i remember hearing somewhere (probably the ticket so take it with a grain of salt) that a short DL stint after a few starts after TJ recovery was pretty typical. you're basically just getting the other muscles/tendons up to speed and sometimes they get overworked early on. pretty sure in yu's case for this DL stint was neck stiffness?
griffin is certainly a huge ? but so has holland been all year. I'll call that a wash. losing Colbra is pretty big though
Yu has a BP session within the next day or two, a simulated game next week, and then a rehab start or maybe two. He's fine.
Its a shoulder deal. Last year Griffin had a short DL stint after a few starts after TJ recovery...that turned into him missing the entire season. If Darvish was "fine" he would be pitching. People keep on saying it precautionary, which is true, but that means that there is a level of concern. This is probably just a bump in the road, but its possible he misses more time than people think, and its possible this could be something that comes up again. Colby has been great and is an innings eater, it is a significant blow. I'm not saying we need to go out and get a starter right now, but I think we need to be looking at our options. As we have seen in the past few years, a 10 game lead can evaporate pretty quick...
We won the division last year with Cole Hamels and literal shit. I think we'll be fine for a few weeks with a 10 game lead.
Do the Rangers have the guts to sit Prince Fielder? play Time to bench Prince Fielder (1:42) 12:58 PM CT David SchoenfieldESPN Senior Writer Baseball is a meritocracy. We have a bazillion stats to tell us which players are better than the others. Keep performing, and you keep playing. Don't perform, and you get benched, sent to the minors or released. Except: Baseball also has a class system. Veterans are treated differently. They get the best locations in the clubhouse, they get to pick the music, they get to dress up the rookies in funny clothes and make them carry the bag of treats out to the bullpen. Most importantly, they're extended a longer leash if they're struggling. Prince Fielder is struggling. He's hitting .205/.274/.315 with five home runs. Among qualified regulars, only Nick Ahmed, Alcides Escobar and Billy Burns have a lower OPS. He ranks 148th out of 170 regulars in isolated power, just below teammate Elvis Andrus, a guy not exactly known for power. His walk rate is at a career low. His "well-hit average" -- the percentage of balls described as hit hard -- is at a career low. It's difficult to find a silver lining here. Maybe there's been some bad luck on grounders and soft liners, as his .226 average on balls in play is fifth-worst in the majors. Here's a chart that indicates a player in severe decline, looking at some core statistics (skipping 2014, when he had neck surgery and missed most of the season): Joey Gallo, the 22-year-old slugger with prodigious power. He's hitting .263/.402/.594 with 14 home runs in 160 at-bats. He won't hit for a high average, but there's little doubt that he'd outproduce Fielder right now, and provide the flexibility to play third base, first base or left field. The Rangers also have Jurickson Profar, who has hit well since his call-up but is essentially serving as a utility guy now that Adrian Beltreis back in the lineup. And with Shin-Soo Choo back, Ryan Rua will see less playing time and he's hitting .287/.368/.485. You can argue that the best Rangers lineup includes Gallo and Profar instead of Fielder and Mitch Moreland, with Rua at least playing regularly against left-handers. It's not an easy decision for manager Jeff Banister. He does have some wiggle room in the standings to play with, since the Rangers hold a 10-game lead over the Astros. But Houston is starting to surge and, as well as the Rangers have played, Colby Lewis and Derek Holland just joined Yu Darvish on the disabled list. There's no urgency to make a decision now, but a 10-game lead can vanish surprisingly quickly at times. Banister may feel like he owes it to Fielder to keep him in the lineup. A sulking and unhappy Fielder -- a potential scenario if he's benched -- won't be a positive for the clubhouse. But Banister also owes it to the team to play the best lineup possible.
Think we give him till the all star break to show signs of life. It's getting close to the point where we need to find a reason to stick his ass on the 60 day DL though
Anthony Andro @aandro 1h1 hour ago Rangers Ian Desmond homestand tally ... .500 average, 3 homers, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored.
Yu is scheduled to throw in a simulated game on Wednesday, and based on the quotes from Texas Rangers pitching coach Doug Brocail, how Yu feels after that will likely dictate the course of action. If, after the simulated game, the feeling is that he's ready to return to action, it would potentially allow Darvish to return to action in Boston on Monday, July 4.
I am not going to bitch about any of the shitty players we have. I am just going to enjoy the baseball that is being played.
kind of funny that they started the game late because of threat of rain, then played through a consistent downpour for the final 5 innings
We can pitch through the down pour but they get into trouble in the ninth and bring the tarps out......
I'm really getting tired of seeing Profar used as a utility infielder. The guy bats .350 and can play any position in the infield. He needs to be an everyday player. Even if the goal is to trade him, we are hindering his development and sabotaging his value using him as a part-time player. Take Moreland or Fielder out of the lineup for fuck's sake.
Also, how common is it to carry 3 catchers in a lineup? Seems like we'd be fine with just Chirinos and Wilson.