***** Official 2020 Texas Rangers Season Thread *****

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Trucker 96
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Blame me. After not watching for the last hour and a half, I flipped over right as they were changing to Estevez
Danny Vermin
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The playoffs will most likely hinge on how we do against the cheaters from Houstom. 8-2 the last 10 games is something we can be happy about. No reason we shouldn't win the next two series as well.
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So just looking at rosters for trade pieces that can help this team. Evan Longoria to me makes a lot of sense, especially if Elvis continues to struggle. We can move IKF to shortstop and plug Longoria in at 3B. Would bring a solid veteran right hand bat to the lineup and hopefully help solidify this infield some. His contract isn't the greatest but probably means we can get him relatively cheap if he becomes available, which he should since it was rumored last off-season. Who all y'all think we should target?
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Who are we going to trade away to try and sneak into the playoffs in this shortened season? I'm just wondering what the reward is for a move like that when the team isn't playing phenomenally.
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gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

South Platte said:

KT 90 said:

IKF with the day off today:




Can the DH be used to hit in place of a position player (Odor) and let our pitcher hit? These guys are usually pretty good bunters and would be batting 9th instead of 6th.

Yes, it's really gotten that bad.
I don't know why they keep hitting him 6th when he leaves at least 3-5 people on base per game.

They should at least move him down in the order if the front office is making sure he's in the lineup.


Odor has had a hit in his last 2 games and has also had some pretty good ABs (working counts). Hopefully he's on the verge of getting hot.
Possibly so, but 3 year slumps are hard to dig out of.
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Ranger #007 said:

Who are we going to trade away to try and sneak into the playoffs in this shortened season? I'm just wondering what the reward is for a move like that when the team isn't playing phenomenally.


Hopefully no one that could contribute past 2021. This ****ed up season isnt worth it
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gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

gigem1223 said:

Don't wanna speak too soon but I think Rougie is finna get hot
In fairness, the whole league is crushing Gray.

Lets see how he does against real pitching.


In fairness he could've hit that off of Verlander and you'd still ***** about it


I dont see why yall give Grape so much **** about crushing Odor.... its a message board and he deserves it and the front office deserves it.....
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Because, especially in a normal 162 game season, the same refrain over and over and over gets really, really old. To be fair, so do the posts from his own personal cheerleader on this thread.
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alvtimes said:

gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

gigem1223 said:

Don't wanna speak too soon but I think Rougie is finna get hot
In fairness, the whole league is crushing Gray.

Lets see how he does against real pitching.


In fairness he could've hit that off of Verlander and you'd still ***** about it


I dont see why yall give Grape so much **** about crushing Odor.... its a message board and he deserves it and the front office deserves it.....


The slightest mention of Odor elicits a rant from the Grape one. It's been going on for multiple seasons and it gets old.

We would all love to move on from Odor so it's not like we need to be convinced of how bad he is.
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South Platte said:

gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

South Platte said:

KT 90 said:

IKF with the day off today:




Can the DH be used to hit in place of a position player (Odor) and let our pitcher hit? These guys are usually pretty good bunters and would be batting 9th instead of 6th.

Yes, it's really gotten that bad.
I don't know why they keep hitting him 6th when he leaves at least 3-5 people on base per game.

They should at least move him down in the order if the front office is making sure he's in the lineup.


Odor has had a hit in his last 2 games and has also had some pretty good ABs (working counts). Hopefully he's on the verge of getting hot.
Possibly so, but 3 year slumps are hard to dig out of.


I'll be the first to admit Rougie has been terrible but when his bat is hot he's one of the better 2B in baseball. Problem is when he's ice cold, he's the worst and that's usually all but 1 month of the season. However, in a shortened season a hot Rougie could make a huge difference to this line up. I'd continue to let him hit if he continues to produce and show signs of coming around, if he goes cold again be done with him. He has too much potential not too try imo.
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So let me understand..... everyone knows Odor sucks..... but if Grape doesnt talk about it so much..... he sucks less.... or we just dont notice..... or its a message board and we dont talk about problems????
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Ranger #007 said:

Who are we going to trade away to try and sneak into the playoffs in this shortened season? I'm just wondering what the reward is for a move like that when the team isn't playing phenomenally.


They've won 3 series in a row and 8 of their last 10. Just looking at cheap ways to shore up some weaknesses (right handed bats and infield defense)
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alvtimes said:

gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

gigem1223 said:

Don't wanna speak too soon but I think Rougie is finna get hot
In fairness, the whole league is crushing Gray.

Lets see how he does against real pitching.


In fairness he could've hit that off of Verlander and you'd still ***** about it


I dont see why yall give Grape so much **** about crushing Odor.... its a message board and he deserves it and the front office deserves it.....
if they think my posts are bad, they should check out Evan grants twitter or listen to some of the rangers radio shows.

Odor gets **** on constantly over there. People are sick of it and the only way the front office can hear it is to literally hear tons of complaints or notice falling ticket sales. Since the park is already empty, all we can do is complain.

