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00:02 - Jack Adding, Scherzer and Montgomery
00:05 in any other additional moves,
00:07 Texas makes on deadline day.
00:10 What is the outlook now for the Texas Rangers?
00:13 - I'm gonna start with the good news and then the bad news.
00:15 I think a lot of people forget that they move
00:17 for a Roldis Chapman in this trade window as well.
00:19 Chapman came over to them about a month ago
00:21 and Chapman has been awesome.
00:23 Bad news is biggest thing to happen to the Texas Rangers
00:26 has been the subtraction of Nathan E. Ivaldi
00:28 who hit the shelf with a forearm strain.
00:30 And that's a guy that has had two Tommy John surgeries
00:33 in his career.
00:34 Forearm strains are terrifying
00:35 when it comes to the elbow,
00:36 because you can literally,
00:38 if you pinch your thumb and your pinky together,
00:40 you can feel that muscle tightening from your forearm
00:43 all the way to your elbow.
00:44 It's a nerve wracking thing there.
00:47 I have no idea how long E. Ivaldi
00:49 is gonna be shut down for,
00:51 but I think that honestly dictates the way I look
00:53 at the American League West.
00:54 If Nathan E. Ivaldi is out for an extended period of time
00:57 and he's not back until mid to late September
01:00 and Houston makes a move for a starting pitcher,
01:03 sounds like they're in the Verlander sweepstakes.
01:05 I kind of like Houston to take this,
01:07 especially with Jordan Alvarez back,
01:09 especially with Jose Altuve back.
01:11 Texas needs pitching.
01:12 We know how good that offense has been all year long.
01:15 Scherzer's not necessarily the Scherzer of two years ago.
01:19 Scherzer's got a four right now.
01:21 And Montgomery, yes, he's got a mid to low threes,
01:24 but he's not gonna strike out the side in a big moment.
01:28 There is ability for blow up with both those guys.
01:32 I think if Houston makes some noise today,
01:36 Houston should be considered the team to go for
01:38 in the American League West.
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