Friday, April 3, 2020

Newsletter Excerpt, April 3, 2020 -- "Mike Minor/Lance Lynn and the Rangers"

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"So the Rangers didn’t have much choice but to go back to this particular well. They traded for Corey Kluber, then signed Kyle Gibson and Jordan Lyles, filling out the rotation with pitchers who have low ceilings -- yes, even Klubot -- but higher floors. They would almost have to, replacing a group of pitchers who, last year, combined for a 7.22 ERA in 97 starts, averaging barely four innings a start (that includes a handful of openers, but not enough to change the point)."