Stats like batting average, on-base percentage and such don’t matter one bit in spring training. They don’t much matter in the extended spring training the Rangers call their 2021 season. So, if Yonny Hernandez’s OPS isn’t great, and his OPS+ is just 76, ignore that. Here’s something to pay attention […]
Auditioning for a role in the rotation, Taylor Hearn had the best start of his career. He gave up just two runs. Of course, the Rangers wasted the effort by scoring just one run themselves. But Hearn hasn’t had a lot of luck in the starting department. His first start […]
Kolby Allard has had three quality starts in a row. In six starts in July and August, Dane Dunning has an ERA of 2.73. Both are pitchers the Rangers are looking to build the future of their rotation around. Guys like Foltynewicz and Lyles are Nomads passing in the night on […]
“Who?” DJ Peters. “DJ Who?” Peters. DJ Peters. He’s an outfielder. “Who does he play for?” The Rangers. “The Texas Rangers? What’s his name again?” Donald Scott “DJ” Peters. He’s a twenty-five-year-old center fielder for the Rangers. He’s a California kid who the Cubs drafted in the thirty-fourth round in […]
Thursday’s incredible Field of Dreams game proved one thing. There is nothing better than great baseball played by good teams. The recently concluded Rangers-Mariners series proved one thing as well. There is nothing worse than bad baseball played two bad teams. In an article on ESPN.com, writer Jesse Rogers took […]
Earlier this season the Rangers got a shot in the arm with Adolis Garcia. He came out of nowhere to carry the team on his back. That carried him all the way to the All-Star team. Here’s hoping their latest out-of-nowhere rookie gives this miserable offense a badly needed kickstart […]
Wasting a great start by Mike Foltynewicz is like not hearing a compliment from your spouse. It’s rare and it may never happen again. You can’t expect a better loss out of Mike Folynewicz than his seven-inning, three-earned-run, six-strikeout loss to the Mariners. Unfortunately for Foltynewicz and the vastly shrinking […]
After wading in mediocrity for most of the season, Isiah Kiner-Falefa is quietly having a month. He started slow but picked up steam as May unfolded, hitting as high as .290 by the end of the month. Then, a steady decline, culminating in a forgettable .188 July with a pitcher-like […]
The Rangers finally broke their fourteen-game road losing streak last night. And in the process, they tried to break the hearts of their last remaining handful of fans. They tried very hard to give away the game but, in typical Rangers fashion, were unsuccessful at even that. It was another […]
All of a sudden, Adolis Garcia went from being a guy who’d been DFAed and not wanted and shuffled off to the minor leagues, to the most valuable hitter in a major league lineup. (Major league being debatable.) A rookie. Once the Rangers sent Joey Gallo to the Yankees, there […]
