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Cam
Colby Lewis comes across as incredibly entitled here. You’re 38, coming off injury, and 2 of the last 3 seasons you actually could pitch in, you were below average.
Thinking you should walk back into a spot without showing you are good enough for it, is pretty weak.
Rodrigo
The thing with Colby Lewis is that he soaked 320 innings and gave them 3.4 WAR (from B-Ref, 1.0+2.4) the last 2 seasons for a total of $10 million. If we value 1 WAR at $8 million, he saved them between 15 and 20 million dollars, at ages 35 and 36.
He “only” made $17.8 million in his career, basically the equivalent of 1 year of the qualifying offer. That’s not the Rangers fault, but it’s not like the guy was asking for multiple years at a huge average. Sounds like he just wanted a Major League deal. Having spent so many years in the organization, it wasn’t an outlandish ask.
beauvandertulip
I mean, it’s mostly Colby’s fault. I’m sure other clubs would have given him a contract (See: padres, reds and Miami) and he could give them quality innings
T-Bacon77
Perhaps he has himself confused with a pitcher who can stay on the field and produce.
Whos123
Below average? Have you seen his 2016 numbers before the injury? He was practically an ace. ERA in the 2.80 range, 6-0 in fourteen starts, a (almost) perfect game. I know these are basic stats but he deserved a spot based on that performance.
madmanTX
Spoken like somebody who knows zilch about Colby Lewis. This guy has been incredibly loyal and a workhorse for the Rangers taking deals lower than other teams would have paid him. It isn’t too much to ask for the Rangers to have shown him some loyalty this season.
agentx
I disagree, Cam. Lewis is first quoted in the article that “My wife wants me to be retired but I don’t think you ever want to shut it down,” which seems to me a tacit acknowledgment of the writing that Lewis probably already sees on the wall regarding his career.
Given those comments, his age, the experience having just missed 2-1/2 months with a lat injury, Lewis may be just delaying the inevitable enough that he doesn’t have to admit there’s no more gas in the tank.
I’ll give Lewis the benefit of the doubt and assume as far back as spring training he was thinking but couldn’t say out loud a version of what Bronson Arroyo said today about his arm saying “Hey man, I’m not going to run this race for you anymore.”
bheath33
Bosox didnt spend money at first because of Sam Travis as well, did not think he would be back 100 % so soon but a great option to have coming up.
ReverieDays
So you’d rather just not play instead of fight for a spot? Okay, thanks for those nice games during the post-season years ago.
xabial
I think Moreland was supposed to be a platoon option but has exceeded all expectations so far in Boston, A+ Signing. We have Chris Carter.. He’s Adam Dunn without the walks.
Dianagram 2
Free Ryan Mountcastle!!!
jakem59
from what? The kids in high-a ball.
lookouts
He’s not expected to be a shortstop at the major league level.
66TheNumberOfTheBest
Colby Lewis also thinks Josh Hamilton should be the left fielder and that Pudge Rodriguez should be the catcher. They did a lot. They are old. Why should they have to be good enough to play anymore?
dorfmac
Why wouldn’t Machado slide in at SS if Hardy is out as he has in the past?
lookouts
The Orioles have better fill in options at SS than they do at third. Machado can make plays at 3B that not many others can.
dimitriinla
I think rather than “not many others can” it could be “no one else does or has.”
lookouts
Hardy’s value is on defense, he is considered the leader of the infield. The Orioles have enough offense that they can carry a weak bat.
dynamite drop in monty
Hi