Thoughts on Rangers pitching?

by kienast on Jan 17, 2006 9:41 PM EST

I was reading a list of the Rangers top 20 pitching prospects from Jamey Newberg and was curious if anyone else has seen any of the players he highlighted. CJ Wilson in particular interests me. He looked terrible when he was up with Texas last season but his minor league numbers were decent last season with a high K/9 ratio.

So...basically has anyone else seen CJ Wilson pitch? Any thoughts on his stuff, chances of being a #2 SP as mentioned in the article or do you think Texas will screw the pooch on another pitching prospect?

Thanks in advance...and hope this is OKAY as a post...oh wait, should I draft Wilson in the 50th or wait til the 51st round to pick him up for my 85 round 25 category fantasy league consisting of 1 team.

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Don't know

Its hard to square the idea that he could be a #2 starter with what we saw on the field. As an starting pitcher he absolutely stunk, as a reliever he had long stretches in which he was quite effective. On the other hand he was coming back from 2004 Tommy John surgery so I would want to keep an open mind based on what we see this spring.

by BERSMR on Jan 17, 2006 11:50 PM EST reply actions

Mike Hindman

Mike is actually the author of the pitcher rankings piece you're talking about. You can read it at http://www.dickiethon.com/eczajka/previews06pg2.htm#C.J.%20Wilson

by Jamey Newberg on Jan 18, 2006 7:42 AM EST reply actions

his breaking pitch

from the MLB.tv... his fastball is heavy, but my question is his breaking pitch seems not so effective?

by awano on Jan 18, 2006 9:09 AM EST reply actions

As a Rangers fan

what do you think of their ML moves this offseason.

They always seem to be a team that is on the cusp of something big...but never quite get there.

Locking up Tex (whose name fits beautifully) for 2 more years is huge. It seems like a lot of people don't give him the due that he deserves.

*Knock knock* Answer your telephone...

by akk99 on Jan 18, 2006 1:03 PM EST reply actions

But...

They never seem to address their most glaring problem -- Pitching. Every year they put up great offensive numbers and lose because of pitching (think Kenny Rogers as your stud). I really don't think Milwood is the answer. I think he'd be a fine #2 or 3, but they still need an Ace.

by Jihan1 on Jan 18, 2006 2:01 PM EST up reply actions

what about

the Chris Young trade to the Padres for Adam Eaton? Did the Rangers think that highly of Eaton? I agree that they still need an Ace.

by MadMonkDharma on Jan 18, 2006 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

seems like an even trade

at least among the pitchers. Not sure the Rangers improved there. But I'm thinking Young will really benefit from pitching outside of George W. Bush Memorial Stadium.

by Jihan1 on Jan 18, 2006 2:59 PM EST up reply actions

let me get this straight..

the stadium is NAMED after the worthless, drunken derelict whose ONLY dime he EVER "earned" was the money from the stadium ITSELF, and RIGHT AFTER the drunken skunk managed to rape the taxpayers, ran off into the night to find a rat hole to enjoy his bottle of booze...

and WHILE he's still living?

daAAMMMED

so that explains it..

why the pitchers get bombed

by dryice on Jan 22, 2006 12:09 AM EST up reply actions

terrible trade for the Rangers

Eaton is older, more expensive and worse the Chris Young.
He may well go Milton on the Rangers. What was the thinking

"Let's go get a pitcher who has had a HR problem and a mediocre ERA pitching in Petco and see whether Arlington fixes the problem. Yeah that's the ticket... getting pitchers who are used to giving up lots of HRs."

And they had to throw in a useful prospect for a dubious reliever to boot.

by cdamon @ Minor League Ball on Jan 18, 2006 3:52 PM EST up reply actions

Tex

is a monster, and the best part is that he is getting better each year, especially from the left side of the plate. He should post even better numbers this year, barring injury of course.

by JFP on Jan 18, 2006 1:57 PM EST reply actions