Also MLINK....Napoli is the rangers best catcher, and swinging the rangers best bat the last month or so. Rangers very rarely lose when Napoli is catching. Young will be DH once beltre gets back, may play some first base to get moreland in there.....and for god sakes, Oliver is not a Freaking set up man anymore.....its Koji Uehara, mike Adams, and then feliz(I don't like feliz but that's what we've got). Oliver is a situational guy at best for the rangers right now...mark lowe is pitching really well out of the bullpen the last month or so as well. But take Oliver out of your head as a set up man for the rangers, he is not trusted anymore even though he is one of Washingtons boys
CC- nothing needs to be said...FUCKING BEAST (except against the Sux this year)
Hughes- maybe a headcase, but he wasn't a top pitching prospect for nothing...if he can get his strikeout pitch back he's gonna be straight nasty.
AJ- GREAT GREAT stuff (potentially) and honestly has the talent/potential to throw a gem every night, but he's got some serious mental shit going on and Im fucking sick of it.
Nova- Honestly, I love the kid when I have no faith in him to begin with. I have been so impressed by his demeanor and calmness on the mound. The kid pitches with confidence and right now, I'd take him over a lot of guys. Im not saying he's "lights out," but come playoff time if he was named #2...Id be 100% ok with it.
Colon- he's been a diamond in the rough this year, but I'm a little worried about him now that we're getting to the end of the year, he (and that arm of his) may not have the durability to last much longer.
Garcia- Not happening, Smoke & Mirrors can only get you so far, I'd be happy with him getting a few starts here and there til the end of the year, but I dont know about him come playoffs.
My Personal Playoff Rotation:
CC
Nova
Colon
Hughes (with Garcia ready for implosion)
AJ (see Hughes)
LETS GO YANKEES!
P.S. Im sick of all these analysts on Bostons nuts...if the Sux are as "good or better" as the 27 Yanks..what does that say about the team that's sitting above them in the AL East?
Hughes- maybe a headcase, but he wasn't a top pitching prospect for nothing...if he can get his strikeout pitch back he's gonna be straight nasty.
AJ- GREAT GREAT stuff (potentially) and honestly has the talent/potential to throw a gem every night, but he's got some serious mental shit going on and Im fucking sick of it.
Nova- Honestly, I love the kid when I have no faith in him to begin with. I have been so impressed by his demeanor and calmness on the mound. The kid pitches with confidence and right now, I'd take him over a lot of guys. Im not saying he's "lights out," but come playoff time if he was named #2...Id be 100% ok with it.
Colon- he's been a diamond in the rough this year, but I'm a little worried about him now that we're getting to the end of the year, he (and that arm of his) may not have the durability to last much longer.
Garcia- Not happening, Smoke & Mirrors can only get you so far, I'd be happy with him getting a few starts here and there til the end of the year, but I dont know about him come playoffs.
My Personal Playoff Rotation:
CC
Nova
Colon
Hughes (with Garcia ready for implosion)
AJ (see Hughes)
LETS GO YANKEES!
P.S. Im sick of all these analysts on Bostons nuts...if the Sux are as "good or better" as the 27 Yanks..what does that say about the team that's sitting above them in the AL East?
Soriano doesn't scare me, I don't like that guy. I dnt know much about Robertson. Those guys are good, but I dnt think they are unbeatable. It all boils down to who is swinging the bats better at the time come playoffs. Simple as that. Hell with these three teams, the setup men may not even be needed much if at all in a few games
Only thing Kinsler and Cano have in common is they play the same position....other than that, they dont compare, 2 different players at the plate. Kinsler is the second best leadoff guy statwise this year, and Cano is imo, the best hitter in baseball. Is it just me, or does Cano make everything he does look easy?
