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105.3 The FAN

Very thoughtful post from David Moore and I appreciate it.

For me, Coach Kidd has never gotten his fair share of credit when this team has had success.

What he does behind the scenes to build relationships and cultivate a winning culture is something very special.

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Cole Winn faced 22 batters to begin his career without giving up a hit. He gives up a hit to the 23rd after MJ Melendez delivers a leadoff single in a 1-1 game in the 7th.

UPDATE

Most groundballs yielded in a single outing by Rangers pitchers in 2024

13-Jon Gray (April 30 v WAS)
11-MICHAEL LORENZEN (CURRENTLY THROUGH 4 IP)
11-Nathan Eovaldi (April 26 v CIN)
10-Nathan Eovaldi (April 14 at HOU)

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Michael Lorenzen has produced 8 ground balls through 3 innings...that's already T-7th most ground balls in a single outing by a Rangers pitcher this year. Jon Gray's 13 in his last start versus Washington is the high mark this year.

Four ground balls in the first inning and all four became outs. Lorenzen generated three ground balls and Singer generated one.

#RANGERS HR PIX

Draft Order

1pt Fans SEAGER playoff nando
1pt Robby I CARTER
1pt Eric Nadel GARCIA
1pt @peasradio LOWE
2pt @mikebacsik SEMIEN
3pt Me KNIZNER
4pt Dave Raymond SMITH
5pt Matt Hicks TAVERAS

Peas 14
Analyst 13
Dugout 9
Dave 6
Eric 8
Me 5
Matt 3
Fans 3

That the Rangers are weathering this is a testament to the front office and the coaching staff as well as the development and performance of several who have provided strong depth.

Josh Smith is ONE OF NINE PLAYERS IN MLB with a .300/.400/.500 slash line

Mookie Betts
Juan Soto
Jurickson Profar
William Contreras
Alec Bohm
Marcell Ozuna
Jose Altuve
Salvador Perez
JOSH SMITH

HR pick?

The #Rangers IL might have the best rotation in MLB

deGrom
Eovaldi
Scherzer
Mahle
Bradford

The #Rangers pitching staff has allowed 1-or-0 ER in 4 straight games, matching the 2nd-longest such streak in Rangers history.

Back in July 2011 the #Rangers staff allowed 1-or-0 ER in 6 straight games, the longest stretch in franchise history.

Brady Singer is off to a great start after a rough 2023.

2023 BAA: .287
2024 BAA: .178

2023 HH%: 48.6%
2024 HH%: 36.7%

Only Sonny Gray and Merrill Kelly have had larger decreases.

He's throwing far fewer sinkers--an ineffective pitch for him last year--in favor of more 4FB.

The #Rangers rank 9th in converting fly balls into outs, doing so at a nice rate of 69.1%. MLB average is 67.7% (via SIS)

No two teams convert ground balls into outs at a higher rate than the Rangers and Royals

1) RANGERS, 79.4%
2) ROYALS, 78.8%
3) Dodgers, 77.4%
4) Mariners, 77.1%
5) Phillies, 75.8%

MLB average: 73.3%