<!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-texas-major-martin-perez-decision-max-scherzer-jordan-montgomery-trades');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers make major Martin Perez decision after Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery trades');   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/2023/08/Rangers-news-Texas-makes-major-Martin-Perez-decision-after-Max-Scherzer-Jordan-Montgomery-trades.jpeg"></figure><h1>Rangers make major Martin Perez decision after Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-03T18:16:17-07:00">August 3rd, 6:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-03T18:16:17-07:00">August 3rd, 6:16pm</time><address><a>Wyatt Allsup</a>Wyatt Allsup is a sports journalist from Fort Worth, Texas. He joined ClutchPoints in May 2023 and covers football, basketball, baseball and mixed martial arts. Wyatt now lives in Southern California, where he has previously covered USC football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers are <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2023/08/03/rangers-move-martin-perez-to-the-bullpen-as-post-trade-deadline-rotation-shapes-up/" rel="noopener">shifting veteran lefty</a> Martin Perez to the bullpen in the wake of their two big trade deadline acquisitions. General manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-trade-deadline-2023-winners-astros-rangers" rel="noopener">Chris Young got aggressive</a> in the midst of the Rangers’ strong season, pulling the trigger on trades for future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer and LHP Jordan Montgomery. With about seven realistic rotation options, manager Bruce Bochy had to make room for the new guys, and Perez was “the odd man out.”</p><p>Perez has regressed a bit since his first All-Star season a year ago. He started 2023 strong, with a 2.41 ERA in six starts at the end of April. That number has climbed up to 4.98 however, and Perez has really struggled in road starts.</p><p>Perez is a fine option deeper in the rotation, and the Rangers are doing things right if they don’t have room for him, even with ace <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-max-scherzer-trade-texas-jacob-degrom" rel="noopener">Nathan Eovaldi on the IL</a>.</p><p>For now, the Rangers rotation will go Max Scherzer (who pitched Thursday), Jordan Montgomery, Jon Gray, Andrew Heaney, and Dane Dunning. Once Eovaldi returns, one of Gray or Heaney will probably move to the bullpen as well. The Rangers could alternatively opt for a six-man rotation, but that definitely wouldn’t stick in the postseason, or in the event of a tight AL West race with the Houston Astros at the end of September.</p><p>Bruce Bochy likes the idea of using Martin Perez in a long-relief role, according to the Dallas Morning News’ Shawn McFarland. For the Rangers, it will be helpful to have a lefty that can go several innings out of the pen if needed. “It doesn’t mean that’s where he’s going to stay,” Bochy said. “But for this time around, that’s the plan.”</p><p>In Scherzer’s first start for the Rangers on Thursday, he gave up three runs in the first inning, but put it together after. He finished out the start with five scoreless innings and nine strikeouts, picking up the win. Mid-season acquisition Aroldis Chapman earned a hold, throwing one shutout inning with one strikeout.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers make major Martin Perez decision after Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery trades

