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Is this Rangers rotation the worst of all time?
Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:45 pm
This rotation is an absolute dumpster fire
Yu Darvish is the only one who belongs in the majors and even he is starting to fade under the pressure of being the only guy who can be counted on.
Colby Lewis is past his prime and has been awful since coming back from his injury. The only reason he is in the rotation is because there is literally no one else - Lewis has pretty much given up 5+ runs in each start and rarely goes more than 5 innings. And compared to the other guys in the rotation 5 runs in 5 innings isn't bad.
Tepesch, Martinez, and this new Mikolas guy who has been absolute garbage since coming over - these are all Triple A guys at best. They wouldn't make the roster of any other big league team.
I know losing 4 of your 5 starters for the year will make a bad rotation but I thought the Rangers farm system was good, maybe it still is but they just don't have anyone ready to step in
Yu Darvish is the only one who belongs in the majors and even he is starting to fade under the pressure of being the only guy who can be counted on.
Colby Lewis is past his prime and has been awful since coming back from his injury. The only reason he is in the rotation is because there is literally no one else - Lewis has pretty much given up 5+ runs in each start and rarely goes more than 5 innings. And compared to the other guys in the rotation 5 runs in 5 innings isn't bad.
Tepesch, Martinez, and this new Mikolas guy who has been absolute garbage since coming over - these are all Triple A guys at best. They wouldn't make the roster of any other big league team.
I know losing 4 of your 5 starters for the year will make a bad rotation but I thought the Rangers farm system was good, maybe it still is but they just don't have anyone ready to step in
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:48 pm to goldennugget
Just wait until you see the Yu fade
Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:49 pm to goldennugget
what about when they had rick helling and esteban loizza
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:10 am to goldennugget
There are several young pitchers in the system now but some are just not ready yet. I think Luke Jackson will be up next (most likely in September) and Chi Chi should be called up sometimes next year.
A lot of depth has been lost over the years because of the trades to get players like Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Geovany Soto, Mike Adams, Cliff Lee, etc. The pitching depth has taken a toll but honestly out of everyone who has been traded over the past few years the only ones I think that may have even helped this year would have been Justin Grimm and Neil Ramirez just off the top of my head.
I agree with you about Colby. I didn't like them bringing him back last year on a contract (despite him not pitching) but it appears like it put them in a weird position where they felt they needed to be loyal to him two years in a row and give him another chance. Nothing against Colby at all but he shouldn't have even been considered to have been in the rotation this season even before all the injuries occurred.
A lot of depth has been lost over the years because of the trades to get players like Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Geovany Soto, Mike Adams, Cliff Lee, etc. The pitching depth has taken a toll but honestly out of everyone who has been traded over the past few years the only ones I think that may have even helped this year would have been Justin Grimm and Neil Ramirez just off the top of my head.
I agree with you about Colby. I didn't like them bringing him back last year on a contract (despite him not pitching) but it appears like it put them in a weird position where they felt they needed to be loyal to him two years in a row and give him another chance. Nothing against Colby at all but he shouldn't have even been considered to have been in the rotation this season even before all the injuries occurred.
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 1:14 am
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:34 am to goldennugget
Don't worry guys. JD knows what he's doing. 
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:56 am to goldennugget
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I know losing 4 of your 5 starters for the year
This makes overly harsh criticism of the team a little silly.
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but I thought the Rangers farm system was good, maybe it still is but they just don't have anyone ready to step in
1) They have traded a lot of their pitching prospects in the last couple of years. I understand why they did it, but it is really starting to be felt.
2) It is better to lose this year than shatter the confidence of young pitchers that aren't quite ready for prime time.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 11:25 am to goldennugget
The D-Backs rotation this year has been worse, we will see how it is now that Bronson and B-Mac are gone.
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