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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 9:50:52 GMT -6
Charlie Morton takes on Mike Minor.
The Rangers have 4 key players on the DL but that means the top performers from their farm system, guys like Ronald Guzman and Isiah Kiner-Falela, are going to try to seize this opportunity to cement themselves as major leaguers. It also means the Astros pitchers are not very familiar with some of the new faces on the Rangers squad.
Yesterday we saw Hinch put Marisnick on the starting lineup in spite of big-time struggles at the plate, possibly because Jake has at times posted better numbers against lefty pitchers than Josh Reddick has. However, Reddick is the current team leader in overall offense as measured by wRC+, so perhaps (hopefully) Hinch will let Reddick start today against Minor, another lefty.
Max Stassi has thrived off of left-handed pitchers so perhaps he could replace Gattis at DH today. Or Stassi could catch with McCann as DH. With Gattis on the bench, he would be available for emergency catching duties and the Astros wouldn't have to risk losing the DH if the starting catcher has to come out of the game.
Go Stros!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 9:56:59 GMT -6
Some Ranger fans I know have already written off this season. Might not be long till FO feels the same. Good change they might be dealing veterans.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 10:14:30 GMT -6
Some Ranger fans I know have already written off this season. Might not be long till FO feels the same. Good change they might be dealing veterans. Yep. On another thread someone speculated about how much of the current hitting woes might be due to not having a veteran hitting counselor in the dugout like Beltran was last year. I bet Adrian Beltre could fit that role pretty well. (And without becoming an offensive liability to the team either.) |
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 10:19:07 GMT -6
 Looks like Hinch wants to give Gattis more opportunities. Or perhaps more than that, give McCann a full day to rest. |
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Post by bannedfan on Apr 14, 2018 10:19:52 GMT -6
Some Ranger fans I know have already written off this season. Might not be long till FO feels the same. Good change they might be dealing veterans. Yep. On another thread someone speculated about how much of the current hitting woes might be due to not having a veteran hitting counselor in the dugout like Beltran was last year. I bet Adrian Beltre could fit that role pretty well. (And without becoming an offensive liability to the team either.) He’s a FA after 2018. He could replace Gattis as DH. He’s going somewhere. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 10:22:12 GMT -6
Yep. On another thread someone speculated about how much of the current hitting woes might be due to not having a veteran hitting counselor in the dugout like Beltran was last year. I bet Adrian Beltre could fit that role pretty well. (And without becoming an offensive liability to the team either.) He’s a FA after 2018. He could replace Gattis as DH. He’s going somewhere. Like the chance to see AJ's line up card. Any reason why a couple of players are penned in with blue and red ink? |
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 10:23:30 GMT -6
He’s a FA after 2018. He could replace Gattis as DH. He’s going somewhere. Like the chance to see AJ's line up card. Any reason why a couple of players are penned in with blue and red ink? Blue signifies a switch hitter and red signifies a left-handed hitter. |
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Post by bannedfan on Apr 14, 2018 10:24:32 GMT -6
He’s a FA after 2018. He could replace Gattis as DH. He’s going somewhere. Like the chance to see AJ's line up card. Any reason why a couple of players are penned in with blue and red ink? Maybe red is for Reddick? I’m probably wrong😳 |
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Post by bannedfan on Apr 14, 2018 10:27:00 GMT -6
I’m wrong. Twins may not play all weekend. Where’s that retractable
roof?
Weather looks iffy in Seattle Monday and Tuesday.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 10:38:06 GMT -6
Yep. On another thread someone speculated about how much of the current hitting woes might be due to not having a veteran hitting counselor in the dugout like Beltran was last year. I bet Adrian Beltre could fit that role pretty well. (And without becoming an offensive liability to the team either.) He’s a FA after 2018. He could replace Gattis as DH. He’s going somewhere. I doubt the Rangers want to extend his contract, and they'd be better off getting a prospect in return for him by trading him this season rather than letting him finish 2018 in Arlington. So it would make sense for both sides. Also, from a financial perspective, the Rangers save more money the sooner they trade him. A Beltre trade could come sooner than July 31. |
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Post by bannedfan on Apr 14, 2018 10:44:43 GMT -6
Game is on FS1 today at 3. Tomorrow night at 7 on ESPN.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 12:01:57 GMT -6
Game is on FS1 today at 3. Tomorrow night at 7 on ESPN. Tomorrow's game should be interesting. Justin Verlander, perhaps the most accomplished & best starting pitchers in baseball over the last decade plus against Colon, a modern marvel.  |
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 12:06:29 GMT -6
I want to see Colon pitch to Ichiro this year. It ought to happen some time.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 12:20:18 GMT -6
Colon looks sharper on the mound this year than he did with the Braves last year. But if the Astros could tag him for 5 runs in the 1st inning the way they did the last time they saw him, that would be fine by me |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 12:23:23 GMT -6
Colon is due for a bad outing. I'm thinking that is the game our bats will break out for 6+ runs. I think we will and can win this afternoon, but I'm not sure this is the day we break out.
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Post by marshall on Apr 14, 2018 12:41:41 GMT -6
I hope for everything and expect nothing.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 12:52:42 GMT -6
It's probably to the Astros' advantage that they got to face Minor just a couple weeks ago (and hence saw his entire repertoire and his tendencies on the mound), whereas the Rangers have yet to face Morton this year.
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Post by sempersmom on Apr 14, 2018 13:44:47 GMT -6
Here at the game today. Got my Springer bobble head.
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Post by sempersmom on Apr 14, 2018 14:11:38 GMT -6
Game is on FS1 today at 3. Tomorrow night at 7 on ESPN. What’s wrong with Rough Odor? He hasn’t been playing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by bannedfan on Apr 14, 2018 14:14:13 GMT -6
Game is on FS1 today at 3. Tomorrow night at 7 on ESPN. What’s wrong with Rough Odor? He hasn’t been playing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think it’s his hamstring. |
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Post by sempersmom on Apr 14, 2018 14:15:28 GMT -6
What’s wrong with Rough Odor? He hasn’t been playing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think it’s his hamstring. Okay, thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 14:16:43 GMT -6
Game is on FS1 today at 3. Tomorrow night at 7 on ESPN. What’s wrong with Rough Odor? He hasn’t been playing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk He's unavailable for this series due to a hamstring injury. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Apr 14, 2018 14:18:28 GMT -6
If Morton keeps boring his breaking ball in the hands of lefthanders like that, they are going to have a long day.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 14:18:42 GMT -6
When I looked at the Rangers statistics for this year, I had a bad feeling Profar would be getting on base a lot. He's sort of overdue.
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Post by bannedfan on Apr 14, 2018 14:24:39 GMT -6
Uh...this offense so far.
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Post by sempersmom on Apr 14, 2018 14:27:18 GMT -6
Uh...this offense so far. I’ll be glad when they get back on track. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 14:29:27 GMT -6
Centeno sure had some clutch hits (including HRs) for a guy who hasn't really hit very well over his career.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 14:32:41 GMT -6
The offense should produce well today, with Reddick and Stassi in the lineup instead of Fisher and Marisnick. The Astros got 8 hits yesterday so I figure they should be good for at least 11 today.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 14, 2018 14:37:50 GMT -6
If they keep hitting the ball on the nose like Correa and Yuli have today, they should score plenty runs.
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Post by bearbryant on Apr 14, 2018 14:39:00 GMT -6
Man I miss what Jimbo would say about some of these at-bats
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