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re: The 1st Place Texas Rangers
Posted on 5/3/10 at 7:07 am to PortCityTiger24
Posted on 5/3/10 at 7:07 am to PortCityTiger24
One game over .500. Multiple everyday players batting below the Mendoza line. Horrible performance at catcher. Smoak hitting .167 after two days. Only two starters really pitching above average.
This team and this season have a loooong way to go.
This team and this season have a loooong way to go.
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Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:42 am to BigBoyTiger
quote:The guy built a World Series winner in a town that had won a World Series in nearly 100 years. He's not my favorite, but he's far from awful.
They should fire Kenny Williams. He's an awful GM.
Oh, and the Rangers just need the absence of horrible luck.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:44 am to Baloo
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Oh, and the Rangers just need the absence of horrible luck.
And a CF, C, 1B (yeah, yeah, Smoak hasn't been up long enough), 3 additional healthy, solid starters (I'll settle for one), and a closer that can pitch consecutive nights (or a rejuvenated Frankie).
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:54 am to MStreetTiger
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And a CF
Borbon will turn it on. When idiot decides to start playing him every day and not mess with his rhythm, that's when he'll get it going.
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C
Just need defense at that position. I'll take Treanor all day long.
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1B (yeah, yeah, Smoak hasn't been up long enough)
Smoak will continue to improve. By the end of the year, he'll be a .275 hitter and a masher.
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3 additional healthy, solid starters (I'll settle for one)
So you haven't been happy with what Wilson and Lewis have done? Both have been lights out. We all know Feldman will start pitching better too. That's your three. It doesn't even include Holland or Hunter.
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and a closer that can pitch consecutive nights (or a rejuvenated Frankie).
This is Washington at his best (sarcasm). He is awful at managing the pen. This will end up being a strength come September.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:54 am to Baloo
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He's not my favorite, but he's far from awful.
Fair enough. But you can't tell me the Rios acquistion was a great one. That one was pitiful. Though I do like some of his other moves (Pierre and Peavy), but those haven't panned out.
I was perhaps a little too harsh on Kenny.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:57 am to MStreetTiger
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And a CF
I think Borbon has a lot of upside. I think once he (finally) gets in a groove we will be set here.
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C
Can we clone Pudge, but make him 20 years younger again?
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1B
I think Smoak will be better than Chris Davis ever dreamed of being. But yeah, it'll take a bit of time.
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3 additional healthy, solid starters
I like David Murphy coming off the bench to give support in the OF. He hasn't done much yet, but it'll come with getting more PT.
Arias can fill some holes in the IF. But who, if anyone, can back up Smoak at 1B and Young at 3B? I haven't looked at the roster lately, but who can give these guys some rest?
ETA: I thought you meant back-ups... Sorry, I just woke up.
EETA: And forgot about Garko. Whoops.
This post was edited on 5/3/10 at 10:04 am
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:57 am to MStreetTiger
Way overstating it. The Rangers OF rotation is Hamilton/Cruz/Murphy/Borbon. That's one awesome hitter (Cruz), one above average hitter (Hamilton), and two guys who can combine to make a league average player (Murphy and Borbon). I don't really see a giant hole there.
1B is a concern, but Smoak is one of the top prospects in baseball and Garko is a viable backup player. Davis, for all of his faults, isn't a complete waste and if nothing else is trade bait.
Catcher has just been a vortex of bad luck. The Rangers had THREE top tier prospects at the position when most teams don't have any. And two of them have already appeared to have washed out (jury still out on Ramirez). Treanor is a viable placeholder as there are many worse catchers who have started on World Series teams. He's not a complete waste of space. He's not Brad Ausmus.
1B is a concern, but Smoak is one of the top prospects in baseball and Garko is a viable backup player. Davis, for all of his faults, isn't a complete waste and if nothing else is trade bait.
Catcher has just been a vortex of bad luck. The Rangers had THREE top tier prospects at the position when most teams don't have any. And two of them have already appeared to have washed out (jury still out on Ramirez). Treanor is a viable placeholder as there are many worse catchers who have started on World Series teams. He's not a complete waste of space. He's not Brad Ausmus.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:58 am to BigBoyTiger
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BigBoyTiger
you beat me to it.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:59 am to SCUBABlake
A coke to BigBoy.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:11 am to Baloo
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A coke to BigBoy.
But, yes, I look at this May schedule and I see a team that can differentiate and separate itself a little bit.
But the question is: Does Washington avoiding fricking up so they can do this...
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:17 am to BigBoyTiger
A manager has four major jobs:
1) Tactical in-game decisions
2) Getting the most out of the talent on hand (motivation)
3) Create a bullpen
4) Media relations
Ron Washington objectively sucks at all four. The players as a group are woefully underperforming their career norms, he's a horrid tactician, his bullpen usage is apparently inspired by Jackson Pollock's splatter paintings, and the less said about his press conferences, the better.
