(Music Pun Streak #9. The upside of that horrible Beatles pun is that at least it's a cool deep cut)
The Rangers are at exactly .500. Which is nice, considering everyone thought they'd be in last. But...it's also very, very, very meh. Which isn't preferable for the Rangers.
At least Elvis Andrus and Shin-Soo Choo are back to their old selves? At least Hunter Pence is doing super well off the bench? At least Joey Gallo is finally hitting somewhat for average? At least Mike Minor is pitching well? I dunno, it's hard to find concrete upsides to a team whose pitching is so atrocious this year?
Like, what are their pitching options beyond Mike Minor? Lance Lynn and Shelby Miller? Kyle Dowdy and Adrian Sampson, who I've never heard of? They called up a guy yesterday, and he barely even got out of the first inning. Even Jose Leclerc is having trouble getting saves, and Shawn Kelley's relief numbers alone are keeping the staff ERA down a bit. It's honestly a mess that hasn't recovered since the losses of the early-2010s youth movement.
Is there a silver lining? Sort of? I mean, I don't know if there's more pitching help coming, but if the lineup continues its strong streak, they can keep winning close divisional matchups and slowly inch towards the top two. They're at a tough point in the division, and may alternate at third with the A's, but...they do have a leg up in terms of home run hitting, which helps.
Coming Tomorrow- His team dropped 3 to the Yankees, so I'm a little happy, but he's become a modest outfield bat for a team needing some.
Hopefully there is some upside here. I like Shoo and I'm still wondering if Miller can ever come close to his Atlanta Braves. And yes I know the answer is no.
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