7 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

It’s pretty impressive that Ranger has been able to do what he has the last two games. He’s hit over 90 miles an hour three times. And hit at least 90 just six times.

of course, I say that, and then he gives up a homerun

Lol yeah he is getting hit now.. ugh

Romano warming up already

At least Sosa has some life in this flacid offense

Im struggling to get through games this year.... I haven't finished a full game yet

12 minutes ago, John Blutarski said:

Romano warming up already

I think this goes back to what I’ve touched on the last two starts with Ranger. His velocity is down. The only difference is he hasn’t gotten crushed like he did last year around this time when his velocity dropped. They realistically should skip his next start so we basically get two weeks off until he has to pitch again. But I’m guessing they won’t because Abel is in the minors And they really don’t have anybody else.

4 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I think this goes back to what I’ve touched on the last two starts with Ranger. His velocity is down. The only difference is he hasn’t gotten crushed like he did last year around this time when his velocity dropped. They realistically should skip his next start so we basically get two weeks off until he has to pitch again. But I’m guessing they won’t because Abel is in the minors And they really don’t have anybody else.

Yeah, its concerning that each year he seems to run out of steam early, lose velocity. Outside of that I still think hes so good that DD should make it a priority to extend him. I think that ship has probably sailed though since he hasn't gotten it done yet.

5 minutes ago, John Blutarski said:

Yeah, it’s concerning that each year he seems to run out of steam early, lose velocity. Outside of that I still think hes so good that DD should make it a priority to extend him. I think that ship has probably sailed though since he hasn't gotten it done yet.

I think the decision was made when they signed Christopher Sanchez to the contract he got. Once that happened I assume that Ranger was gone. It was gonna be one of the two. The thing with Ranger is he runs out of steam because he’s not in great shape. If he got himself into better shape, I think he would be able to sustain the season. But you see him he looks almost identical every single year.

20 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Im struggling to get through games this year.... I haven't finished a full game yet

The issue you’re having is because they don’t particularly hit very well. Which makes it harder to watch as they go into a slump for like 10 days where they just can’t hit. The one thing of greatness that you see is that their starting pitching has Wheeler, Sanchez, ranger and occasionally Luzardo. But outside of that, you’re not watching for the bullpen cause you know they’re gonna implode at some point and the offense is inconsistent so you likely tune in and you might get a horrific offensive performance.

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

The issue you’re having is because they don’t particularly hit very well. Which makes it harder to watch as they go into a slump for like 10 days where they just can’t hit. The one thing of greatness that you see is that their starting pitching has Wheeler, Sanchez, ranger and occasionally Luzardo. But outside of that, you’re not watching for the bullpen cause you know they’re gonna implode at some point and the offense is inconsistent so you likely tune in and you might get a horrific offensive performance.

Pretty much sums it up.... Ill turn it on to start the game and they wont hit for sheet but, ill leave it on if wheeler or Sanchez are pitching but, once they leave the game and they still dont have any Fn runs i just turn it off.

I get so frustrated with the offense I end up turning it off half the time. It's bad for my health 😂

6 minutes ago, John Blutarski said:

I get so frustrated with the offense I end up turning it off half the time. It's bad for my health 😂

I know everybody wants them to fix the bullpen. And I would like to get at least one more arm and sign Robertson however, I think it’s way more vital that they go out and get an impact bat that’s a cleanup type hitter. We went the furthest in the playoffs with arguably our worst bullpen. We had our best bullpen going in last year and it got destroyed. So your bullpen could be either real good or real bad depending on the series. But your hitting has been an issue dating all the way back to the diamondback series and even the Astro series. Couldn’t score the last three games of the series against the Astros and against the Diamondbacks in game three, six and seven you 1,1 and 2. To me if you can somehow get a power right handed hitter for the middle of that lineup I actually think their offense would look significantly better.

