2K24: Texas Rangers

[revo]

Josh Hamilton ('memba him?) re-signed for one year

Jake Diekman will have surgery and miss half the season

[revo]

If you had Josh Hamilton as a deeeeeeep sleeper, forget it -- knee surgery shelves him for 2-to-3 months

[onejayhawk]

He had knees left? Who knew?

J

[madducks]

If you had Josh Hamilton as a deeeeeeep sleeper, forget it -- knee surgery shelves him for 2-to-3 months

The Rangers released Josh Hamilton today.

[onejayhawk]

I was right. No knees.

J

[joncarlos]

Beltre just came back from a 2-month voyage into strained calf land, rolled his ankle and is in a walking boot. Man it sucks to get old.

[cool hand]

Injuries begetting injuries...

[revo]

Joey Gallo has 35 HRs.......and just 20 singles

[Sour Masher]

Joey Gallo has 35 HRs.......and just 20 singles

He now has 36 homers, and over half of his hits on the season are home runs. I have to think that if he sustains that over the ROS, that has to be some kind of first. That is just nuts.

[onejayhawk]

Gallo has been a good player. His defense helps, but I am surprised regardless.

J

[TranaGreg]

my favorite .211 hitter ...

edit: aw, too bad that doesn't show ... here's the link

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">490 feet! (You read that right.)<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyGallo24">@JoeyGallo24</a> tests the limits of the batter’s eye. Wow. <a href="https://t.co/dNsNrL3Mbc">https://t.co/dNsNrL3Mbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Statcast?src=hash">#Statcast</a> <a href="https://t.co/UqSytdF1LS">pic.twitter.com/UqSytdF1LS</a></p>&mdash; #Statcast (@statcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/statcast/status/909512983256158208">September 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[revo]

I hadn't seen this, but Martin Perez broke his non-throwing elbow while rassling a bull at his ranch, and he's expected to miss at least the first month of the season. I guess this opens the door for Matt Bush to become a starter like they had talked about?

[Ken]

I hadn't seen this, but Martin Perez broke his non-throwing elbow while rassling a bull at his ranch, and he's expected to miss at least the first month of the season. I guess this opens the door for Matt Bush to become a starter like they had talked about?

It's possible but unlikely that Bush ends up in the rotation.

More likely that they sign another starter. They still have a lot of money available to spend this offseason. Expect them to be in on at least one of the big names.

[Moonlight J]

good stuff here on Gallo -- https://www.mlb.com/news/joey-gallo-...le/c-265529810

[onejayhawk]

What about Jurickson Profar?

He's a poster for post hype and the team is looking at Willie Calhoun as some sort of savior. Does Profar carve out times as a defensive OF? Of course he would have to hit. Even as a top prospect, power was not his game, but he has an eye and a good hit tool. Strictly watch list, but maybe worth it.

J