Rangers fans - here we go again?

[Smart]

Cant win or be any good when your on the disable list. He hurts the Rangers each time he is out

That can be said of every player....good grief...and he only plays every 5 games...

Darvish has done well.....his win/loss would be much better if he had a **** offense to score runs for him..

[rossivey]

That can be said of every player....good grief...and he only plays every 5 games...

Darvish has done well.....his win/loss would be much better if he had a **** offense to score runs for him..

Yep, 4 one run game losses from 2013 come to mind.

[Cajun Blake]

send Darvish to James Andrews and get it over with ... the sooner the better

[.270]

This pretty much sums it up. I got my 80's Rangers back..yay.....not

Yu Darvish injury continues shocking collapse of Rangers franchise

A rival executive posed an interesting question Saturday morning upon hearing the news that Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish likely will require Tommy John surgery:
Has any team in recent memory crumbled as quickly — and as surprisingly — as Texas?

Maybe the first-to-worst Boston Red Sox from 2013-14, but even as they crashed, they were sitting on wads of cash and one of the game’s deepest farm systems.

The Phillies’ descent was more gradual, and everyone could see it coming. Likewise, no one will be shocked if the Tigers eventually decline because of similar age/injury issues.
But the Rangers?

The team that entered 2014 coming off four straight 90-win seasons, including World Series appearances in ‘10 and ’11?
The team that had a top-three farm system, according to Baseball America, in three of those four years?


Injuries wrecked that team — injuries last season to one key contributor after another, injuries that accounted for a combined 2,116 days on the disabled list, the highest total going back to 2002, according to the Hardball Times.

Ill-advised acquisitions of older, expensive players such as first baseman Prince Fielder and outfielder Shin-Soo Choo also didn’t help. Nor did the losses of talent from a series of aggressive July trades (Cristian Guzman in 2010, Mike Adams and Koji Uehara in '11, Ryan Dempster in '12, Matt Garza in '13).

And now, Darvish.
So much for the idea that Texas would be a perennial power for the better part of the decade. The Rangers finished last in ’14, behind even the sadsack Astros. And they could finish last again if Darvish is out for the season.
Not to sound alarmist — OK, I’m sounding alarmist — but without Darvish which team exactly will the Rangers beat out in the AL West?

Yes, Fielder is returning from neck surgery, and shortstop Elvis Andrus is showing renewed dedication, and newly acquired right-hander Yovani Gallardo is coming off six straight seasons of 180 to 200 innings. But the rotation without Darvish would be severely diminished, and the bullpen already was an open question.

Oh, and enough of the ambulance chasing on Twitter and elsewhere every time a player gets injured. Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels is not walking through the Rangers’ clubhouse door.

The Rangers were unwilling to absorb Hamels’ contract before Darvish was hurt. As pointed out by Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, why would they add Hamels now, other than desperation? Phillies lefty Cliff Lee might make more sense — at least, the acquisition cost would be lower — but Lee is 36 and coming off, ahem, an elbow injury.

The Texas farm system is still good, ranked No. 11 by Baseball America. But in a division this competitive, it would be foolish for the Rangers to make a go-for-broke move. Better to wait until July, if they are still in the race — if.
The Angels, coming off 98 wins, are unlikely to be derailed by the expected suspension of outfielder Josh Hamilton, who often was missing in action last season, or just plain missing.

The Mariners might be even better than the Angels. The A’s will compete, because they always compete. And the Astros, after an active offseason, figure to at least improve on the 70 wins they achieved last season.
Without Darvish, the Rangers’ rotation likely would be down to Gallardo, left-hander Derek Holland, lefty Ross Detwiler and righty Colby Lewis, plus a fifth starter to be named — maybe internal, maybe external.
Not embarrassing. But not elite.

New manager Jeff Banister spoke bravely on Saturday to reporters at the team’s training complex in Surprise, Ariz., saying, “Through every obstacle, there is opportunity. It can either destroy us or galvanize us and make us stronger. We are going to challenge and prepare this team.”

Fair enough, but it’s impossible to minimize the pending loss of Darvish, who during his three-year, major-league tenure has led all starting pitchers with a 30-percent strikeout rate, according to Baseball Prospectus.
Any talk of a Rangers revival in '15 began with the expectation of Darvish producing his usual brilliance in his age 28 season. And now that expectation is gone.

[1369]

So, I guess the Dutch Oven gets attacked by a ground squirrel and grenades his Achillies next?

[DaveS903]

This pretty much sums it up. I got my 80's Rangers back..yay.....not

Some good points here but Darvish's 10-15 wins will not be a total wipeout. Someone will come in and win some of those games. If the rest of the rotation can step it up just a little and the if we can get some offense going, it might not be as bad as that writer makes it sound. Can't get any worse...

[Wannabewannabe]

Rat phartz

[mikemorvan]

Optimism running low here... We'll see...

[wheels]

Colapsed do to Lack of Leadership on and off the field!

[sleepymedic1]

Good luck on this Ranger fans. I don't wish anything bad on your team but maybe this helps keep my Astros out of the cellar.

[Richard M.]

He probably should've had TJ surgery last year but thought that rest would prevent that. Problem is now he's gonna lose this season and some of next if he does it right now, and more if he waits any. I say get it over with. No need in putting it off to linger into another season any more than it has too.

Basically the same way they handled Profar's shoulder injury causing him to miss this whole season as well. I'm starting to have serious concerns about our training staff.

[rossivey]

Basically the same way they handled Profar's shoulder injury causing him to miss this whole season as well. I'm starting to have serious concerns about our training staff.

I've said for the last three seasons that they need to fire the strength and conditioning coach. Something is the problem and it needs to be found and dealt with, now.

[junkmanhunter]

Think this is a bust he has not done anything since we got him

I hope you are kidding. Yu Darvish is one of the top 10 if not top 5 pitchers in baseball right now. His record would be much better if they could have won all those 1 to 0 games and they 3 or 4 the bullpen blew after 7 innings with him leading.


This could be very bad for the Rangers. There isn't anyone who can pick up that load he carried. He could be counted on to give the bullpen a rest every 5 days. It's the unwritten stats where his presence will be missed.


After the Rangers fired Danny Wheat the training staff has been a revolving door and they have had constant injury woes. I said it before and I will say it again, Ron Washington is a big part of the pitching injuries. He was the worst in the league in handling the staff.

In the end the games still have to be played

[sleepymedic1]

"I hope you are kidding. Yu Darvish is one of the top 10 if not top 5 pitchers in baseball right now"
Nope....not "RIGHT NOW"
Right now he is isn't worth anything. Maybe last year or the year before he was.

[junkmanhunter]

"I hope you are kidding. Yu Darvish is one of the top 10 if not top 5 pitchers in baseball right now"
Nope....not "RIGHT NOW"
Right now he is isn't worth anything. Maybe last year or the year before he was.

You are correct, right now he is not worth anything. Prior to his injury he was. A lot of pitchers do more than their record shows. Darvish would always give the bullpen a rest. He fit the definition of a staff ACE. He will be missed for his innings.