I don't think I've seen a player at the highest level get so many chances as Odor has. It's a very weird and unusual situation. The rangers deserve to be hammered for it.
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gigem1223 said:

Ranger #007 said:

Who are we going to trade away to try and sneak into the playoffs in this shortened season? I'm just wondering what the reward is for a move like that when the team isn't playing phenomenally.


They've won 3 series in a row and 8 of their last 10. Just looking at cheap ways to shore up some weaknesses (right handed bats and infield defense)

Flip this the other way and are the willing to flip L. Lynn for prospects???? Thats what Im worried about now. Lynn gets only 8 mil next yr...... if they flip him at deadline he better bring a top prospect SP and a top SS/bat in return.
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Unless we go on a 8 game losing streak, they're not trading Lynn. They're square in the playoffs picture now and starting to play good baseball. If they could just get rid of the bush league infield errors and a few base running blunders they may be pretty dang good.
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alvtimes said:

gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

gigem1223 said:

Don't wanna speak too soon but I think Rougie is finna get hot
In fairness, the whole league is crushing Gray.

Lets see how he does against real pitching.


In fairness he could've hit that off of Verlander and you'd still ***** about it


I dont see why yall give Grape so much **** about crushing Odor.... its a message board and he deserves it and the front office deserves it.....
Odor had or is having relations with Grapes wife
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alvtimes said:

gigem1223 said:

Ranger #007 said:

Who are we going to trade away to try and sneak into the playoffs in this shortened season? I'm just wondering what the reward is for a move like that when the team isn't playing phenomenally.


They've won 3 series in a row and 8 of their last 10. Just looking at cheap ways to shore up some weaknesses (right handed bats and infield defense)

Flip this the other way and are the willing to flip L. Lynn for prospects???? Thats what Im worried about now. Lynn gets only 8 mil next yr...... if they flip him at deadline he better bring a top prospect SP and a top SS/bat in return.
The reason I don't think they trade Lynn is this year is so weird. Only 60 games total. The pandemic could cause the season to be canceled any day now.

Teams don't want to give up premium prospects with so much uncertainty out there. I could be misreading the situation and JD finds a team who is willing to blow him away. If we get a massive haul, I'll gladly admit I'm wrong and enjoy the prospects, but if we trade him for 1/4 or 1/2 what he's worth, I'll be pissed too.

There are hopefully 1 or 2 cheap deals we can do to shore up the lineup.
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option short side said:

alvtimes said:

gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

gigem1223 said:

Don't wanna speak too soon but I think Rougie is finna get hot
In fairness, the whole league is crushing Gray.

Lets see how he does against real pitching.


In fairness he could've hit that off of Verlander and you'd still ***** about it


I dont see why yall give Grape so much **** about crushing Odor.... its a message board and he deserves it and the front office deserves it.....
Odor had or is having relations with stealing Grapes wife weed.
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Some of us despise his posts because we know he hates this country and everything it stands for and not just his pathetic obsession with Odor.
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Danny Vermin said:

Some us despise his posts because we know he hates this country and everything it stands for and not just his pathetic obsession with Odor.
I am amazed he never returned to the frat boys burning girl post he made.
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gigem1223 said:

South Platte said:

gigem1223 said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

South Platte said:

KT 90 said:

IKF with the day off today:




Can the DH be used to hit in place of a position player (Odor) and let our pitcher hit? These guys are usually pretty good bunters and would be batting 9th instead of 6th.

Yes, it's really gotten that bad.
I don't know why they keep hitting him 6th when he leaves at least 3-5 people on base per game.

They should at least move him down in the order if the front office is making sure he's in the lineup.


Odor has had a hit in his last 2 games and has also had some pretty good ABs (working counts). Hopefully he's on the verge of getting hot.
Possibly so, but 3 year slumps are hard to dig out of.


I'll be the first to admit Rougie has been terrible but when his bat is hot he's one of the better 2B in baseball. Problem is when he's ice cold, he's the worst and that's usually all but 1 month of the season. However, in a shortened season a hot Rougie could make a huge difference to this line up. I'd continue to let him hit if he continues to produce and show signs of coming around, if he goes cold again be done with him. He has too much potential not too try imo.
He's our Chris Davis. Apparently we owe him too much for 20-22 to tell him to go play abroad until he figures out how to hit a baseball again. Thankfully we have a buyout option in 23. Between Odor and Fielder we are literally flushing $18M straight down the toilet.
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Thankfully 2020 is Fielder's last year of $9 MM payout.
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Quote:

I'll be the first to admit Rougie has been terrible but when his bat is hot he's one of the better 2B in baseball. Problem is when he's ice cold, he's the worst and that's usually all but 1 month of the season. However, in a shortened season a hot Rougie could make a huge difference to this line up. I'd continue to let him hit if he continues to produce and show signs of coming around, if he goes cold again be done with him. He has too much potential not too try imo.
I mean, I know what you're getting at, yet aren't they all one of the better players at their position during their hot flashes? Mario Mendoza went into the 1980 All-Star break with a .294 average. His problem is he coined the "Mendoza line" the year before and hit .194 after the All-Star break.

