Apparently, Jon Daniels hates the term rebuild. He prefers to call what he is doing a “development phase.” Rebuild is more accurate. That’s what it is. Daniels rebuilt a losing team into an elite champion. Then he deforested it into a last-place team. Now he is trying to rebuild it. […]
The Rangers couldn’t get Shohei Ohtani last off-season. So, this off-season they got the econo version: Matt Davidson. The Rangers signed the former White Sox corner infielder and occasional pitcher to a minor league contract and are letting him earn the backup role at first, and a place in […]
Once again, T. R. Sullivan answers Rangers’ fans mail on mlb.com, and once again, without permission, I add my two-cents worth. I can honestly see this team surprising a lot of people. The rotation, if they’re close to what they were before injuries, can be great. That being said, if […]
The equipment trucks are on their way to Surprise. The players are making their last-minute preparations. The front office is looking for more candidates to fill the bullpen. The Tommy John surgeons are on speed dial. February is here. In two weeks, so too will be baseball. And with it, […]
If your job was to develop a team’s farm system, and the league you were developing that system for discounted your efforts, and then somebody asked you to evaluate the job you have done, chances are pretty good you are going to say you are doing a great job. That’s […]
Baseball Prospectus has its list. Now it’s time for MLB’s. Yesterday, MLB released its Top 100 Prospects list. The Rangers had three players. All three were ranked relatively low. MLB’s ranking also includes each team’s Prospect Points, which is a numerical value placed upon how strong their farm system is. […]
Casey Cox. Steve Foucault. Roger Moret. Larry McCall. Tucker Ashford. John Butcher. Matt Williams. Pete Incaviglia. Oil Can Boyd. Steve Fireovid. Edwin Nuñez. Doug Dascenzo. Rusty Greer. Mike Woods. Jason Botts. Julio Borbon. Adrian Beltre. Seventeen Texas Rangers have worn the uniform number 29. No other player will ever wear […]
Once again, I am adding my two cents worth onto T. R. Sullivan’s mailbag from mlb.com. (Which reminds me of the great joke from Steven Wright: If it’s a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny.) Please hurry […]
This business of prospects and how they pan out is fascinating. With the state of free agency, and the high trade value of legitimate stars, prospects seem to be the hottest commodity for major league front offices. Certain prospects seem untouchable. How many times do we hear a major trade […]
