Looks like another team will be in the market for a SP this deadline.

I don't know... if you look at their rotation, IMO, the wheels are going to come off.

They have 2 SPs who have ever pitched over 150IP in one season. The need more than just 1 arm.

They could be out by the end of June.

Grapesoda2525 said:

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Lance McCullers Jr. will undergo an MRI tomorrow after suffering a setback, Astros general manager Dana Brown said. A decision on his future will come after that, early next week.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 8, 2023

Injuries are a part of the game and it sucks. I guess it's noteworthy because they were counting on him to come back in the 2nd half of the season. Hopefully both he and Degrom heal ok and come back ready to go next year.

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Yeah, that sucks. Seems like he has had a decent number of injury issues over the years. His name always kind of sticks out since his dad was also a MLB pitcher. They've had a pretty impressive run in terms of developing home grown pitching talent. Not sure what they have left in AAA, but they may have to make a trade this time.

DallasAg 94 said:

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I don't know... if you look at their rotation, IMO, the wheels are going to come off.

They have 2 SPs who have ever pitched over 150IP in one season. The need more than just 1 arm.

They could be out by the end of June.

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Yep. This is why I like our odds currently. Their success hinges a lot on a handful of players producing at a high level every night. (Framber, Javier, Alvarez, Altuve, Bregman, Tucker). Bregman and Altuve haven't really gotten going. Several holes in that line up and the rotation is largely unproven. I don't see how they sustain it.

Alvarez left the Stros game tonight in the first inning. Something with his oblique. If he misses significant time the Astros are done.

gigem1223 said:

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Alvarez left the Stros game tonight in the first inning. Something with his oblique. If he misses significant time the Astros are done.

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I hope it isn't serious. No need to give them excuses, and as much as I dislike the Astros, it's never good for baseball when a talent like that goes down.

Edited - I love watching Yordan as well, misspoke

DallasAg 94 said:

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I don't know... if you look at their rotation, IMO, the wheels are going to come off.

They have 2 SPs who have ever pitched over 150IP in one season. The need more than just 1 arm.

They could be out by the end of June.

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Prophetic?

If Alvarez is lost for a couple weeks, we may need to do some wellness checks on that thread.

If it's an oblique, he'll live. But i hope his side hurts for the next 6 months

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I freaking love Yordan. He's one of the best pure hitters of the baseball I've ever seen. Sucks that he's wearing an Astros jersey, but I could watch him swing a bat all day.

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I hate Framber tho. I watched the Astros vs jays game and he was throwing a tantrum out on the field because things weren't going his way. He was all over the place and the jays got to him for some runs. He just comes across as a fat cry baby, but he's still a really good pitcher.

Astros thread is in total meltdown mode. Some of them are saying they "should've swept the jays".

This is important. If we can get Hernandez back to anything close to what he was pre-TJ, he can help the Ranger bullpen. His velo seems to be there, but his overall command hasn't been. Maybe he can find it again in AAA.

Jonathan Hernandez in his first AAA appearance last night:

Strikeout swinging, walk, double play grounder
Strikeout swinging, strikeout swinging, walk, strikeout swinging

Bubba Thompson since his option:

17 PA — five walks, one strikeout

— Jamey Newberg (@NewbergReport) June 9, 2023

The jays broadcast (which is 10x better than our terrible crew) mentioned how the Astros went into Latin America and got several pitchers who had talent, but other teams passed on for being defective or having certain flaws. They somehow got Framber, urquidy, Garcia, and Javier all at once for pretty much nothing.

Extremely extremely annoying, but good work by their scouts and development team.

Stars fans in the metroplex truly are spoiled because the tv crew for the mavericks and rangers are probably both near the bottom of the league. Dave Raymond is a nice guy, but his home run calls suck. While the stars definitely have the best in hockey.

Bring back Josh Lewin

Him and Tag were pretty good together until Nolan ran Lewin off.

I like CJ a lot. He has great insight and is humorous. He gives Raymond he'll when he says something stupid too. I can do without Murphy and Valle.

Grapesoda2525 said:

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The jays broadcast (which is 10x better than our terrible crew) mentioned how the Astros went into Latin America and got several pitchers who had talent, but other teams passed on for being defective or having certain flaws. They somehow got Framber, urquidy, Garcia, and Javier all at once for pretty much nothing.

Extremely extremely annoying, but good work by their scouts and development team.

Stars fans in the metroplex truly are spoiled because the tv crew for the mavericks and rangers are probably both near the bottom of the league. Dave Raymond is a nice guy, but his home run calls suck. While the stars definitely have the best in hockey.

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I believe Ralph & Razer helped drive much of the popularity for the Stars. They were amazing.

Radio for Rangers has always been top notch. I miss Eric Nadel, but Matt Hicks and Jared Sandler have done well. I remember him joining the broadcast... he was sincerely humble that Nadel and Hicks took him in. Nadel would hand over an inning of PBP and they eased him in nicely. It was then, that I realized how phenomenal Nadel was because you could see the contrast in visual details. You could also hear Sandler's improvements.

Nadel packed in twice as many adjectives and descriptors as anyone I've heard.

NOW, I 1st started watching baseball with Vin Scully as my only reference point, so Holtz was an easy listen at nights as I could sometimes pick up the evening broadcast at night in College Station.

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Bring back Josh Lewin

Him and Tag were pretty good together until Nolan ran Lewin off.

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Lewin served the purpose of filling entertainment and cookie talk while the Rangers were terrible. Not a fan of Lewin. Too many pop culture references.

The pop culture references were great. Plus Tag would rein him in.

I thought he did fantastic during the first pennant year.

Remember when they tried to replace him with John Rhadigan and how terrible that was?

I actually don't mind CJ and Dave Raymond. Much better than Steve Busby who was just boring as hell.

I seriously don't get the hate for our announcing crew. The dry humor of Dave and the jokes and bits that him and CJ have crack me up. They will never be Vin Scully or Razor and Ralph, but I find them plenty entertaining and informative.

I love CJ. Dave has taken some getting used to. My biggest gripe with him early on was his lack of enthusiasm on his calls. He just seemed to be there and have no emotional connection to the team. He's gotten better, but still a few ticks off of what Lewin brought.

On a related note, anyone have any new info about Eric Nadel? Last I heard he was taking time off to deal with his mental health. I grew up listening to Mark Holtz and Eric Nadel on the radio calls (we didn't have cable tv). He's a Rangers staple. I hope he is doing better.

I really like our current announcers. With that said, nobody will ever top Lewin in my book. That guy was electric. It is a shame Nolan ran him off because Lewin "wasn't his style" only to step down less than two years later. Lewin could make watching grass grow sound exciting. I hope he would consider a return one day if it ever becomes possible.

texasaggie2015 on the Astros thread is either a troll or actually has inside info on the club. Either way, they need to be careful about spewing information about potential front office moves on a message board.

Also, whoever is feeding them info from the inside is pretty wreckless

Kind of like how some posters have inside info on the football team?

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texasaggie2015 on the Astros thread is either a troll or actually has inside info on the club. Either way, they need to be careful about spewing information about potential front office moves on a message board.

Also, whoever is feeding them info from the inside is pretty wreckless

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Thanks for letting us know. Please continue to keep us updated if there are further developments

Water Boy said:

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Kind of like how some posters have inside info on the football team?

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Exactly like that

NM

Realized that I had basically plagiarized the previous post. Guess that's where I got the idea lol