July 27-29 Rangers @ Astros

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Minor better bring a deal comparable to Hamels.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Damn orioles and blow jays have been beating us on the trade front so far.

 

[DT LUNA]

Minor better bring a deal comparable to Hamels.

A crap shoot with prospects.

 

[donaldson79]

Our patience with and dedication to him are reaping some mighty fine rewards.

And maybe it's time to give Mr Banister a little credit too.

 

[DT LUNA]

And maybe it's time to give Mr Banister a little credit too.

I think it is. He saw something some did not.

 

[donaldson79]

Gawd I hope we can beat this prick on the mound today

 

[saddles]

• he Braves have interest in both Diekman and fellow Rangers reliever Kela, Rosenthal and Joel Sherman of the New York Post suggest. Moreover, Atlanta’s willing to move left-hander Luiz Gohara to upgrade its team, per Rosenthal, with Sherman noting that the Rangers have been scouting the 21-year-old. Gohara hasn’t pitched much in the majors this year (19 2/3 innings, nine appearances, one start), in part because of injury issues. But he showed well during a five-start debut in 2017, after which Baseball America ranked him as the game’s 23rd-best prospect. There’s a “good chance” the Rangers will acquire Gohara if he “shows anything at all” in the minors Sunday, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets.
• Sticking with Texas and Atlanta, Rosenthal reports that the Braves have greater interest in bolstering their pitching (perhaps via Diekman and Kela) than acquiring Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre. Rosenthal doesn’t rule out a Beltre acquisition for the Braves (though, as a 10-and-5 player, he’d need to approve the trade), but he points out that incumbent third baseman Johan Camargo has actually outhit the eventual Hall of Famer this season. The switch-hitting Camargo, 24, has done so on a league-minimum salary, too, while the 39-year-old Beltre is owed the balance of $18MM.

 

[saddles]

Minor for relief. What an idea.

 

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[saddles]

I voted "3".

 

[saddles]

Good debut so far for Rollie Lacy.

 

[saddles]

He is a big risk anyway.

 

[saddles]

.235/.409/.676

Gallo's slash line gives him an OPS of 1.086 for his last 10 games.

 

[saddles]

There have been rumblings about the Braves trading young left-hander Luiz Gohara for relief help, but that’s not going to happen, according to Rosenthal. Rather, Atlanta’s only going to move Gohara (or pitching prospect Kolby Allard) if it gets controllable starting pitching in return.

Throw in Mike Minor along with Diekman and Kela and take Allard in return. A AAA pitcher with an ERA of 2.80 in 18 starts is something this club hasn't seen in many years. Or, have we ever seen that?

 

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