Greg Bird looked like he was going to be the Yankees first baseman of the future, taking over for Mark Teixeira. He got the job toward the end the 2015 season and hit 11 home runs, driving in 31, in just 46 games. Yankees fans always over value the home run […]
The Rangers might not be good this year but at least they aren’t going to look good not being good. That’s according to The Athletic’s Cliff Corcoran. He ranked all 30 teams’ uniforms for 2020. Dead last? You guessed it. The Texas Rangers. “The Rangers revamped their entire uniform scheme for 2020 […]
This is why defensive metrics are hard. And this is why the season needs to start soon so there will be something to talk about. Yesterday, mlb.com had an article, “Each team’s best defender.” The Rangers’ might surprise you. But, then again, it won’t because they used a stat called […]
Jonathan Mayo released his Best Prospects of the Game list on mlb.com yesterday. The Rangers deep farm system produced zero players in the top ten. But, when you go position by position, it gets a bit better. Texas has the number eight catching prospect in Sam Huff. His projected arrival […]
Jason Stark and Eno Sarris combined for a pretty revealing article in The Athletic yesterday about the true benefit the Astros got from stealing signs. It’s staggering, really. From 2016 to the year they cheated in 2017, the Astros had the biggest drop in strikeout percentage in the history of […]
Ben Zobrist Lite. That’s not a backhanded compliment to describe newest Ranger Matt Duffy. It’s to say he is one of those Swiss army knife players that adds value all over the field. His lifetime OPS+ is 98 after five seasons, meaning offensively he’s a tick below average, so temper […]
Well it seems the rules do, indeed, apply to Scott Boras. He sued major league baseball on behalf of Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant over the service time issue in the collective bargaining agreement. He wasn’t happy with how it was applied to his client. Apparently, he struggles with both […]
Whether it’s a good team, a bad team, or just a run of the mill team, it all gets started February 12 when pitchers and catchers report. That’s two weeks from today. It will be the most anticipated pitchers and catchers reporting day in Rangers memory. Because this might turn […]
Once again, the Rangers made it to the altar. As bridesmaids but not the bride. They lost out on Anthony Rendon and settled for Todd Frazier. Like going for a Tesla and coming home with a used Dodge Lancer. They lost out on Zack Wheeler and settled for Kyle Gibson […]
Joey Gallo was on his way to a monster season until two injuries derailed it. Here was a guy who three seasons prior batted .040. A guy who had all the talent in the world but without the ability to harness it. Before 2019, Gallo had been a frustrating mess. […]
