Agree wholeheartedly, I've been away from Bball for a while and it saddens Me to see it pandering to the instant generation with these rule changes, I also hate seeing the DH rule in the NL (even though I actually prefer the DH), the difference between the AL and NL made for a more interesting World Series.
Pitchers don't need to be swinging a bat.
I would rather have a DH than watch a pitcher strike out.
They were great the 1st 3 months because if their bats, but the bullpen was not playoff caliber. They tried to do something about it, but unfortunately, it’s still the weakest link.Rangers are done. Like Bill Parcells said - "You are what you are." The first 3 months of the season we saw a great team and the last 3 months we've seen a below 0.500 team. I just don't know why it's so hard for this franchise to develop their own pitchers. Something has to change and it starts there. The fact that Colby Lewis and CJ Wilson are probably the 2 best homegrown pitchers in this franchise's last 30 years is a BIG problem!
Cole Ragans was pretty much a spare prospect who showed nothing here. He gets traded to KC for Chapman and suddenly he looks like a legit starting pitcher. Jack Leiter and Cole Winn were two heralded prospects and both have been underwhelming in the minors. TBD on Kumar Rocker. They have a ton of young pitching prospects in the pipeline and if none of them pan out, that is a huge fail on this organization's scouting and development. But considering the lack of developed pitchers here historically, it wouldn't be a surprise at all
No thanks. Such a beat down watching lame pitchers at the plate.
Texas was 40-20 through 60 games.
I thought they were done for after the sweep by Cleveland. But I certainly didn’t expect the Astros to drop 5 of 6 and Texas to sweep the Mariners.
