{"id":297265,"date":"2024-09-19T10:26:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=297265"},"modified":"2024-09-19T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:26:53","slug":"blue-jays-props-vs-rangers-september-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-props-vs-rangers-september-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays props vs. Rangers Sept. 19: Bet on Kumar Rocker and Wyatt Langford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m backing a pair of rookies on the Texas Rangers to do damage against the Toronto Blue Jays today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Kumar Rocker was lights out in his MLB debut last week and I expect him to pile up strikeouts yet again. Also, Wyatt Langford has been swinging a hot bat and is a good candidate to clear his bases prop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the best Blue Jays props vs. the Rangers on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays props vs. Rangers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MLB markets:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fsports-hub%2Fbaseball%2Fmlb&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSpencer.Closs%40northstargaming.ca%7C916f83cdf6b946d991c308dcbd828528%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638593615480015353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=glJDBFkhC3LlPn8TV%2Fci0zsI%2FxcZyEJj%2FJpQPRib62o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a>&nbsp;| MLB stats:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fnews%2Fstats&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSpencer.Closs%40northstargaming.ca%7C916f83cdf6b946d991c308dcbd828528%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638593615480025470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fm4gxgwnsPkAy6JgPBFxseYap85TjIRttY90lvM%2F9ZE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best Bet: Rocker over 4.5 strikeouts (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:95044\">Embed: #95044<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocker&#8217;s road to the big leagues was bumpy, but he&#8217;s finally arrived, and I want in on the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The standout ace at Vanderbilt was originally selected 10th overall by the New York Mets in the 2021 MLB draft but wasn&#8217;t offered a contract after medical concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He got surgery on his injured shoulder, re-entered the draft and was selected third by the Rangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocker underwent Tommy John surgery last season and finally found his footing in the minors this year. He was promoted to Double-A in July and recorded 29 strikeouts in five starts (19.2 IP), clearing this line three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Triple-A he fanned 10 batters in 5.0 innings and eight batters in 5.0 innings before earning a promotion to the majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in his first start with the Rangers last Thursday, he struck out seven Seattle Mariners in 4.0 innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocker&#8217;s swing-and-miss stuff is downright nasty. He has an upper-90s fastball to pair with a wipeout slider that generated 13 whiffs on 21 swings against the Mariners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto is far from a strikeout-prone team but I&#8217;m confident enough in the rookie&#8217;s stuff to clear this modest line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Rocker has cleared this line in seven straight starts dating back to the minors, averaging 7.6 Ks in those games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Langford over 1.5 bases (+114):<\/strong> Unlike Rocker, Langford has been much more of a &#8220;no doubt&#8221; prospect. He was selected fourth by the Rangers in 2023 and broke camp this year with the big-league club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:95045\">Embed: #95045<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 22-year-old has been on fire lately, especially against right-handed pitchers. He&#8217;s slashing .362\/.450\/.609 against RHP in the last 30 days with a 201 wRC+. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kevin Gausman is on the bump for the Blue Jays today and he looks nothing like the 2023 version of himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The righty has a 4.02 ERA and Baseball Savant&#8217;s advanced metrics suggest he&#8217;s been lucky. Gausman has an 11th percentile xERA (4.98), a 17th percentile xBA (.266) and a 17th percentile hard-hit rate (42.8%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Langford has cleared this mark in six of his last eight games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picks made at 9:50 a.m. on 09\/19\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m backing a pair of rookies on the Texas Rangers to do damage against the Toronto Blue Jays today. The pregame narrative: Kumar Rocker was lights out in his MLB debut last week and I expect him to pile up strikeouts yet again. Also, Wyatt Langford has been swinging a hot bat and is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":297281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-297265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blue Jays props, odds vs. Rangers: Sept. 19 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Blue Jays props vs. the Rangers for Sept. 19. 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