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Posted at 10:45 AM EST.

3:05 PM EST. This park demands that if we’re going to play the Orioles straight up, surely we can take a slightly bigger risk and play them to win by two runs or more because Globe Life Park is to the AL what Coors Field is to the NL. Far more often than not, games at this park are decided by two or more runs and this is a great opportunity to cash one of those in.

Former Blue Jay, Phillie, Pirate and Dodger, Drew Hutchison (RHP) draws this start because the Rangers have nobody else to turn to. Hutchison has appeared in 11 games this year but they all came in relief with his last appearance occuring way back in May. Hutchison began the season with the Phillies and had a 4.64 ERA in 11 relief appearances. He was designated for assignment on May 31 and rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A. When a player's contract is designated for assignment -- often abbreviated "DFA" -- that player is immediately removed from his club's 40-man roster, and 25-man roster if he was on that as well. Within seven days of the transaction (it was previously 10 days), the player must be traded, released or placed on irrevocable outright waivers. The Dodgers signed him to a Minor League contract, but Hutchison had the right to request his release on July 31 if not brought to the Major Leagues. He did so, and was signed by Texas just two days ago. We don’t know what’s going to happen here but damn, if we’re fading overpriced starters, Hutchison has to be somewhere near the top of the list. Dude cannot be priced in this range, even against the Orioles.

Pay no attention to Yefry Ramirez’s (RHP) surface stats (1-4 - 4.59 ERA, 5.40 ERA over his last three starts) because they mean diddly squat. Pay more attention to skills because they’re a much more accurate assessment of what a starter is capable of. His skills over five starts with Baltimore have featured plenty of strikeouts (10.4 K’s/9), a groundball lean and an elite swing and miss rate of 14%. A converted position player, Ramirez is a high strikeout pitcher whose fastball sits around 93 but can occasionally reach the mid-90s. He also features a decent slider and change. He has been working almost exclusively as a starter since 2013 and could absolutely rack up some whiffs against a Rangers lineup that has struck out more often than any other team. What the surface stats also don’t reveal is that Ramirez faced a then red-hot Mariners in his debut followed by games at Philadelphia then the Yankees twice and the Red Sox once. In between all that, he faced these Rangers back at Camden Yards and went five full, struck out seven and allowed a mere two hits. Ramirez is a 24-year-old rookie and there is some risk of course, as there is with all rookies but make no mistake that this kid can pitch and could just as easily thrive in this, his sixth start of the year.  

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