**Official Texas Rangers 2017 Season Thread** Staff Warning on OP

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MSFC Aggie
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double ugh
Baby Billy
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Pujols just bailed him out. Would have walked the first 3 guys
gigem1223
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Atta way to battle and get out of a jam
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Until we get Kela, Bush and Diekman back, guys like Grilli and Barnette are gonna have to pitch in key situations. So far, so good.
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How did they let that happen?
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Was it me or was Rougie jawing at somebody after that K? Did I miss something?
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Oh how I love the mighty midget 5 Hour Energy commercials.
gigem1223
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We're a winning team and only 1 game out of the playoffs!
DannyDuberstein
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Hello win column and not even midnight
jtstanley4621
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Maybe Rodriguez ends up earning a meaningful role in this bullpen. He's forbidden good stuff and seems to have good command. Impressive 9th inning right there.
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Total runs for the series:

Angels- 18
Rangers 16

And yet, the Rangers won 3 of the 4 games. That's the way baseball go!
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They sequenced the hell out of this series
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Could be a good weekend of separation in the top 8 of wild card.
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caleblyn said:

Could be a good weekend of separation in the top 8 of wild card.
SEA @ NYY
MIN @ TOR
BAL @ BOS
KC @ CLE
TB @ STL
TEX @ OAK
HOU @ LAA

It almost makes me physically ill that I have to root for the Yanks, Jays, Red Sox, Cards, and Astros.
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DallasAg 94 said:

In the minors today:

AAA: Nick Martinez (27, 4-0, 2.15)
AA: YoMen (22, 7-7, 3.68)
A+: Sampson (25, 0-1, 9.82)
A: AJ Alexy (19, 0-1, 6.52) <- Guy from Dodgers\Darvish
A-Sh: Ragans (19, 3-2, 3.53)

The 3 young guys (YoMen, AJA, & Rags) are worth following.

And so....

AAA: Nick Martinez: Scratched
AA: YoMen - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
A+: Sampson - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
A: AJ Alexy (Guy from Dodgers\Darvish) - 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
A-Sh: Ragans - 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K

Totals: 20.2 IP, 2 ER, 12 H, 8 BB, 25 K => 0.89 ERA, 0.98 WHIP

That's pretty encouraging.

I looked today's starters and I'm skipping posting about them.
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It's going to be a while before he gets here, but I think Ragans is going to be a very good pitcher for the rangers
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Curious to see what will happen with the Houston series that starts on Monday. Looks like Harvey is going to wash out everything South of College Station. If the storm heads up to Houston over the weekend like they're predicting I'd be surprised if MLB doesn't postpone or relocate the series.
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jtstanley4621 said:

It's going to be a while before he gets here, but I think Ragans is going to be a very good pitcher for the rangers
I think YoMen, Ragans and AJ Alexy will all 3 make to the Rangers.

There is plenty to like about Ragans.
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Interesting tweet:



Derek Holland (20.320d): 67.0 IP, 3.22 ERA, 1.164 WHIP, 57 H, 21 BB, 83 SO

Cole Ragans (19.256d): 55.2 IP, 3.40 ERA, 1.437 WHIP, 46 H, 34 BB, 84 SO

If I got those ages correct...

Holland made his debut 2 years later.

No words on Ragans' impersonations.
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The only impersonation I've heard about with Ragans is Cole Hamels, and he's been doing that on the mound.
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jtstanley4621 said:

The only impersonation I've heard about with Ragans is Cole Hamels, and he's been doing that on the mound.
Hopefully he goes for early career Cole Hamels and not 2016 playoffs Cole Hamels
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PWestAg18 said:

Curious to see what will happen with the Houston series that starts on Monday. Looks like Harvey is going to wash out everything South of College Station. If the storm heads up to Houston over the weekend like they're predicting I'd be surprised if MLB doesn't postpone or relocate the series.


If only the Astros had built a retractable roof.
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Really interesting article on the Rangers' pitching development in the minors:

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2017/08/25/rangers-taken-novel-approach-pitching-emptiness-farm-system-will-pay

Mainly, there's now a requirement about younger pitchers up to single A to have to throw their fastballs for 60 percent strikes before they can throw offspeed. They're focused on making fastball location and command a real priority. I don't know if this is a normal development technique, but I found it interesting. Pitching is all about command over velocity.
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I don't see any way the Houston series happens in Houston. Maybe they can play a DH on Thursday. School is already canceled. Low end rain estimates are now at 18". I'm just hoping it's spread out over 4 - 5 days so only the flood-prone places will get wiped out.
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jtstanley4621 said:

Really interesting article on the Rangers' pitching development in the minors:

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2017/08/25/rangers-taken-novel-approach-pitching-emptiness-farm-system-will-pay

Mainly, there's now a requirement about younger pitchers up to single A to have to throw their fastballs for 60 percent strikes before they can throw offspeed. They're focused on making fastball location and command a real priority. I don't know if this is a normal development technique, but I found it interesting. Pitching is all about command over velocity.

Good read, thanks for posting. Had not heard about info yet.
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Ugly uniforms all across the land this weekend
gigem1223
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Why?
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gigem1223 said:

Why?

Because he's Odor
jtstanley4621
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Does El Tipo mean Dumbass?
gigem1223
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El Tipo...Spanish for...The tipo
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Not sure how you can bench DD once Gomez gets back. Banny's got a tough decision to make. If it were up to me I'd DH Choo or Mazara and bench Nap, with Gallo at first.
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Death, taxes, Khris Davis hitting homers against the rangers
gigem1223
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I'll be glad when Davis is no longer with the A's.
gigem1223
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Geez...seems like thats happened way too much this season. Bad luck.
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I love the hats the Rangers are wearing!
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