3 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I know everybody wants them to fix the bullpen. And I would like to get at least one more arm and sign Robertson however, I think it’s way more vital that they go out and get an impact bat that’s a cleanup type hitter. We went the furthest in the playoffs with arguably our worst bullpen. We had our best bullpen going in last year and it got destroyed. So your bullpen could be either real good or real bad depending on the series. But your hitting has been an issue dating all the way back to the diamondback series and even the Astro series. Couldn’t score the last three games of the series against the Astros and against the Diamondbacks in game three, six and seven you 1,1 and 2. To me if you can somehow get a power right handed hitter for the middle of that lineup I actually think their offense would look significantly better.

Yup. I have no confidence that this lineup won't go cold again in the playoffs plus this year they seem to have less power than the previous 3 years outside of Schwarber. Feels like forever since they had a true clean up hitter. In general this lineup needs another power bat.

1 minute ago, John Blutarski said:

Yup. I have no confidence that this lineup won't go cold again in the playoffs plus this year they seem to have less power than the previous 3 years outside of Schwarber. Feels like forever since they had a true clean up hitter. In general this lineup needs another power bat.

As much as i hate saying it, they should’ve signed Pete Alonso in the offseason. He was actually the perfect fit especially with hot golf he’s been this year. They could deal for Suarez who fits that mold but he’s 33 and FA at years end. Imo id go after Kyle Tucker in FA but if they can’t get him they really should look back into Alonso and moving Harper to OF

9 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

As much as i hate saying it, they should’ve signed Pete Alonso in the offseason. He was actually the perfect fit especially with hot golf he’s been this year. They could deal for Suarez who fits that mold but he’s 33 and FA at years end. Imo id go after Kyle Tucker in FA but if they can’t get him they really should look back into Alonso and moving Harper to OF

Agreed. I wanted Alonso in this lineup too.

Harper is not looking good

Welp ranger is whining about his back again. Tine to rest him till the end of seeason

20 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Welp ranger is whining about his back again. Tine to rest him till the end of seeason

His back is the main reason why I wouldn't re-sign him. If I was DD, I would give him the QO. If he signs it, fine, it's only 1 year. If not, they at least get a comp pick out of it.

Not sure if this has been posted

10 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Not sure if this has been posted

Yeah i posted it a couple days ago. I’d love that trade Suarez is exactly what they need. And basically forces Harper back to Of

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Welp ranger is whining about his back again. Tine to rest him till the end of seeason

I said during his last starting against Atlanta, his back was bothering him. It’s a very specific tell with Ranger. When Ranger is on, he’s just natural in his routine. But when his back starts bothering him, you start seeing him do more twists and stretches between batters and even Between pitches. And he was doing that a lot in Atlanta. Today he did it more than he usually does, but not anywhere close to what it was in Atlanta.

1 hour ago, vsptroops said:

His back is the main reason why I wouldn't re-sign him. If I was DD, I would give him the QO. If he signs it, fine, it's only 1 year. If not, they at least get a comp pick out of it.

I agree, i wouldn't resign him especially with Boras as his agent he is going to ask for more then he is worth with that back issue

19 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Yeah i posted it a couple days ago. I’d love that trade Suarez is exactly what they need. And basically forces Harper back to Of

ok my bad. My facebook looked like it was posted earlier today. Checked back 3 pages in here and didnt see it.

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

ok my bad. My facebook looked like it was posted earlier today. Checked back 3 pages in here and didnt see it.

it’s like 5-6 pages back. But either way that trade would Massively bolster their lineup

Obviously not likely but the guardians just lost 9 in a row and sit at 40-47 and 5 out of the wild card. If they fall out of it I wonder if Jose ramirez would become available. I get he didn’t want to leave a couple years back but he is going to be 33 in September, they owe him a ton of money (anfter this year 3 years at $69 mil) and feels like they might have to start rebuilding. Could move Bohm to first and Harper to OF.

Obviously think miller and Crawford would be apart of the deal if it were to go down. I’m guessing likely Abel in there as well as someone like Tait