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Yeah, he's definitely a ified closer.
I think its worth a shot to see how capable he is as a starter though. He was only a rookie.
He needs more control and a better 3rd pitch before that happens.
I wanted Feliz badly to be a starter, but he seems a much better fit as a closer. I don't see him being consistent enough for 7+ innings to really be anything great. OTOH, he could be the best closer in the league for the next 15 years.
Yeah, he's definitely a ified closer.
I think its worth a shot to see how capable he is as a starter though. He was only a rookie.
I think it would be worth a shot to see if Feliz can start, and let Ogando close.
LOL, uh, okay. English must be your 2nd language, but you do write it very well.
They are stretching Feliz out for Spring training and are gonna give Feliz a serious look as a starter.
But, obviously, Rangers do that and they lose one of the best closers in the game. Who takes his place?
Francisco.
This is what I'm really worried about. Between him, Lewis, and Hunter I'm afraid one of them will pull a Feldman next year. That's baseball.
Unfortunately I think this team will just be back to the Strangers of the earlier decade that would pound homers like nobody's business but rarely win games.
IMO, I think they should convert Ogando to be a starter and leave Feliz as closer
I guess you didn't watch the team in April last season
Just thowing his name out there. He has closed games before. It could be a closer by committee, if Feliz makes as a starter.
Disagree, because of Ryan and Mark Maddox, overseeing the pitching staff. Thank of the considerable improvement The Rangers staff since Maddox became the pitching coach. The Rangers had one of the better staff E.R.A.s in the AL. Don't remember their overall E.R.A., but It was pretty solid considering the home ballpark. I can understand you being anxious about Ranger's boxscores looking more like a football boxscore, I remember the 90s too, but I don't see that happening.
Closer is a pretty important position, tbh.
I would much rather keep Feliz as a closer then turn him into a decent starting pitcher. He has the potential to be the best closer in the majors for a while once Rivera retires.
Without Feliz holding down the end of the bullpen, all chaos would break loose, imo. Francisco has had his chance but just blows way too many saves. Ogando is decent but he s his pants and gets wild once he inherits any runners.
It is, but if Feliz shows #1 stuff, it would be hard for management to not give him a shot. I wouldn't want Feliz starting unless he showed the ability to be a ace. The question might turn out to be what would you rather have a lockdown closer, or a true #1 ace? No easy answer imo, but I would want a ace.
Closer is a pretty important position, tbh.
I would much rather keep Feliz as a closer then turn him into a decent starting pitcher. He has the potential to be the best closer in the majors for a while once Rivera retires.
Without Feliz holding down the end of the bullpen, all chaos would break loose, imo. Francisco has had his chance but just blows way too many saves. Ogando is decent but he s his pants and gets wild once he inherits any runners.
its sad because i used to like the rangers until this past season when all their obnoxious dallas fans came out of the woods.
tbh
Did you and Pat also quit asking people for heroin once it got popular in Dallas?
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Closer is a pretty important position, tbh.
I would much rather keep Feliz as a closer then turn him into a decent starting pitcher. He has the potential to be the best closer in the majors for a while once Rivera retires.
Without Feliz holding down the end of the bullpen, all chaos would break loose, imo. Francisco has had his chance but just blows way too many saves. Ogando is decent but he s his pants and gets wild once he inherits any runners.
might be better as you say to give ogando the shot at a starting spot. he definitely has good pitching ability. just gotta develop the mental aspect of his game. holland was another guy who seemed to really himself once things went wrong, although I had to give him credit, there was a few times in the playoffs where he was thrust into tough situations, and he fortunately was able to minimize the damage, even though he was visibly scared as . although he did ing horrible in that game against the giants where he loaded the bases... but then again, most of the team did horrible in the world series. colby lewis was the only one who seemed to not be scared one bit.
Other than Rivera how many guys have been lock down closers for years? For some reason closers seem to be bad ass for a while then completely fizzle and break down mentally.
Well, Thome re-signed with the Twins.
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damn i would take that in a minute, Garza is solid but the rangers have been butt hurt trading away 1Bs in the past. It be nice to have Adrian Gonzalez or Travis Hafner back..
They need to get Manny on the team to help sell seats.
I don't think that will be much of a problem after last season.
I don't know about that. They did lose Lee and that ballpark is way out there in arlington. And they still are the Rangers. I live in Plano (What do you call a black guy that lives in Plano?) and I need a little more than what they have now for me to drive out there more than 4-5 times a year especially on a work night. We have the Roughriders in our backyard so when I need a baseball fix I head over there. It's actually very nice and much, much less expensive. And the ballpark in arlington is a dump. A straight up dump. Bring in Manny, even at this time in his career and you will sell more seats.
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