<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jose-altuve-marcus-semien-headline-stars-featured-on-same-game-parlay-for-7-3/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien headline stars featured on same-game parlay for 7-3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Marcus-Semien-Jose-Altuve-headline-stars-featured-on-same-game-parlay-for-7-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien headline stars featured on same-game parlay for 7-3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-03T09:18:36-07:00">July 3rd, 9:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-03T09:18:36-07:00">July 3rd, 9:18am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Monday, July 3rd, we have a full slate of baseball and Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 3-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> this Monday, July 3rd.</p><p>With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when Fanduel runs these same-game promos to help us decide where to place our money. This promo has three player props and an alternate total parlayed together into one same-game parlay. Let’s take a look at what Fanduel’s same-game promo has to offer.</p><p><i><b>MLB <a href="https://bit.ly/FanDuelCPNew" rel="noopener sponsored">Same-Game Parlay Odds</a>, Courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>MLB Same-Game Parlay Odds</b></h2><ul><li>Over 8.5 Runs</li><li>Marcus Semien to Record 1+ Hits</li><li>Jose Altuve to Record 1+ Hits</li><li>Cristian Javier Over 5 Strikeouts</li></ul><p><b>MLB Same-Game Parlay Odds – HOU vs. TEX (+372)</b></p><h2>Over 8.5 Runs</h2><p>Both teams have strong offensive lineups that are capable of scoring runs. The Houston Astros have a team batting average of .269, which is the second-highest in the league. The Texas Rangers, while not as strong as the Astros, still have a respectable team batting average of .251</p><h2>Marcus Semien to Record 1+ Hits</h2><p>Marcus Semien has had success against Cristian Javier in the past. He is batting .267 (4-for-15) with 1 RBI and 5 walks. He has been playing well recently, hitting .444 (4-for-9) in his last two games during this series with the Astros. Semien also has done well hitting against right-handed pitching with a .282 batting average with 10 home runs, and 46 RBIs in 282 plate appearances.<br></p><h2>Jose Altuve to Record 1+ Hits</h2><h2>Cristian Javier Over 5 Strikeouts</h2><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien headline stars featured on same-game parlay for 7-3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rangers-news-marcus-semien-texas-pull-off-epic-mlb-feat-not-seen-since-before-world-war-ii');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Semien, Rangers pull off epic MLB feat not seen since before World War II');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Marcus-Semien-Rangers.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcus Semien, Rangers pull off epic MLB feat not seen since before World War II</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-03T16:43:22-07:00">June 3rd, 4:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-03T16:47:37-07:00">June 3rd, 4:47pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been an amazing 2023 MLB <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-4-players-fans-are-already-fed-up-2023" rel="noopener">season</a> so far for Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers. After beating the Seattle Mariners for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-vs-rangers-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-2-2023" rel="noopener">second time in a row</a> on Saturday to the tune of a 16-6 score at home, the Rangers have <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1665134087189741570" rel="noopener">reached a territory</a> no team had been to in over eight decades.</p><p>Via OptaSTATS:</p><p>“The @Rangers have now outscored their opponents by 143 runs in 57 games this year. That’s the best run differential by any MLB team through 57 games since the 1939 Yankees were +160.”</p><p>Semien played a huge role in the win over the Mariners, as he finished the game 4-for-6 with four runs and three RBI. Corey Seager also had a great time at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBI. Andrew Heaney started for the Rangers and allowed three earned runs on six hits in just three innings but fortunately for him, Texas’ bats were piping hot and gave Texas’ pitching staff ample run support. Even with Heaney’s struggles in that game, Texas is still third overall in the big leagues this season so far with a 3.66 ERA.</p><p>Texas continues to pace the rest of the American League West division, as the Rangers are now 37-20. However, the team’s lead atop the division is remotely safe, with the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Angels continuing to loom large on the Rangers’ rearview mirror.</p><p>The Rangers can complete a three-game sweep of the Mariners with a victory this Sunday before taking on the St. Louis Cardinals in another series in Arlington that starts on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Semien, Rangers pull off epic MLB feat not seen since before World War II

