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Clicking For a week, Holland's name has been spun around the wheel in a myriad of deals. After Holland tossed his fourth complete game shutout -- a 3-0 win against Toronto -- of the season, he stayed a Texas Ranger.
It is Holland's fourth complete game shutout of the season and all four have come in the last 11 starts.
The last three complete game shutouts have came in the last five games. In four of those games, Holland's failed to allow an earned run. This isn't just a good run. It's a historic run.
Holland shares a tie for second in the American League in complete games with Jered Weaver and Justin Verlander. Holland has th sole lead in the AL in shutouts. He's won forur of his last five starts.
Holland might just be growing up and his possible departure via trade might have been a huge gaffe on the part of the Rangers. Talk centers around trying to find a replacement for him. I'd suggest that Holland would be the better option, depending on who you bring in. Hell, which Rangers starter, right now, would you bench? Holland would be a tough guy to sit.
Holland, most importantly, Holland's keeping the ball in the park, as are most of the Rangers pitchers not named "Colby Lewis."
In 138 innings in 2009, Holland allowed 26 home runs. In 139 innings this year, he's allowed 14 dingers. In the last 43 innings, he's allowed just two home runs. The Holland of 2011 is a different man from the Holland of 2009.
Notes:
1. Holland is 4-0 when Mike Napoli catches.
2. Napoli, by the way, is red-hot at the plate. His average has jumped 40 points in last 10 games to .285. Most notably, he's walked 31 times compared to 44 strikeouts, a vast improvement of ratio over previous years.
3. With the trade earlier today, Andres Blanco is coming off the disabled list. Meaning, Omar Quintanilla is staying on the team (at least until Adrian Beltre comes back). Quintanilla made his first start as a Ranger today.
4. Mitch Moreland's at-bats aren't as pretty as they used to be, but he's starting to hit again. Fourteen hits in last 10 games. A gigantic two-run dinger today.
5. Toronto threw 153 pitches. The Rangers threw 95.
6. It'd be nice if the Rangers punished the Blue Jays' shitty pitchers.
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