I have no idea how he has a job. Oh, and he tested positive for cocaine.
1) Tactical in-game decisions
2) Getting the most out of the talent on hand (motivation)
3) Create a bullpen
4) Media relations
Ron Washington objectively sucks at all four. The players as a group are woefully underperforming their career norms, he's a horrid tactician, his bullpen usage is apparently inspired by Jackson Pollock's splatter paintings, and the less said about his press conferences, the better.
I have no idea how he has a job. Oh, and he tested positive for cocaine.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 11:21 am to Baloo
Its the Rangers. they will break my heart!
Posted on 5/3/10 at 11:24 am to Baloo
Here's how I grade him out on this:
D - He has no feel for the game. He is bad with pitch hitting moves and defensive substitutions.
C- - Probably his strength and that's really saying something because he's not good at this. His own players are better at this than he is.
F - He is awful at knowing when to pull and when to push.
D+ - Actually has improved with his handling of the coke scandal..but other than that, he's bad at this. I remember listening to ESPN Radio after his first year..he told the media that he deserved an A for the job he had done. Seriously, who the frick says that when you finish 20 games below .500?
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1) Tactical in-game decisions
D - He has no feel for the game. He is bad with pitch hitting moves and defensive substitutions.
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2) Getting the most out of the talent on hand (motivation)
C- - Probably his strength and that's really saying something because he's not good at this. His own players are better at this than he is.
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3) Create a bullpen
F - He is awful at knowing when to pull and when to push.
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4) Media relations
D+ - Actually has improved with his handling of the coke scandal..but other than that, he's bad at this. I remember listening to ESPN Radio after his first year..he told the media that he deserved an A for the job he had done. Seriously, who the frick says that when you finish 20 games below .500?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 11:29 am to Baloo
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Way overstating it.
To salvage some cred, I knew this.
I'm not certain if Hamilton of the last 1.5 years is above average, but I have hope he's refinding his stroke.
Borbon (1 BB, 13Ks) worries me. But, he's far from done.
I'm not sure if Garko is viable, but I'm willing to wait it out for awhile.
And, I agree with you about Treanor.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 11:50 am to MStreetTiger
Hamilton's career OPS+ is 122. Throwing out that one awesome stretch of ball, I think he'd be closer to a 105-110 (I don't really want to run the numbers). But I'm comfortable with "above average".
Borbon is a worry, but Murphy is the safety net. He's wholly unremarkable, but he's pretty much the very definition of a league average hitter. He's a good safety net, and you can even make the postseason with a guy like Murphy as a back of the lineup guy.
I'm not asking the world of Garko, just to play once a week and provide some pop. That seems to be well within his abilities. Obviously, every team has some holes, but their holes aren't crippling in any way.
Borbon is a worry, but Murphy is the safety net. He's wholly unremarkable, but he's pretty much the very definition of a league average hitter. He's a good safety net, and you can even make the postseason with a guy like Murphy as a back of the lineup guy.
I'm not asking the world of Garko, just to play once a week and provide some pop. That seems to be well within his abilities. Obviously, every team has some holes, but their holes aren't crippling in any way.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:42 pm to BigBoyTiger
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But, yes, I look at this May schedule and I see a team that can differentiate and separate itself a little bit.
But the question is: Does Washington avoiding fricking up so they can do this...
Haha...Still really early but I appreciate your enthusiasm.
Angels May schedule is a bit harder, but I don't see the Rangers running away with the division any time soon. Angels rotation just needs to get a bit more consistent!!
May Schedule
4 @ Boston
3 vs. Tampa Bay
3 vs. Oakland
2 @ Texas
2 @ Chicago White Sox
3 @ St. Louis
3 vs. Toronto
3 vs. Seattles
1 @ KC
Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:48 pm to DEANintheYAY
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but I don't see the Rangers running away with the division any time soon
I don't see anyone running away with this division the whole season. Wouldn't be surprised if 1st-3rd are separated by no more than 5 games at the end of it.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:59 pm to MStreetTiger
I'm ready to see Holland come up.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 1:31 pm to WarhawkTiger6
the division pretty much bleaux. They may win it by default. And you don't have to look too far back in April at what a real division's champ will do to them in the playoffs.
Having said that, winning a division would be a huge deal for 'em.
Having said that, winning a division would be a huge deal for 'em.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 3:27 pm to TejasHorn
Smoak has pretty much crushed every pitch he's swung at. He does nothing but hit line drives. He's got an EXCELLENT approach at the plate.
The thing that worries me about Smoak is his defense. Hopefully he's just lacking in confidence/has jitters. But right now he's significantly worse defensively than Chris Davis.
The thing that worries me about Smoak is his defense. Hopefully he's just lacking in confidence/has jitters. But right now he's significantly worse defensively than Chris Davis.
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