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers’ Marcus Semien murders atrocious slump with insane feat not seen in 49 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/semien.jpeg"></figure><h1>Rangers’ Marcus Semien murders atrocious slump with insane feat not seen in 49 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-06-08T07:01:44-07:00">June 8th, 7:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-06-08T07:01:44-07:00">June 8th, 7:01am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the Texas Rangers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-texas-signs-star-shortstop-marcus-semien-to-175-million-contract/">signed Marcus Semien over the offseason</a>, they were expecting big things from the slugger. He was an MVP finalist in 2021 after producing a monster season. However, the second baseman struggled mightily out of the gates in 2022 and the label of “bust” was being linked to his name. But Semien broke out in a major way on Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians.</p><p>Marcus Semien produced a 3 home run, 7 base hit day in the Rangers doubleheader vs. the Guardians in Cleveland. He became the first player since 1973 to post 3 homers and 7 hits in one day. Despite losing Game 1, Texas bounced back with a victory in Game 2. But for Semien, it was a terrific performance in both games. Semien has now blasted 5 home runs over the past two weeks after going homer-less to open the season.</p><p>Semien <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/marcus-semien-hits-three-homers-in-rangers-doubleheader">commented on his elite day at the plate</a> for the Rangers.</p><blockquote>“I think doubleheaders can be crazy like that. You just show up and the swing feels good, and you’re getting pitches to hit and taking balls. I felt that way in the first game, and I didn’t change anything in between games. I just kept the same mindset and felt good.”</blockquote><p>In other words, Semien was locked in. He was seeing the ball well en route to the historic performance. He later discussed how he managed to overcome his slump.</p><blockquote>“That’s nothing I’ve changed, but it’s just constant work in the cage and constantly trying to get in a position where you’re hitting fastballs, taking breaking balls out of the zone and controlling the strike zone all at the same time. I’m doing those things. I usually do a lot better, so I think I’m on the right track.”</blockquote><p>Marcus Semien is heating up. The Rangers are finally getting what they paid for.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers’ Marcus Semien murders atrocious slump with insane feat not seen in 49 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers zeroing in on Reds’ star pitchers after signing Corey Seager, Marcus Semien');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Rangers-Corey-Seager-Marcus-Semien-Reds.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers zeroing in on Reds’ star pitchers after signing Corey Seager, Marcus Semien</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-01T10:13:45-08:00">December 1st, 10:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-01T10:15:08-08:00">December 1st, 10:15am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers have made big headlines this MLB offseason for their infield acquisitions of shortstop Corey Seager and second baseman Marcus Semien. Apparently, the Rangers <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2021/11/30/after-a-whirlwind-of-spending-the-mlb-lockout-will-give-rangers-plenty-of-time-to-plan-next-steps/">aren’t done yet</a>. Per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, Texas is eyeing several star pitchers on the Cincinnati Reds.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sources: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rangers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Rangers</a> still working to upgrade their starting rotation after the big signings of Semien and Seager. They've inquired to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Reds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Reds</a> about trading for one of their starting pitchers (Luis Castillo, Sonny Gray, or Tyler Mahle). <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@MLB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@MLBNetwork</a></p><p>— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1466060760828817413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Any one of these Reds’ pitchers- Luis Castillo, Sonny Gray, or Tyler Mahle- would be a big get for the Rangers’ rotation after the big Corey Seager and Marcus Semien <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-corey-seager-agrees-to-10-year-325-million-deal-texas-marcus-semien/">signings</a>.</p><p>The Rangers ranked 23rd in the MLB in team ERA and had one pitcher, Kyle Gibson, register an ERA below 4.00 while pitching for them in 2021 (Gibson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.)