Rangers sign Oswalt

[Cowtipper]

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/rangers-reach-minor-league-deal-roy-oswalt-16455178#.T8W6ILC0ySo

The Texas Rangers agreed to a minor league deal with free-agent pitcher Roy Oswalt with the anticipation that he will join the rotation within a few weeks.

Assuming Oswalt passes a physical, he is expected to join Triple-A Round Rock at some point this week.

The deal was announced in the middle of the Rangers' game Tuesday night against Seattle.

[RaysFan_98]

He got what he wanted since the Rangers and the cards were the only teams he wanted to pitch for.

[ian2813]

Anything that strengthens the Rangers' roster is A-OK in my book.

[GiambiJuice]

Oswalt's basically a .500 pitcher over the last three years. He's not the ace that he once was.

[dominik]

Oswalt's basically a .500 pitcher over the last three years. He's not the ace that he once was.

he actually was still a very good pitcher- when he was on the mound which was not a lot due to his injuries.
You should not have to rely on him anymore but if he is your 3 or 4 guy he still is a very solid addition.

[GiambiJuice]

he actually was still a very good pitcher- when he was on the mound which was not a lot due to his injuries.
You should not have to rely on him anymore but if he is your 3 or 4 guy he still is a very solid addition.

He's never pitched in the American League, though. Plus Arlington is a bandbox. I think he's going to get a rude awakening. Moving from the NL to vastly superior AL is like going from AAA to the Majors.

[Rich the Giants fan]

He's never pitched in the American League, though. Plus Arlington is a bandbox. I think he's going to get a rude awakening. Moving from the NL to vastly superior AL is like going from AAA to the Majors.

Stuff like this just makes me laugh. Vastly superior? Hardly.

[GiambiJuice]

Stuff like this just makes me laugh. Vastly superior? Hardly.

The AL has been dominating interleague play for the past 8 seasons.

[KCGHOST]

Oswalt will find pitching in the Al quite a challenge. No feasting on pitchers. He will enjoy having the Ranger offense behind him, though.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

He's never pitched in the American League, though. Plus Arlington is a bandbox. I think he's going to get a rude awakening. Moving from the NL to vastly superior AL is like going from AAA to the Majors.

Assuming that's true the Rangers still have a cupcake division. The A's and Mariners weak. The Angels are better but they have some injury issues. But I think Oswalt will put up a 4.00+ ERA for the Rangers,

[9RoyHobbsRF]

as evidenced by the nl taking 3 of the last 4 world series

The AL has been dominating interleague play for the past 8 seasons.

[GiambiJuice]

as evidenced by the nl taking 3 of the last 4 world series

252 games per year for 8 years = more than 2,000 games. And the AL has a better record every year - usually by a big margin. But let's look at the sample size of a few World Series games instead. :noidea

[Rich the Giants fan]

Oswalt is not concerned about making the adjustment to the American League, where he's never pitched. He doesn't plan on altering his approach just because the pitcher isn't hitting anymore.

"It's not like you change pitchers because that one batter comes up more," Oswalt said. "You're still going to pitch your ballgame and pitch to your strengths. If you've got your stuff, he's got to hit you."

From espn.com

[Zito75]

He'll finish the season with an ERA above 4. My guess is somewhere around 4.32. He's going to get beat up for a while.

[bluesky5]

The AL has been dominating interleague play for the past 8 seasons.

Thats because of the undignified abomination that is the DH.