I want to take a look at how the pitching really is for the Rangers. The starting rotation in particular is of my first concern.
There are seven pitchers (at least) who can and most likely will start for the Rangers this season.
Kevin Millwood is safe on the ace spot. Adam Eaton should be secure for the #2 spot, when he comes back from surgery. Vicente Padilla is stuck in the #3 spot and Kameron Loe (whom I think should be labeled higher) is set for the #4 spot. The number five spot is still be jumbled around, R.A. Dickey will start the season with the job, with everyone jumping up a spot in Eaton’s absence. John Koronka will fill in the #5 spot to fill the space during the injury but Robinson Tejeda could also get a look see down the line as the season goes. David Dellucci is gone. He was traded last night to Philadelphia for Tejeda… I will miss Dellucci, he was a great player. But as much as people like the grand old hitting part of the game, pitching and defense is what wins the game.
I see that Millwood will be a 20 gamer this year. Padilla will win somewhere around 15… Eaton, if he started the season and played all year, I would think about the same as Padilla… so since he is only going to be with us half of the year, maybe 7 wins, then. Loe, well, he is my favorite player. I think he will go about 12-8 this year, but there is always a thought in my head that he could win even more than that. R.A. Dickey, I don’t know if he can stay in the rotation all the way through. I did see him pitch last night and I don’t think he has a full command of the knuckler. He could also be a 12 gamer this year, but he may loose more games than win. I think he should continue to work on it, next year he can be a stronghold in the rotation as he learns the command of the pitch. Last night, he through that puppy great the first two innings, it was dazzling to watch. Tejeda hasn’t pitched all that long in the majors… but I like his numbers thus far. He went 4-3 with a 3.57 ERA for the female horses. Koronka pitched even less for the Cubs and went 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA. Those are good numbers, but the truth is, I can’t expect both of those kids to duplicate those performances all season long… they haven’t even pitched half a season in the majors… my expectation is that the Rangers flip-flop them should they want any success in the number five role out of these two. In other words, platoon the #5 spot to see who performs best and give the job the better performer. It’s also to compare apples to apples… see who does better against the same team. I don’t know… that is how I would approach the fifth question.
Kevin Millwood:
- 6.00 ERA
- 9 innings with 6 earned runs
- 10 hits, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts
R.A. Dickey:
- 6.19 ERA
- 16 innings with 11 earned runs
- 16 hits, 9 walks, 7 strikeouts
Kameron Loe:
- 3.68 ERA
- 14 2/3 innings with 6 earned runs
- 13 hits, 4 walks, 8 strikeouts
Adam Eaton (injured):
- 11.25 ERA
- 8 innings with 10 earned runs
- 16 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Vicente Padilla:
- 4.32 ERA
- 16 2/3 innings with 8 earned runs
- 19 hits, 5 walks, 10 strikeouts
I don’t have any information outside of what I have already shared on the two “new guys” the Rangers picked up over the last couple of days. I would like to know how there springs went and get an idea of what we have picked up… anyway, Johnny Out.
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