worked great back then. When all of those pieces started to move away, the chemistry and energy just is no longer there.
April 12, 20187 yr 26 minutes ago, Ebeye said: I say deal Beltre as soon as we can for as good of a deal as possible. Float Choo to anyone who will listen and offer up to take on a chunk of his salary to try to get a halfway decent prospect in return. Move Gallo back to third. Bring up Guzman for first and Willie for DH, assuming service times are met for the extra year. Embrace the suck and go full rebuild. Nobody is trading for Beltre until July at the earliest.
April 12, 20187 yr I’m curious as to how seemingly every player - save Beltre and Andrus - has gotten worse over the past 2 seasons. Is this even real life? Like, how can multiple players in their 20’s get worse with experience?
April 12, 20187 yr 18 minutes ago, TheFlagship said: Nobody is trading for Beltre until July at the earliest. I know, but a man can dream that someone will want a full season of Beltre instead of whatever scrub they are rolling out at third.
April 12, 20187 yr 30 minutes ago, Ebeye said: I know, but a man can dream that someone will want a full season of Beltre instead of whatever scrub they are rolling out at third. I feel you man. Anyone else read Newberg today? The thought that Adrian and Elvis have played their last game together has me pretty down in the dumps.
April 12, 20187 yr I know, but a man can dream that someone will want a full season of Beltre instead of whatever scrub they are rolling out at third. [emoji4] Damn that fact was lost on me... Feel cry
April 12, 20187 yr 11 minutes ago, TheFlagship said: I feel you man. Anyone else read Newberg today? The thought that Adrian and Elvis have played their last game together has me pretty down in the dumps. Yeah, that hit me in the feels when I read it this morning. Adrian and Elvis are part of what makes baseball great.
April 12, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said: I’m curious as to how seemingly every player - save Beltre and Andrus - has gotten worse over the past 2 seasons. Is this even real life? Like, how can multiple players in their 20’s get worse with experience? Because they were not as advertised? A lot of us had high hopes for Mazara when he busted onto the scene. He was the talk of young players in baseball for that short period. He's regressed since then.
April 12, 20187 yr I'm really glad I picked this year as the year we would do my guys trip and go see a Rangers game in Houston..... Jesus fucking christ.
April 12, 20187 yr Iapoce is in his 3rd year and Rangers hitting coach and I would agree that all of our young prospects have regressed significantly since receiving his coaching. How this guy (and Brocail for that matter) kept their jobs after last season is still mind blowing. Watching the approach at the plate by the Angels batters vs the Rangers batters was frustrating as hell.
April 12, 20187 yr Wonder if they’ll just switch Gallo and Maz. I don’t think I can watch another 150 games of Maz in the outfield
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