*****Official Texas Rangers 2026 Season Thread*****

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South Platte said:

That should end Foscue's time as a Ranger. That's as basic of a 4-3 double play as you'll ever get and he couldn't make it.


Little drastic since his position is 3B or 1B primarily. I know he has some experience but imo they should have moved him to 3B and Zeke to 2B last night in the 9th.
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Jimtim1216 said:

South Platte said:

That should end Foscue's time as a Ranger. That's as basic of a 4-3 double play as you'll ever get and he couldn't make it.


Little drastic since his position is 3B or 1B primarily. I know he has some experience but imo they should have moved him to 3B and Zeke to 2B last night in the 9th.

Can't let this go, because it's so factually incorrect.

Foscue is a 2nd baseman. At all levels, including college, he has played 395 games at 2nd, compared to 139 at 3rd and 96 at 1B. The reality is that he is just an incredibly crappy fielder - which is what critics like myself have been saying about him ever since he was drafted. He's a liability anywhere you play him on the field except DH.
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rbtexan said:

Jimtim1216 said:

South Platte said:

That should end Foscue's time as a Ranger. That's as basic of a 4-3 double play as you'll ever get and he couldn't make it.


Little drastic since his position is 3B or 1B primarily. I know he has some experience but imo they should have moved him to 3B and Zeke to 2B last night in the 9th.

Can't let this go, because it's so factually incorrect.

Foscue is a 2nd baseman. At all levels, including college, he has played 395 games at 2nd, compared to 139 at 3rd and 96 at 1B. The reality is that he is just an incredibly crappy fielder - which is what critics like myself have been saying about him ever since he was drafted. He's a liability anywhere you play him on the field except DH.


I apologize. I had always heard 1B or 3B but primary DH.
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No need to apologize, they've been moving him around in the minors trying to find a place he can play (with no success). He's just really a crappy defensive player. Now if the Rangers wanted to commit to him being a right handed DH, I think he might have some value. But he's never going to be a top tier player, he's JAG. He's 27 and has 6 minor league seasons behind him. What we're seeing right now is probably as good as he'll ever be.
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Not saying he'll sustain it but he is batting .318 / .367 / .523 which has been one of the few bright spots (base running and defense aside) this season
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10 of the first 12 pitches from 45 were balls and we have a runner at third and two outs.

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rbtexan said:

Jimtim1216 said:

South Platte said:

That should end Foscue's time as a Ranger. That's as basic of a 4-3 double play as you'll ever get and he couldn't make it.


Little drastic since his position is 3B or 1B primarily. I know he has some experience but imo they should have moved him to 3B and Zeke to 2B last night in the 9th.

Can't let this go, because it's so factually incorrect.

Foscue is a 2nd baseman. At all levels, including college, he has played 395 games at 2nd, compared to 139 at 3rd and 96 at 1B. The reality is that he is just an incredibly crappy fielder - which is what critics like myself have been saying about him ever since he was drafted. He's a liability anywhere you play him on the field except DH.


Perhaps he and Burger could alternate at DH and playing crappy defense at 1B?
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Dave is just mocking the offense now.
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I'm only watching because we have a 5 day college baseball break.

I follow box scores and standing but usually don't tune in much til after the all star break.

The first inning reminded me why.
WestTexasAg
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Danny Jansen is flat out terrible. Why does he play more than Higgy?
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WestTexasAg said:

Danny Jansen is flat out terrible. Why does he play more than Higgy?


I don't think Higgy is physically able to play a lot more than he does now. Maybe some, but he's getting older. He had back and hamstring issues last season, and was injured some during Spring Training this year. I know Evan and some other writers mentioned in during pre-season and Spring Training writeups.
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rbtexan said:

Jimtim1216 said:

South Platte said:

That should end Foscue's time as a Ranger. That's as basic of a 4-3 double play as you'll ever get and he couldn't make it.


Little drastic since his position is 3B or 1B primarily. I know he has some experience but imo they should have moved him to 3B and Zeke to 2B last night in the 9th.

Can't let this go, because it's so factually incorrect.

Foscue is a 2nd baseman. At all levels, including college, he has played 395 games at 2nd, compared to 139 at 3rd and 96 at 1B. The reality is that he is just an incredibly crappy fielder - which is what critics like myself have been saying about him ever since he was drafted. He's a liability anywhere you play him on the field except DH.


He's definitely a liability in the field, and he's also been picked off at first twice now already. At least he is hitting, which is something he hasn't been able to do during his prior MLB time.

As long as he keeps hitting, he can at least play DH some and some occasional time in the field. Nobody else seems to be hitting at the moment. Maybe once Seager, Langford, Smith and Jung return to the lineup, Foscue can just be a DH/1B type. Might have to cut McCutchen once all of those return to make room, cause he isn't bringing much of anything to the team so far.
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We are starting a lineup with 4 guys batting under .200 and Pederson. Do baseball teams tank on purpose in May?
WestTexasAg
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This team isn't even watchable right now.
CampingAg
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Burn it all down. Everyone from Schumacher to Kip ***g (how does he still have a job). Trade everyone except Langford and Leiter.
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I'm done. Fire everyone and clean house. Get someone with a vision for the offense. This is pathetic.
hoosierAG
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This whole organization should be ashamed of itself with this abomination.
CampingAg
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I hope we get no hit. A no-no would be more exciting than anything our team can do. And maybe that will be the spark that sets things ablaze.
Tksymm7
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I'm glad I didn't re-up on paying to watch this group. We're a broken, broken group.
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Lol. No hit by a guy with an 8 ERA that walked 3 batters in the first inning
Ag Since 83
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I'm genuinely curious what it looks like when this team takes BP
WestTexasAg
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I've seen enough from Skip and his random ass lineups. Yes, I realize we are missing our best hitters right now but continuing to bat Joc Pederson at leadoff and putting a guy like Osuna at cleanup (in Anaheim the other night) is not innovative or cool.
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Just sat down with an eye on tuning in and thought I would check here first to see how things were going. Thank you TA posters for the heads-up. Watching a walk off loss in LA and a run rule defeat to the astros in a 24 hour period? No thanks...
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Clean house and start over
Jimtim1216
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To me what is worse than anything is that ownership seems to absolutely not care. CY should be gone and so is the abomination of a manager.
Jimtim1216
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2 more innings and this team just might be no hit. Unbelievable. Every pitcher this offense faces is apparently Cy Young incarnate.
Coppell97
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Astros now pitching a guy named Santa.
toucan82
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Get ready for The Memorial Day Miracle
CampingAg
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Embarrassing. Don't care it was a quick inning.
toucan82
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Haggerty to the bullpen?
Coppell97
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Haggerty 35 mph eephus pitch working good.
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Super Aggie 64
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Hello No Hitter! ABS confirmed!
MattAg06
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**** this organization.
 
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