Post by Texas (A) on Dec 22, 2015 15:53:45 GMT -5
Texas Rangers in 2016:
The team is pretty much the same as last year. Last year I thought the Rangers were a good team, ( same as I thought for 2014 ), but they got hammered by teams in our division both years. The injuries to Wainwright and Bailey did hurt us last year.
Anyway, it looks like the same starters as last year, except that Bailey is still injured and Brantley will be out for a while. Will replace Brantley with Buxton and Bailey with either Nicasio or Wieland at this point.
( With last year ZIPS OPS + Rating, then this year's ZIPS OPS + )
C- Wilin Rosario................................95 ( Rosario released ) Dioner Navarro.......95
1B- Chris Davis...............................122............144
2B- Robinson Cano..........................134............124
3B- Xander Bogaerts........................100..........103
SS- Brandon Crawford.......................95............103
LF- Michael Brantley........................124.............125
CF- Carlos Gomez...........................119............106
RF- Josh Hamilton...........................112.................103
DH- Edwin Encarnacion....................137...................140
Starting Lineup ZIPS Average: 115.3..................115.9
Bench:
Carlos Corporan.............................72
Dionar Navarro..............................95.... now starting
Ryan Flaherty................................82.........81
Marwin Gonzalez............................79..............87
Byron Buxton................................95...........95
Travis Snider.................................97..............98
Ramon Flores................................NA............103
Rotation:
Chris Sale.........................................142............138
Adam Wainwright..............................129.................123
Garrett Richards................................123..................117
Homer Bailey....................................108............98
Jorge de la Rosa.................................99.................106
Edwin Jackson....................................NA..............88
Rotation ZIPS Average: 120.2................116.4
Bullpen:
Drew Storen...................................120...............? can't find Storen ZIPS, anyone know ?
Matt Belisle....................................110
Jason Motte....................................103 traded away
Jessie Crain....................................118 gone; injured last year anyway
Neil Cotts.......................................113
George Kontos...............................110..............104
Chad Qualls......................................NA...........111
Pedro Baez...................................NA..............105
Bullpen ZIPS Average: 112.3...............
Top Prospects:
Michael Feliz
Miguel Castro
Luis Ortiz - 2014 BCMBL Rangers 1st Round Draft Pick
The team is pretty much the same as last year. Last year I thought the Rangers were a good team, ( same as I thought for 2014 ), but they got hammered by teams in our division both years. The injuries to Wainwright and Bailey did hurt us last year.
Anyway, it looks like the same starters as last year, except that Bailey is still injured and Brantley will be out for a while. Will replace Brantley with Buxton and Bailey with either Nicasio or Wieland at this point.
( With last year ZIPS OPS + Rating, then this year's ZIPS OPS + )
C- Wilin Rosario................................95 ( Rosario released ) Dioner Navarro.......95
1B- Chris Davis...............................122............144
2B- Robinson Cano..........................134............124
3B- Xander Bogaerts........................100..........103
SS- Brandon Crawford.......................95............103
LF- Michael Brantley........................124.............125
CF- Carlos Gomez...........................119............106
RF- Josh Hamilton...........................112.................103
DH- Edwin Encarnacion....................137...................140
Starting Lineup ZIPS Average: 115.3..................115.9
Bench:
Carlos Corporan.............................72
Dionar Navarro..............................95.... now starting
Ryan Flaherty................................82.........81
Marwin Gonzalez............................79..............87
Byron Buxton................................95...........95
Travis Snider.................................97..............98
Ramon Flores................................NA............103
Rotation:
Chris Sale.........................................142............138
Adam Wainwright..............................129.................123
Garrett Richards................................123..................117
Homer Bailey....................................108............98
Jorge de la Rosa.................................99.................106
Edwin Jackson....................................NA..............88
Rotation ZIPS Average: 120.2................116.4
Bullpen:
Drew Storen...................................120...............? can't find Storen ZIPS, anyone know ?
Matt Belisle....................................110
Neil Cotts.......................................113
George Kontos...............................110..............104
Chad Qualls......................................NA...........111
Pedro Baez...................................NA..............105
Bullpen ZIPS Average: 112.3...............
Top Prospects:
Michael Feliz
Miguel Castro
Luis Ortiz - 2014 BCMBL Rangers 1st Round Draft Pick