I finally sat down and watched the Monday night game where Joey got his "golden sombrero". And I watched his at bats especially and the pitch he struck out looking on for his 3rd K is the same pitch he jacked for a 3 run triple in his next at bat.
Anyway Joey got his first HR in RR last night but is hitting way below the Mendoza line...
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Cool hand Luke. Bring him up and give it a try. Saw him in BP at RR. He will have to trim that wild hair:)
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Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I can see the strategy...I think. Martinez and Gonzalez go to AAA work on things in 5-6 innings, get some much needed rest. Rangers get to see if Harry and Renauldo contribute. They tank then the Rookies come up again until they evaluate Perez and Holland.
Note well too...Tepesch is a few weeks from being available too.
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ARLINGTON -- The Rangers optioned pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez to Triple-A Round Rock and called up right-hander Anthony Ranaudo on Saturday.
Ranaudo will be used as a long reliever for now, and the move possibly opens up a spot in the rotation for either Nick Martinez or Martin Perez after the All-Star break.
Right now, the Rangers have Wandy Rodriguez and Colby Lewis pitching against the Angels this weekend. They also announced that Yovani Gallardo will pitch against the D-backs on Tuesday and Matt Harrison on Wednesday.
That will allow Texas to use Rodriguez, Lewis and Gallardo next weekend against the Padres leading into the All-Star break. The Rangers won't need a fifth starter until July 21, five days after the break. By then, Perez could be ready to come off the disabled list and Martinez would be eligible to be recalled from Triple-A.
Gonzalez was optioned after losing his last three starts. He allowed six runs in 1 2/3 innings in an 8-2 loss to the Angels on Friday.
Well, lay down and take a nap and look what happens.
I figured they'd use Renaudo to spot start (they still might) but looks as if he'll be a long reliever. That makes sense cause of all of the days off coming up and you don't know how Harry is gonna do, so you may need 2 LRers instead of just one. Speaking of long relievers Bass went over 4 innings last night so will need 3 or 4 days off.
Also looks like they pushed Harry off till Wednesday now, that way if it goes badly they have 2 LRers ready and Thurs off.
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They tank then the Rookies come up again until they evaluate Perez and Holland.
They are trying to regulate how many innings Martinez is getting, he has about 100 now. He did 140 last year so they'll limit him to 165 or 175 this year. So I don't think you'll see Martinez until after they see what Perez has got, but I could be wrong... :) And I don't think we'll see Gonzalez again until September, if then.
If all of these returning pitchers do well then they are gonna have some hard decisions to make with the staff as a whole.
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Note well too...Tepesch is a few weeks from being available too.
Tepesch needs another pitch if he wants to be a starter, if not then he could end up being another relief pitching option.
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About the only good thing I can say about last nights game is that Freeman pitched well and Odor is still doing his job in the leadoff position. Ever since I mentioned Freeman needs a new zip code he has found his stuff and been doing a whole lot better.
One comment that got me to thinking was Wandy says he hates the mound in Arlington, Wandy does well on the road but stinks at home. So what if the mound is why they have a crappy record at home and maybe part of the cause of all the pitching injuries?? Just a thought...
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• Rangers long reliever Anthony Bass leads the Majors with 45 2/3 innings.
Just found that little tidbit, not surprising.
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One comment that got me to thinking was Wandy says he hates the mound in Arlington, Wandy does well on the road but stinks at home. So what if the mound is why they have a crappy record at home and maybe part of the cause of all the pitching injuries?? Just a thought...
Time to call in the grounds crew. Unbelievable the team would create a disadvantage at their own home. IIRC Wandy is historically a better pitcher on the road. Except maybe when he pitched in Houston. Go figure.
Yeah last night was ugly. There are indications 37 yr old Wandy would benefit from an additional day off. He's thrown a lot of pitches in his starts. From experience we know the older you get....:)
Back at .500 now. I'm sure Banny wants to keep the team at or above .500 going into the break. I think his leadership has kept the team competitive.
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Do you think Feliz will get traded? Thinking no one will pick up his 3M plus contract. So I see him hitting the FA route.
Well it will be an interesting second half.
Oh also. Saw an article this morning Hamilton might be heading back to the DL with a groin strain. He's had a history of such. He said after a game he feels his entire lower half of his body is weak.
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Looks like Edwards may have to come back. Although he is putting in some innings down at RR.
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Do you think Feliz will get traded? Thinking no one will pick up his 3M plus contract. So I see him hitting the FA route.
I'm curious if this isn't a way to light a fire under his tail feathers??
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Yeah last night was ugly. There are indications 37 yr old Wandy would benefit from an additional day off. He's thrown a lot of pitches in his starts. From experience we know the older you get....:)
I had forgotten that he was that old so maybe they need to skip a start with him, let Renaudo fill in.
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Time to call in the grounds crew. Unbelievable the team would create a disadvantage at their own home.