<!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-crucial-martin-perez-rotation-decision-ahead-all-star-break');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers make crucial Martin Perez rotation decision ahead of All-Star break');   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/Texas-makes-crucial-Martin-Perez-rotation-decision-ahead-of-All-Star-break-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers make crucial Martin Perez rotation decision ahead of All-Star break</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-06T17:30:01-07:00">July 6th, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-06T17:31:07-07:00">July 6th, 5:31pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The All-Star break cannot come fast enough for one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-rangers-lead-american-league-4-2023-all-star-game-starters" rel="noopener">biggest surprises</a> of the 2023 MLB season. The Texas Rangers (51-36) are limping their way to the Midsummer Classic after losing eight of their last 12 games. They now hold just a two-game lead over the Houston Astros in the American League West. It’s time to regroup.</p><p>Hence, manager Bruce Bochy is <a href="https://twitter.com/McFarland_Shawn/status/1677063289312821250?s=20" rel="noopener">skipping veteran</a> pitcher Martin Perez in the starting rotation, per Shawn McFarland of Dallas Morning News. He will next take the mound after the All-Star Break.</p><p>The long rest comes during a season in which Perez is posting a 4.81 ERA and a troubling .287 batting average against. He seemed to be figuring things out after allowing just six runs total in his last 19 innings pitched. However, a strong end to June gave way to a dismal start to July. The 32-year-old lefty was absolutely rocked Monday afternoon against the Astros, going just 1 1/2 innings and surrendering six runs.</p><p>Bochy will need Perez to be fresh for the last two-and-a-half months of the season if the Rangers are to hold onto their slim divisional lead. The devastating news that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-rangers-jacob-degrom-pessimistic-comeback-tommy-john-surgery" rel="noopener">Jacob deGrom needed a second</a> Tommy John surgery has forced other starters to step up. Nathan Eovaldi and Jon Gray have definitively answered the call, but Perez has reverted back closer to his career average after a surprise All-Star 2022 campaign (2.89 ERA, 169 strikeouts).</p><p>There are likely many MLB fans who expect Texas to run out of gas and cede control of the AL West to reigning World Series champion Houston, but this squad has looked the part of a title contender almost the entire year. A good blend of veteran and youth stardom has translated to a long-awaited revival for the franchise.</p><p>Martin Perez can still be a part of that success, which is why the Rangers are proactively giving him a little more time to refuel. This pit stop could do wonders when the team enters must-win games deep in the summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers make crucial Martin Perez rotation decision ahead of All-Star break

<!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-texas-martin-perez-secret-will-fire-up-jacob-degrom-ahead-of-2023-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers’ Martin Perez secret will fire up Jacob deGrom ahead of 2023 season');   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/2023/01/rangers-news-texas-martin-perez-secret-will-fire-up-jacob-degrom-ahead-of-2023-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers’ Martin Perez secret will fire up Jacob deGrom ahead of 2023 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-02T09:59:18-08:00">January 2nd, 9:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-02T10:25:52-08:00">January 2nd, 10:25am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers, notably Martin Perez, stole strikes in 2022. The Rangers led all of MLB in <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1609965244163424257" rel="noopener">called strikes</a> out of the zone last season with a mark of 662, per MLB Network. Perez led the league with 120 strikes called on pitches that were out of the zone as well. MLB Network’s Tom Verducci explained how Texas is able to steal strikes.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Martín Pérez relied on pinpoint pitching to fuel his career year 🎯</p><p>Tom Verducci breaks down the <a href="https://twitter.com/Rangers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rangers</a>' southpaw and what he will continue to provide to the new-look rotation next season.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBTonight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBTonight</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StraightUpTX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StraightUpTX</a> <a href="https://t.co/p6bYe7P4Y2">pic.twitter.com/p6bYe7P4Y2</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1609965244163424257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Verducci explained that the Rangers’ catchers are the secret to Texas’ strategy. Catcher Jonah Heim is seen receiving Martin Perez’s pitches at a low angle in the above-posted clip. This allows the home plate umpire to have a good look at the strike zone. And Heim’s framing ability leads to pitches that were technically balls being called strikes.</p><p>Perez ultimately had an All-Star caliber 2022 season. Stealing strikes played a pivotal role in the left-hander’s success. One has to imagine it also played a role in Perez, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-martin-perez-makes-huge-19-65-million-move-amid-texas-jacob-degrom-pursuit" rel="noopener">accepted the Rangers’ qualifying offer</a>, deciding to return to Texas.</p><p>One also has to wonder how this strategy will impact new <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-texas-inks-mets-ace-jacob-degrom-to-massive-5-year-185-million-deal" rel="noopener">Rangers’ star pitcher Jacob deGrom</a>, who’s arguably the best pitcher in baseball when healthy. Facing deGrom could prove to be unfair for hitters if the ace is receiving called strikes out of the zone in 2023.</p><p>Texas has made an effort to boost their pitching rotation during the offseason. Jacob deGrom and Martin Perez are set to lead the rotation. Meanwhile, pitchers such as Andrew Heaney and Nathan Eovaldi will provide depth for the Rangers.</p><p>And they should all benefit from Texas’ ability to consistently steal strikes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
48	2.25	15	1.1875	0	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
48	2.25	15	1.1875	0	0

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