2019 Texas Rangers Fantasy Franchise
August 1: Quick update. The final 2 games of July were a short series vs division rival SEA. Our hitters were not messing around. We took both games, scoring 9 runs in each(9-2, 9-8). We homered a total of 9 times, including 2 in game 1 by Nelson Cruz for career homers #400 and #401(41 on the year). In game 2 we trailed 8-6 going into the 8th. Pederson hit a solo shot to make it 8-7. That would be the score heading into the bottom of the 9th. After Mondesi flew out, Trout hustled out an Infield 1B. Carpenter followed it up with a game tying double smoked deep into the gap. Cruz reaches on an error, Olson works a walk and then Springer rips a single back up the middle scoring Carpenter for the walkoff win! We are now 68-41 on the year.
So now the real reason for the update. We pulled the trigger last minute on a big deal to
Land an absolute ACE to lead our staff towards the playoffs. We sent 3 prospects( A, B, B) to the last place Pirates for none other than Justin Verlander! On the year he is 7-3 with a 3.02 ERA despite pitching on a losing team. He immediately steps into the #1 role on our staff and combined with Morton, Darvish and the recent hot pitching from Archer makes our staff very dangerous. Hopefully the bullpen will step up to match.
Verlander is set to make his Rangers debut on Saturday in game 2 of the series vs DET vs Carlos Martinez.
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