I thought there was a standard the teams had to follow for dimensions, height and slope of the mound??
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Saw an article this morning Hamilton might be heading back to the DL with a groin strain.
Imagine that.
If they plan on keeping him they're going to have to keep an extra OF who can also play IF, or have one in the minors you can keep calling up and sending back down.
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Hoping for a rebound against NL teams. Yikes the past three games have been UGLY. Heading to RR tonight for military appreciation night. Will let you know how Joey does:)
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Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Mendoza and Mendez look good in relief. Feliz hanging out in BP sulking.
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Looks like he did alright against the Lefty last night.
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He better pull his head out or he won't even be able to catch on with another team, it's not a game for the weak minded.
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It was a sweet swing. We were behind the plate towards the first base line. Tall kid, sweet swing. We all thought it was gone but he lined against the wall. The wind was blowing out towards right field too:) If he got it up in the stream he would have put in the parking lot.
Saw two relievers in Lamb and Reyes. Both did great. Reyes (LHP) came in at the top 9th score 6-4 runners on 2nd and 3rd no outs...Yikes. He gets a come backer to the mound holding the runners one out. He then strikes out the next guy. Then he gets a ground out to end the inning stranding the runners.
Have we seen Reyes before?
Wonder what happened to Joseph Ortiz?
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You know I got to thinking and most of the minor league players that are just about ready for their shot at the bigs are LHed. So don't be surprised if they trade some of these guys for some RHed players in both the IF and OF.
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One of the ESPN commentators mentioned that. But said it would be most likely an off season trade.
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Gallardos scoreless inning streak over. Gave up two in the 5th.
He struggled tonight has over 100 pitches in the 6th.
They need the break to come soon.
Angels tearing it up again tonight.
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Elvis triple, Choo sac fly, DD legged out a double and Odor drove him in.
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Heard something the other day on MLB channel that the Cubs have had to face LHers for only about 50 innings so far this year. Seems like the Rangers have faced at least 35 "starts" by LHers and have lost just about every one of them. The only RH batter on the roster who is doing decently is DD and he's a rookie. Beltre is in another slump that makes at least 3 so far and only has 21 RBIs for the year. "EVIS" is in his 3rd or 4th slump right now and has only 28 RBI. $31 million dollars and only 49 RBIs to show for it, something has got to change.
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One of the ESPN commentators mentioned that. But said it would be most likely an off season trade.
So did he/she speculate on who might get traded for who??
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Seems like the Rangers have faced at least 35 "starts" by LHers and have lost just about every one of them.
I was close they have 33 starts against LHers but they have more wins than I thought, 14 to be precise. But did they actually beat the starter or the bullpen in those games, hmmmmm...
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Another loss tonight but Harry hung in there. He looked like his outings at RR. Hat tip to him. I say they give him a few more chances before deciding what to do.
Perez seems to be coming along well.
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If I counted correctly we had over 10 LOB tonight.
One inning bases jammed with no outs and not one run came across.
Choo needs to get better soon or needs to go.
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If I counted correctly we had over 10 LOB tonight.
According to the box score they had 11, batted 1-15 w/runners in scoring position. If you use the box score on the Rangers official website it shows how many runners are left on base by each batter. Last night DD was the winner he stranded 7 all by himself, in fact every single batter stranded at least one runner.
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Seen the whole 1st inning on MLB Tonight, Harry was way up in the strike zone with all his pitches. He looks stiff like he can't bend over enough to get a better angle to keep his pitches down. Also seen Choo come over and take a ball from DD because Choo had the better angle and has the better arm, guess that's why DD didn't get his break before now he has noodle arm.
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Another loss tonight but Harry hung in there. He looked like his outings at RR. Hat tip to him. I say they give him a few more chances before deciding what to do.
If he can't get his motion sorted out then I don't think he'll be here long. Gotta get your pitches lower in the strike zone, especially when you're throwing only in the 80s. Send him back to the DL/Minors for more work on motion and maybe some flexibility exercises if he back will allow.
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It came on the day when former closer Neftali Feliz declined an assignment to the minor leagues and became a free agent.
Looks like there will not be a trade to get a young prospect or even a bag of used pucks for that matter.
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Seen Robbie Ross on Quick Pitch and his version of the team who couldn't field ground balls, throw or cover 1st base.
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Neftali Feliz...too emotional. Buh-bye. Closers are a dime a dozen these days anyway.
The Rangers made some noise...just before getting Hamilton back. What happened?? Closer problems? Starters getting bombed early on? Angels cleaned their clocks -- it was embarrassing. That division is still up for grabs.
Meanwhile in the Bronx, the Jekyll & Hyde Yanks are doing just enough. They've got a killer BP (Betances, Miller, etal), gotten resurgences from the old guys (Texiera and A-Rod), and SP staff that keeps them in games for 6 innings.