</p><p>Meanwhile, the Reds have had two pitchers, Castillo and Gray, pitch under a 4.00 ERA during their time in Cincinnati. They’ve also seen Tyler Mahle emerge as a solid pitcher, as Mahle won 13 games while pitching to a 3.75 ERA in over 180 innings last year.</p><p>Castillo, who is 28 years old and coming off one of the worst years of his career, might be the most expendable trade piece for the Reds- and the best get for the Rangers, given the ace-level stuff he’s shown in the past.</p><p>The Rangers have made big moves this offseason. However, if Texas can add to the signings of Seager and Semien with a trade for one of the Reds’ stud pitchers, they could find themselves among the MLB’s most improved teams next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers zeroing in on Reds’ star pitchers after signing Corey Seager, Marcus Semien

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Four reasons Rangers are crazy for giving $500 million to Corey Seager, Marcus Semien');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/maxresdefault.jpeg"></figure><h1>Four reasons Rangers are crazy for giving $500 million to Corey Seager, Marcus Semien</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-29T16:29:39-08:00">November 29th, 4:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-29T16:33:50-08:00">November 29th, 4:33pm</time><address><a>Justin Bell</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers set the internet world ablaze earlier today with news breaking that they are signing former Los Angeles Dodgers all-star shortstop Corey Seager to a <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10017967-mlb-rumors-corey-seager-marcus-semien-could-sign-contracts-soon#:~:text=Corey%20Seager%20and%20Marcus%20Semien%2C%20two%20of%20the,contracts%20before%20a%20potential%20lockout%20begins%20Dec.%201.">ten-year deal</a> worth $325 million…and they knew it.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/0I5VBg52EX" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/0I5VBg52EX</a></p><p>— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rangers/status/1465435162582343680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This comes just a day after the team agreed to a seven-year $175 million contract with former Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Marcus Semien to be their new second baseman. While it may seem on the surface that the Rangers have drastically improved their middle-or the-infield, you have to dig a little bit deeper to see that these signings could end up hurting Texas in the long run.</p><h2><b>Four reasons the Rangers are crazy for giving $500 million to Corey Seager, Marcus Semien</b></h2><p><b>4. Seager will age out of the contract in three years </b></p><p>Even though he has had multiple injuries derail multiple seasons of his career to this point, Seager has now received the longest contract of 2021, so far. The ten years seems insane for a player who has now had significant hip, elbow, and hamstring injuries in the past. His injuries are so significant that even though he has a career OPS of .871 that is over 100 points better than the MLB league average, Seager has slugged just 100 homers in the past six seasons (less than 17 per year).</p><p><b>3. Semien will age out of his contract in four years</b></p><p>While we do not hate this signing as much as the Seager one, Semien led the league in homers last year with 45 while playing excellent defense. Our concern is the “tread on the tires” here with Semien. After playing virtually every game over the past four seasons and in six of his seven full seasons in the big leagues, the inevitable question pops up of when will his body break down? We are guessing this one lasts longer than Seager before the Rangers are regretting it, but in the long run, a shorter contract would have been better for the Rangers’ organization.</p><p><b>2. The Rangers need pitching</b></p><p>Sitting at 23rd in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mlb-considering-wild-playoff-expansion-including-choosing-opponents/">MLB</a> in team earned run average in 2021 (4.79,) the Rangers need to upgrade their pitching staff if they plan on having any success in 2022 and beyond. The recent uninspiring signing of former Colorado Rockies started Jon Gray will do nothing to quench the thirsts of Rangers fans everywhere. They know they have the hitting, but does the franchise also have the deep pockets and/or farm base to bring back a couple of big fish from the pitching free agency pool.</p><p><b>1. The Production does not match the money with Seager</b></p><p>If the Rangers are paying Seager $32.5 million per year for that type of production, he will be making $2 million per home run for the next ten years. That goes without saying, but it is way too much. You want it to be much closer to one, so Seager is going to need to stay healthy for the extent of the contract for that to happen. He hasn’t shown the ability to do that consistently through his MLB career to this point, but the Rangers are surely betting on his improved health.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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