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neoncactus
Sort of torn here. He will be a solid starter, but they have enough options for a passable rotation. If Ogando or Lowe could step up in camp, it would be an easy decision. At the same time, Feliz was not the closer at this time last year, and there’s a good possibility they could find someone else in the pen to close. Ryan sounds like he wants him to start, but I don’t feel great about any closing options yet.
FrankFranciscoSaysTakeASeat
You said it. They have a passable rotation without him. But since when do passable rotations win the World Series? Heck, how often do they even make the playoffs? I understand why people are a little torn, but this really shouldn’t be this difficult of a baseball decision.
Feliz is good enough right now to begin the process of becoming a major league starter. He’ll likely take a few lumps early, but by the end of the season you could be looking at something special. If you start Matt Harrison as the fifth starter, he’ll likely take his lumps too, and at the end of the season you’ll still be looking at Matt Harrison.
Prediction: Brandon Webb makes fewer than five starts for the Rangers.
MB923
“But since when do passable rotations win the World Series? Heck, how often do they even make the playoffs? ”
See the Yankees almost every year the past 6-7 years. They have not had a good 1-4 rotation probably since 2003. I know a rotation is 5 starters, but when was the last time they had more than 3 starters who were good in it?
FrankFranciscoSaysTakeASeat
Yeah, but I don’t think the Rangers will get the benefit of “The Yankee Strike Zone.”
venn177
The only time recently I can think of that the Yankees had a great 1-4 would be in ’09, when they had Sabathia, Hughes, Pettitte, and a pretty-good-but-not-great Burnett.
MB923
Hughes started 7 games in 2009, he was then the set-up man for Mo eventually. Joba was their 4th starter and he was inconsistent the 2nd half and finished with an ERA+ of 97
venn177
Disregard my comment I have the memory of a dead squirrel.
Lunchbox45
In my opinion, Feliz should be moved to the pen.
CJ wilson and Lewis should be moved there as well..
You’d have a 7-8-9 of Lewis, Wilson, Feliz.. Would be the best bullpen in the game..
Sure they’d seldom have the lead to protect, but thats not important. The most important thing is never losing the lead in late innings.
Bennie
I love the message you are trying to get across.
FrankFranciscoSaysTakeASeat
Please don’t e-mail this idea to Wash.
Lunchbox45
would it have made my post better if I added this pic?
FrankFranciscoSaysTakeASeat
Is it strange that I consider Ron Washington both my favorite and least favorite Rangers manager of all time?
Lunchbox45
Its actually not that strange at all
Gunner65
Can’t see Harang improving much in SD. His overall HRs % might fall, but his road woes have been his biggest problem the last two seasons.
2010……GS….W/L…ERA
Home:….14…..5-4…4.66
Away:….8…….1-3…6.61
2009……GS….W/L…ERA
Home:….12…..4-7…3.43
Away:….12…..2-7…5.13
Mickey Koke
The NL West in general is pretty pitchers friendly. To get out of the Central, to the NL West could have a decent impact. Not to mention he has had nagging injuries and was pitched into the ground in Cin. If he is healthy there is no reason he cannot improve on his numbers.
Gunner65
I like Harang and wish him the best, but I don’t see much more than what he has done the last 2 seasons from him. Can he improve? Sure … but the road woes say otherwise because he still has to pitch in Colorado as well as the rest of the N/L. Odds are not in his favor.
Mickey Koke
Getting out of the NL Central alone will improve his overall numbers. Career in the NL West parks, he has done well. However, I think one of is biggest problems was how many innings he was throwing in Cin. His career Co numbers are not off the charts bad. And ironically he has dominated in Chase Field.
Gunner65
He wasn’t over pitched in Cincy … one game 3 years ago he pitched on 3 days rest because of a game going into xtra innnings. Ever since then he pitched normal innings and pitch counts
Mickey Koke
Ummmm.. yes he was. Look his total number of IP for 2006-2007. Enough said.