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this lineup is pretty close to optimum if you put Santana in for Odor.    I guess they are giving Calhoun a chance to be an actual OF

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    And of course he blows the loss

Odor has always been “the chosen one”. When other players underperform, they get traded, they get sent down to the minors, they get benched. When Odor underperforms?  We let him try to “play his way through it”. Everytime he gets a hit, his shelf life is extended by another 2 weeks. It doesn’t matter if he’s 1 for his last 20, that hit looked so good! Put him in the lineup another 2 weeks damnit!

Crazy that Chavez has an ERA under 3 now after that pitiful 1st month.

Miller needs to be shown the same door as Smyly.
Considering how homer-ish the tv broadcasters have to be the "last time he was allowed to pitch in a game this late it was 11-4" comment was pure gold.

He tried his best to fuck it up. Let's kick ass tomorrow and don't forget, noon game on Thursday folks!

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1 hour ago, Dr Fear said:

Jesse Chavez here for Winston.f7f5bf763f21b7968e071b2db82de435.jpg

His dad collected all the tabs 

When push comes to shove, management wants to be able to say, "we gave him every chance." I guess Odor has a lot of fans. The scrappy, stylized little fighter with a big bat. In the second part of the season,, it will be time to choose a #1 lineup - one they can go with when the big guns come to town, when the season is on the line.

 

It might just come down to who do you want on the bench - Odor or DeShields. One is faster and is hitting pretty well. Of course, I still think we're going to package an outfielder (or two) and an infielder and try to get a solid starter in the rotation.

 

Guzman homered last night. His batting in the last few weeks is better than I thought. Forsythe has done everything they've ask him to do. I'd take him over Odor in a heartbeat. Cabrera has to be a little nervous. Suspect he'll start at third tonight. In the last 7 games, he's hitting .111. Forsythe, .360. Guzman, .333, Mazara, .400 (FWIW), Odor .167.

Odor sucks. Chavez was throwing heat last night. Everything was so clean - I get it's Detroit but he's putting the ball wherever he wants right now. 

Really we should have hung 8 or 9 on the board but a W is a W. Let's sweep it out now. 

5 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Odor can refuse assignment 

Per Evan Grant

This is true.  

I'm loving this team, but that schedule.  Eeesh.  Not a lot of places to hide the next few weeks.

1 hour ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

When push comes to shove, management wants to be able to say, "we gave him every chance." I guess Odor has a lot of fans. The scrappy, stylized little fighter with a big bat. In the second part of the season,, it will be time to choose a #1 lineup - one they can go with when the big guns come to town, when the season is on the line.

 

It might just come down to who do you want on the bench - Odor or DeShields. One is faster and is hitting pretty well. Of course, I still think we're going to package an outfielder (or two) and an infielder and try to get a solid starter in the rotation.

 

Guzman homered last night. His batting in the last few weeks is better than I thought. Forsythe has done everything they've ask him to do. I'd take him over Odor in a heartbeat. Cabrera has to be a little nervous. Suspect he'll start at third tonight. In the last 7 games, he's hitting .111. Forsythe, .360. Guzman, .333, Mazara, .400 (FWIW), Odor .167.

Santana is better than forsythe. The team has cheap control of him until the end of the 2021 season. He should definitely be kept.

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

Odor can refuse assignment 

Per Evan Grant

I saw on mlbtraderumors they think it wouldnt be a total shock if Cabrera is the odd man out.

1 hour ago, Voldemort86 said:

Santana is better than forsythe. The team has cheap control of him until the end of the 2021 season. He should definitely be kept.

Of all the players on this team with superstar potential (Mazara and Gallo come to mind), Santana may be #1.

Cabrera and Odor both seeing the pine tonight. Kind of like this lineup. 

I always said Willie was a beast on the bases!

2 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

I always said Willie was a beast on the bases!

That’s some straight softball shit!! I love it 

8k’s through 4.   Alt lineup not having a great night so far 

11 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Boom.  Boom.  Boom!   Now lemme hear ya say Whay-o

 

At this point, is there any question at all that Mike Minor is a true #1 starter?

Not for me.  The only question for me is how much is he valued.  Here and across the league.

6 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Not for me.  The only question for me is how much is he valued.  Here and across the league.

I mean, he’s tied for second in baseball in WAR rt now 

1 minute ago, Trey3216 said:

I mean, he’s tied for second in baseball in WAR rt now 

Thats why i go back and forth on moving him.  Say you make it to wildcard and you've got an opportunity to throw him or Lynn.  I feel pretty good about those two taking the mound and lets see what happens.  

 

5 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Thats why i go back and forth on moving him.  Say you make it to wildcard and you've got an opportunity to throw him or Lynn.  I feel pretty good about those two taking the mound and lets see what happens.  

 

Me too.  I’m at the crossroads of extending him for 2-3 years on top of his current deal, or trading him for a haul.  But if we’re gonna hang around, I think he and Lynn could keep us in a series 

Edited by Trey3216

4 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

I saw on mlbtraderumors they think it wouldnt be a total shock if Cabrera is the odd man out.

Yep that Evan Grants thought. Makes sense 

i don't expect the Rangers to win anything this year or next, but I gotta give JD major credit for slapping together this rag tag team that I love rooting for.

24 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

I love eastern time zone games

I usually do,  but the damn game was already over by the time I got in from a busted gate repair.

Santana could be the new Gary Matthews JR. Use him while he's cheap then let some other sucker pay the big money for his late development and watch him fall back to earth.

He's sure playing good, though.

It's gonna take a lot of hot water and soap to get the funky smell out of that Silver Boot. Nooner tomorrow and then off to sunny Fla.

59 minutes ago, Get ln My Van said:

I’m giving substantially more credit to Woodward for how this team is playing than JD

Literally hit a home run with the manager and this coaching staff. 

Odor back in against a RHP. June Calhoun gets another (well deserved) start.

 

Texas Rangers Starting Lineup

Shin-Soo Choo - DH

Danny Santana - 1B

Elvis Andrus - SS

Nomar Mazara - RF

Joey Gallo - CF

Willie Calhoun - LF

Logan Forsythe - 3B

Rougned Odor - 2B

Tim Federowicz - C

Ariel Jurado - P

Forsythe's third straight start at third. Something is going to happen there. Looks like a final test to see if they need Cabrera or Forsythe. He might be a little nervous. Bobbled the first ball hit to him, but got the out. 0 for 4 yesterday. Of course Forsythe can plan any other infield position, but so can Santana, apparently. Obviously, we're looking to make a trade.

Edited by Irish Wrist Watch

14 minutes ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

Forsythe's third straight start at third. Something is going to happen there. Looks like a final test to see if they need Cabrera or Forsythe. He might be a little nervous. Bobbled the first ball hit to him, but got the out. 0 for 4 yesterday. Of course Forsythe can plan any other infield position, but so can Santana, apparently. Obviously, we're looking to make a trade.

Forsythe or Cabrera are the obvious ones to trade. They both old and aren’t controllable after this year.

Gallo putting on a derby out here. 2 for 2 2 solo shots. 

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