I think everyone will work out your logic in accordance with their preconceptions. He can be hot over a few weeks and help the team. He can be really cold for a few weeks and sink the team.
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Danny Vermin said:

Some of us despise his posts because we know he hates this country and everything it stands for and not just his pathetic obsession with Odor.

Whoa, where does that accusation come from?
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I think most of us all agree on Odor. However, with hits in 5 of his last 6 games, now is not the time to bench him IMO. Like I said in my original post, if he goes cold get him out of the lineup.
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xjrayx said:

Danny Vermin said:

Some of us despise his posts because we know he hates this country and everything it stands for and not just his pathetic obsession with Odor.

Whoa, where does that accusation come from?

F16 I would imagine. But lets leave F16 stuff on F16, and keep this thread to Ranger info? No need to junk it up with side disputes.

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gigem1223 said:

I think most of us all agree on Odor. However, with hits in 5 of his last 6 games, now is not the time to bench him IMO. Like I said in my original post, if he goes cold get him out of the lineup.
True, he seems to be turning it around. Typically he'll stay hot for a couple weeks at least. Ride it out and then if/when he tanks again we can go a different route. We now have multiple 2B options if he is slumping: Solak, Dietrich and Santana.

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xjrayx said:

Danny Vermin said:

Some of us despise his posts because we know he hates this country and everything it stands for and not just his pathetic obsession with Odor.

Whoa, where does that accusation come from?
I'm only going to comment on this once because I was called out and this isn't the time or the place for politics.

Forum 16 is a highly partisan and toxic place. If forum 16 was a state on the political spectrum, they would be comparable to Alabama. The belief on that forum is that if you're not a right wing / tea party like republican then you are automatically a socialist, who is on welfare, who actively supports the down fall of this country, who wants Iran to bomb us, who wants China to take all of our money, who wants North Korea to hit us nukes, who wants to raise your taxes by trillions of dollars.

Now, all of this stuff isn't true. The problem is these guys watch Fox News all day long and Fox News does a good job of convincing people democrats are responsible for all of the problems in their lives. The board is heavily moderated, you can barely get through a thread without someone saying something completely inappropriate and unbecoming of both this university and the state of Texas in general. Texans are generally regarded as friendly folks, but there is nothing welcoming and positive about that forum. It's all a contest on who can bash democrats the most and the hardest. There's no objectivity over there whatsoever.

Anyway, this isn't the time or place for politics, but that's generally what forum 16 is about and if your posts don't relentlessly make fun of democrats or left leaning people then you won't be viewed fondly over there.
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ahhhh, I gotcha man. Sorry to hear you are getting treated that way.

Anywho, let's bring this back to baseball like you said. Really hoping we can take at least 3 against the Padres this week. Schedule sets up nicely right now to stay competitive with the Padres series, and then the series against the Mariners. Here's to winning two more series in a row!
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xjrayx said:

ahhhh, I gotcha man. Sorry to hear you are getting treated that way.

Anywho, let's bring this back to baseball like you said. Really hoping we can take at least 3 against the Padres this week. Schedule sets up nicely right now to stay competitive with the Padres series, and then the series against the Mariners. Here's to winning two more series in a row!
Padres are a sneaky team. They haven't won the NL west since 2006, but I like their lineup a lot better than ours. I'm not sure about their pitching, but I think they could be a tougher team then the Rockies.
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They lost Tommy Pham today for 4-6 weeks. They lose an OF starter in they respect. I don't think their SP have been all that great but not real sure. They have a good team though. May as well IBB Tatis, Jr the next few days.
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xjrayx said:

ahhhh, I gotcha man. Sorry to hear you are getting treated that way.

He brings it on himself.
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powerbelly said:

xjrayx said:

ahhhh, I gotcha man. Sorry to hear you are getting treated that way.

He brings it on himself.
You guys are the ones bringing politics to other forums.


How hard is it to stay on topic? Can we talk about baseball please? Thanks.
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Grapesoda2525 said:

powerbelly said:

xjrayx said:

ahhhh, I gotcha man. Sorry to hear you are getting treated that way.

He brings it on himself.
You guys are the ones bringing politics to other forums.


How hard is it to stay on topic? Can we talk about baseball please? Thanks.
Sorry. Odor sucks.

Is that better.
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powerbelly said:

Grapesoda2525 said:

powerbelly said:

xjrayx said:

ahhhh, I gotcha man. Sorry to hear you are getting treated that way.

He brings it on himself.
You guys are the ones bringing politics to other forums.


How hard is it to stay on topic? Can we talk about baseball please? Thanks.
Sorry. Odor sucks.

Is that better.
He has done better lately, but it's easy to hit home runs up in Coors field. Lets see if some of the results carry over tonight at home.
 
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