Welcome to the major leagues, Scott Heineman. After hitting .412 in a handful of rehab games in the Arizona Rookie League this season, then moving on to Triple-A Nashville and hitting a whopping .372 with an OPS of 1.017, the twenty-six-year-old outfielder and first baseman was finally called up to […]
OPS+ takes a player’s on-base plus slugging percentage and normalizes the number across the entire league. It then adjusts to measure where a player ranks among league average. A score of 100 is league average, meaning, that players OPS is middle of the pack. A 150 is 50 percent better […]
On a day when everyone was wondering whether Mike Minor would get dealt, or any of the other Rangers, it turns out nobody was. But that doesn’t mean there were roster moves. Say goodbye to Asdrubal Cabrera and Tim Federowicz. Both players have been designated for assignment. Say hello to […]
You thought the Rangers bullpen was bad before? They had only three reliable relievers as it was. One, Shawn Kelley, is injured. The second, Chris Martin, is now a Brave. That leaves Jesse Chavez, which have been training a lot and also using supplements and you can see it here […]
The Rangers are running a commercial offering Lower Infield Box seats for the 1994 price of $18.00. This points out two things. One, the Rangers are having trouble getting fans to show up to the Ballpark in its final year. Two, how outrageously out of control the regular price of […]
The fickle life of a relief pitcher. One year you are an unstoppable force at the back end of the bullpen. The next year, you are the back end of a horse. When Jose Leclerc took over the closer job after Keona Kela was dealt to Pittsburgh last season, he closed […]
For anyone who likes a good mafia movie, tune in to today’s Rangers-Athletics game. A mob story is bound to break out. Baseball is like the mafia. You did something to us we don’t like, so you need to be taught a lesson. And memories, apparently, are long. Earlier this […]
They’re back. The surprising, overachieving team is back. The team that has offense up and down the lineup is back. And Willie Calhoun is back. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. Playing left field with a chip the size of Texas on his shoulder, Calhoun made the most of his first start […]
Criticizing Jon Daniels’s moves has turned into sport. But you have to give him credit where it’s due. Danny Santana might be the biggest steal of the offseason. For any team. He came out of the gate strong. His first year, he finished seventh in Rookie of the Year voting. […]
***** TODAY’S GAME: Ariel Jurado (5-6, 4.92) vs. Brett Anderson (9-5, 8.82) Game time: 9:07
