Official Texas Rangers 2012 Season Thread

[Travis40]

I can't wait for Opening Day.

Projected Lineup

1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Elvis Andrus, SS
3. Josh Hamilton, OF
4. Michael Young, DH
5. Adrian Beltre, 3B
6. Nelson Cruz, OF
7. Mike Napoli, C
8. David Murphy, OF
9. Mitch Moreland, 1B

Projected Rotation

1. Colby Lewis
2. Derek Holland
3. Yu Darvish
4. Matt Harrison
5. Neftali Feliz

Projected Bullpen

Joe Nathan
Mike Adams
Koji Uehara
Michael Kirkman
Alexi Ogando
Mark Lowe
Scott Feldman

Projected Bench
Yorvit Torrealba, C
Craig Gentry, OF
Alberto Gonzalez, IF
Brad Hawpe, 1B

I'm still not convinced that Feliz will be a successful starter, but I had my doubts about Ogando and CJ, so I hope I'm wrong for the third time.

[dickey1331]

Yeah I have the same doubts but like you I also doubted CJ and Ogando.

Also looking forward to see what Yu does this year.

[Scott]

Reviving this thread...Let's Go Rangers!!!Yu vs. Mariners tonight.

[dickey1331]

Yay. Except I won't be able to watch it. Stupid Virginia.


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[TripleCrown9]

I really liked what I saw from Darvish last night. If he can improve over the next few starts, he could perform as advertised. And great to see the bats stay hot from series to series.

[TripleCrown9]

Going into the season, I wasn't sure what to think about the rotation. Now that we're sitting at 4-1, having seen all 5 starters, I think this season will be just fine pitching-wise. Is there a Cy Young winner in the bunch? Most likely not (oh to have Lee and Wilson still in the rotation...). But still perfectly capable of winning games, especially with arguably the best offense in the league.

[Scott]

The person I was worried most about in the rotation was Feliz, but can he and Darvish hold up the entire season? At least Ogando is waiting.

[Scott]

So I guess that thing about Hamilton not being able to hit during the day was just an excuse for sucking.