Our Texas Rangers vs the dreaded Seattle Mariners 8/26 - 8/28

[Windingmywatch]

You watch...The Mariners will put him on waivers and the A's will pick him up. LOL that would be our lot.

Probably has cleared waivers ... but OAK could not afford him ... and anyway they got Donaldson to play 3b.

Not sure everyone understands the rules after the non-waiver trade deadline. If a player is actually released ... then a claim means you get the guy and his contract. If a team puts a player out on revocable waivers ... the team that put the claim in has 48.5 hours to get the losing to agree to a trade (like TEX got Rios). It's not like they are free.

The SEA price to OAK for Seager would be double the price anyone else would have to pay and the result would make OAK much weaker overall.

Remember ... SEA has 10-6 record against OAK ... SEA would make OAK really hurt in any deal between the teams.

 

[pegasusredleg]

I don't think TEX "overpaid" for EA's new program. It's not like there is a store where you can buy a SS. I'll trust JD knowing exactly what Elvis'value is now and will be across the term of the contract.

Know there are some who bemoan that EA doesn't have 12HRs or such ... but I think the way it works if you are carrying the extra weight equal to the muscle to get those HRs ... then another part of your game isn't as effective and you become more injury prone.

TEX knew what he was when he came over as the #2 or #3 piece in the Teixeira trade. A HR slugging SS is not what they were looking for.

There are few HR power hitting SS in the league. If you look at some of the contenders, I say our SS situation stacks up better than all of them.

 

[romeo212000]

I would break everything in my house.

I don't want to think of the meltdown that would incite.

 

[RevSader]

Ross Wolf isn't any good. Glad he's in the game though.

 

[romeo212000]

Ross Wolf isn't any good. Glad he's in the game though.

Dude is rusty.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Not too good this inning.

 

[RevSader]

Dude is rusty.

He had a little magical run this year, but he's just not the answer to anything other than mop up.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Ross Wolf isn't any good. Glad he's in the game though.

Did a great job until we jacked him around in the bullpen

 

[pegasusredleg]

Good Soria is up. Don't want this one to get out of hand with Seager coming up again.

 

[Windingmywatch]

There are few HR power hitting SS in the league. If you look at some of the contenders, I say our SS situation stacks up better than all of them.

Yep. One of those SS superstar sluggers hangs out with Cruz now watching games on TV. Think you have it right. If you want your SS to be a slugger ... forget him making as many highlight reel defensive plays ... or scoring from second on a bunt.

EA's making $4.8mil in 2013 ... and at this point in the season he's got a 2.8WAR. At $4.5mil per win ... (4.5 x 2.8 = $12.6mil. So as far as 2013 is concerned TEX so far this season has already been able to put (12.6 - 4.8 =) $7.8mil in value back which pays his 2014 value (salary).

As you said ... "our SS situation stacks up better than all of them".

 

[RevSader]

Just get it over with.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Ross Wolf isn't any good. Glad he's in the game though.

He's the long guy. It's a good thing if your long guy is rusty. Bemoaning the rustiness of your long guy is like bemoaning the fact that your UIF doesn't go 3 for 4 with two triples in his one game in a fortnight.

 

[donaldson79]

There are few HR power hitting SS in the league. If you look at some of the contenders, I say our SS situation stacks up better than all of them.

with both of you. Absolutely great trade with the Braves, and one if they had to do it over again, wouldn't. I like EA a lot. Screw power. Power comes from wherever it comes. Meaning: there are X amount of RBI in the game. If you get them from the SS is completely irrelevantly. We have a power 2nd base - in the grand scream - a power bat at 3rd, and maybe a good RBI guy at first. Although Mitch is running thin with me at this point. But overall, our INF (including C) has pretty good power.

AND EA is still only 25 years. He may hit 7-10 HRs a year yet. Don't think so, but the jury is out.

 

[pegasusredleg]

With expanding the roster next week we won't have to worry about just having to rely on one long reliever.

 

[RevSader]

That was wasn't that close to him...

 

[RevSader]

BALLGAME! See ya Seattle!

 

[pegasusredleg]

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[Windingmywatch]

with both of you. Absolutely great trade with the Braves, and one if they had to do it over again, wouldn't. I like EA a lot. Screw power. Power comes from wherever it comes. Meaning: there are X amount of RBI in the game. If you get them from the SS is completely irrelevantly. We have a power 2nd base - in the grand scream - a power bat at 3rd, and maybe a good RBI guy at first. Although Mitch is running thin with me at this point. But overall, our INF (including C) has pretty good power.

AND EA is still only 25 years. He may hit 7-10 HRs a year yet. Don't think so, but the jury is out.[/QUOTE]

No it isn't out ... there is no freaking jury except in the mind of those who long for those wonder days as #4 in the ALW with Rudy the batting coach and Hank Blalock being the only prospect that makes the bigs. All that power got TEX nowhere. Until EA displaced Face at SS TEX had exactly one post season game in its franchise history. That's measure enough for me.

 

[romeo212000]

Martin Perez = Ace Killer

 

[RevSader]

It's the most random thing ever, but his last 3 starts Perez (a rookie) has beaten Felix twice and Sale once.