Looks like Washington got the memo

SHERMMMM....great prediction, i was earlier on the "i'm white, you read" thread, that you basically said this exact thing!...great job, and also, that guy sure had a poor opinion of the Rangers didnt he?...i mean we know our pitch staff sux, but he coulda given us a little love...........i might put hank 3rd, and play josh no 4......that way hank would be protected in the order after 2 outs....

iho....

I think you might have blended 2 of my posts together. I put my batting order up on Banned Posters Blog 2008 Texas Rangers Preview. I ripped Scott White on his Blog Predictions--AL. Banned Poster had a good take on the Rangers. I was shocked by this. Scott White chose to rip on the Rangers Pitching Staff. It was bad but our pitching needs some help. Here is his entry on the Rangers:

4. Texas Rangers
The Rangers have already lost Brandon McCarthy this spring and much of this year's hope along with him. He wasn't an ace by any means, but it's just a bad omen to lose an up-and-comer for a team desperately trying to build up its starting staff. Unless they get rebound seasons from Kevin Millwood and Vicente Padilla, they might as well let a bag of marshmallows take the hill. Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler bring some nice upside to the lineup, and I can see the bounceback potential in Michael Young and Hank Blalock. But who else can they count on to hit? Hopefully, not Milton Bradley. Yup, the Rangers still have a long way to go.

Bounce back potential in Michael Young? Come on, the guy has 5 years of 200 hits. What is he talking about? It is easy to hate on the Rangers.

sherm....you are correct, but it was still a very astute observation nevertheless.and i would take Michael Young most  every time over all  other infielders, consistent, clutch, professional in his approach, and our allstar in july!..........maybe we can slow down the hatin this year if we get just a little production outta the long relief. our closers seem to be pretty reliable according to all the predictions i have seen from people in the know.

iho...

Who do they have leading off? I love having Young and Hamilton hitting 2 and 3. I would love to see Botts get more of an opportunity at 1B. Broussard isn't looking too sharp at the plate. It is starting to look like Bradley will start the season on the 15 day DL to give him more time to heal. That would give David Murphy more ABs and that would be great.

Shermboat19, I am completely with you on trading Byrd and Laird. They might increase their value by the trading deadline. If Byrd can repeat what he did last year and Laird improve off of his poor year last year, which he looks like he might do from his Spring numbers. If we wait, we might get more value????? Someone in the NL Central will over pay us trying to get over in that tight division.

I am trying to get optomistic about this year, but I see too many ifs in the starting rotation and they're already starting off wrong. But, minus McCarthy; it could be worse.

Its about time Wash figured out how to put a lineup together correctly. When the season starts it will be Kinsler, Young, Hamilton, Bradley, Blalock and thats exactly how it should be. They have already said Bradley will start the season as the DH, not on the DL. We wont need a 5th starter for the first month so Botts has that  much time to prove he belongs otherwise he will be released to make room for Mendoza, as he should be at that point. Broussard has actually been hitting the ball very well lately. He had a horrible start to the spring but has since turned it around.

Now on to my favorite player on this team. Mr