Game Thread: Rangers Host Oakland June 5-6

[DT LUNA]

Wow! Guz getting it done

 

[DT LUNA]

Absolutely.....And poor Dave seemed lost, as usual.

Ranger's need to give away a Dave bobble head.

 

[DT LUNA]

Guzman with a DT Bomb.

TY pardner

 

[jta4437]

Guzman showing power at the ML level he never showed in the minors (he hit 12, 16 & 12 the last 3 years), if he learns to put together quality ABs like he did in the minors (.298 BA & .372 OBP in AAA last year), watch out

 

[donaldson79]

Ranger's need to give away a Dave bobble head.

And to one 'unlucky fan' he/she gets Dave's actual head. ha ha

 

[Duane1952]

Can't pitch Davis there.

 

[jta4437]

Some combination of IKF, Seise, Andrus, Profar, Tejeda, Odor and Guzman is our IF in 2020 (please don't spend money on outside FAs)

Some combination of Gallo, Calhoun, Maz, DDJ, Tavares, JPM is our OF/DH in 2020 (please don't spend money on outside FAs)

no clue on catcher, probably a free agent and/or some combination of Whatley/Trevino/Huff, IKF emergency catcher only

Bullpen is impossible to predict, couple free agents, couple failed starters, couple minor league relievers

Only big free agent money should be spent on upper tier pitching in 2019-2021

 

[Nightcrawler]

Can’t wait to see when Elvis gets back and they send Profar down to preserve odor’s allotted 150 games played per year.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

This team has gotten homer happy

 

[DT LUNA]

Good play and great throw to 2nd holding
the runner to a single.....Maz

 

[donaldson79]

This team has gotten homer happy

And loving it.......Me too......I know it's short journey, and soon gone, but still.......It's nice to see some success in the middle of what we know is a pretty tough season me thinks.

 

[donaldson79]

Profar, is at best, a backup SS......Maybe a good, or better 2nd/3rd baseman......But none-the-less, poor SS due to his ARM.

 

[DT LUNA]

Nice steal Lino.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Profar does it again.

2 run double

 

[DT LUNA]

Profar does it again.

2 run double

He's hot alright.

 

[Nightcrawler]

He's hot alright.

Odor needs to go down when Elvis gets back

 

[DT LUNA]

Odor needs to go down when Elvis gets back

Got to wait it out.

 

[saddles]

Lineup should be fine as long as guys progress and learn to have more professional ABs, one of those things that usually happens with more experience

Starting pitching, honestly no clue, thats going to be and always going to be the determining factor, but in 2020 you're looking at Mendez, Crouse, Hernandez, Cody, Alexy, Ragans, Palumbo, Jurado, Martin, Matuella, a couple FAs, quality TBD

I am thinking 2020 is too early for Crouse, Ragans, Palumbo, and Matuella. Alexy and Cody might be ready some time that season, but it might be a tad early to expect them to be ready to begin the 2020 season. I don't expect Ragans and Crouse before 2022. Palumbo and Matuella ETA to me is 2021. That's if there are no more elbow or shoulder problems and that might be the most unrealistic assumption about this whole process. Of course, with this team you might have a Thoracic Outlet Syndrome problem as well.

I have a lot of question marks regarding Alexy, Martin, Matuella and Jurado.

Now I do have some hope for Arredondo(ETA 2021), Phillips(ETA 2021), and Pena(ETA 2020).

Some combination of IKF, Seise, Andrus, Profar, Tejeda, Odor and Guzman is our IF in 2020 (please don't spend money on outside FAs)

Some combination of Gallo, Calhoun, Maz, DDJ, Tavares, JPM is our OF/DH in 2020 (please don't spend money on outside FAs)

no clue on catcher, probably a free agent and/or some combination of Whatley/Trevino/Huff, IKF emergency catcher only

Bullpen is impossible to predict, couple free agents, couple failed starters, couple minor league relievers

Only big free agent money should be spent on upper tier pitching in 2019-2021

If Taveras gets a full year at each level then 2021 would be his time to play here. Not sure about JPM. If he spends a half season in Frisco this year and does well there he could be up here by 2020.

 

[DT LUNA]

What an arm Maz. You did that just like Eph use to.

 

[donaldson79]

Got to wait it out.

Sorry DT, but you rated NC's 'send Odor down when EA comes back' then say this........Gotta have ya step-up/out on this one partner......ha