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12-22-2007, 11:17 AM
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I know we need the arms, and baseball wise, this is a good move. I'm not too excited about it though! Good luck kid, use your head..
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12-22-2007, 11:27 AM
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Link to Rangers blog. Mixed reviews but OF was a need for them it appears. Their concern is Hamilton falling off the wagon obviously.
The more I read about this kid the happier I am and the more I hope the Bedard thing is dead. Volquez, Homer and Cueto all project as front end starter types, are all at/near MLB ready and are all young. Our rotation could be legit in the next couple of years. Harang and Arroyo aren't old by any stretch.
Volquez appears to have a blazing sinking fastball with a wicked change up. He has good GB:FB and K rates and believe it or not comes from a more hitter friendly park in a better hitting league. He should be our #2/#3 from day 1.
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12-22-2007, 12:22 PM
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Someone convince me this franchise has a future besides trying to win the this central and get bounced from the playoffs in the first round.
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12-22-2007, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DaytonBuck
Someone convince me this franchise has a future besides trying to win the this central and get bounced from the playoffs in the first round.
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I think not selling off the good young china for Bedard shows they aren't running down that trail(thank God).
We now have a good young corp of players including some promising pitching, and while we are waiting for it to develop we have the luxury of being in the worst division in baseball. We can still be competative.
I'm actually in decent spirits regarding the future (assuming Dusty manages/develops the kids well which is a huge assumption)
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12-23-2007, 06:54 AM
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I'm with Jax here, the pieces are starting to line up pretty well but Dusty is the wild card. He could run it all into the ground in 60 games next year, or patiently contend for a Central div. championship. IMO it's on him.
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12-23-2007, 01:46 PM
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Does this mean that Belisle goes to long relief?
IF that happens then I might be changing my tune regarding this pitching staff as a whole. We're looking at possibly a good to great bullpen by only making a coupld of moves which if we'd have said that outloud we'd have been committed for sure.
Harang
Arroyo
Volquez
Bailey
Cueto
No Lefties in the starting rotation kind of hurts though.
Belisle
Livingston
Either one of those guys could be starting and the replacement would fit in here as well with Bailey or Cueto.
Coffey
Burton
Weathers
Coutlangus
If they can pitch like they did last season, this would be a very good setup crew.
Cordero
Will Cordero continue to pitch well or fall apart after the big contract?
Is this an actual possiblility this year? I dont want to get my hopes up but if this comes to fruition, I'll like our chances.
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Last edited by Bestbuck36 : 12-23-2007 at 01:50 PM.
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12-23-2007, 03:28 PM
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I don't think there's any chance at all three of Volquez, Bailey, and Cueto being in the rotation at the start of the season. Belisle is going to get every chance to prove himself, good or bad. How close is Cueto to being major league ready? I was always under the impression that he is more of a 2009 target.
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12-23-2007, 03:43 PM
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I tend to think the rotation will look something like this:
1. Harang
2. Arroyo
3. Belisle
4. Bailey
5. Volquez
Cueto, depending on how well he does in AAA will probably get a shot in the pen sometime around the middle of the season. If(and it's a big "IF") Belisle can pitch to his potential and Bailey/Volquez figure it out our rotation will be competitive. I think we will be fairly competitive this season, but '09 is the season we should all be looking forward to.
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12-23-2007, 07:16 PM
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