First-round prospects get drafted to a ton of fanfare. “The future of the franchise.” “This guy is really going to be something.” “Can’t-miss-big-league talent.” Then they disappear into the sausage factory that is a minor league system and we wait for them to come out the other side. And wait. […]
It’s always good to read outside perspectives with regards to moves the Rangers make and don’t make. You get closer to the truth than if you listen to only the team and the front office, who’s narratives are carefully controlled to make the future look so bright, you’d have to squint. If […]
After being selected by the Rangers in the first round of the 2015 draft, and really only having just started his minor league career, left-handed prospect Cole Ragans underwent Tommy John surgery in March of 2018, causing him to miss all of the that 2018 season. In 2019, he began […]
A message from the Los Angeles Dodgers on the passing of Vin Scully: He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more. He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson, Clayton Kershaw. Vin Scully […]
August started much like July. With a Rangers loss. But it started with a much bigger dark cloud hanging over it. After going 10-17 in July, Texas lost its first August game to the suddenly relevant Baltimore Orioles, 7-2.. It was a loss that might be bigger than most other […]
With the trade deadline getting closer, the rumors of bringing back Joey Gallo seem to be getting more frequent. He has been a total bust in New York, despised by fans and pretty much ignored by his manager. Gallo rarely gets into the lineup and is left on the bench […]
Game 100 of the season showed that the next sixty-two games are going to be difficult on the Rangers bullpen. This strategy of only letting starters go six innings, maximum, has consequences. You turn one-third of the game over to a steady parade of arms that aren’t good enough to […]
There are so many words to describe this turnaround story Martin Perez has authored. Remarkable, unbelievable, improbable, fantastic, fictional. Here’s a guy who proved the old baseball adage, if you’re lefthanded, you can always find a job. That was his only asset. He certainly wasn’t what anyone would call a […]
It’s been said before and it bears repeating again. Baseball makes no sense. One of the worst starters in Texas Rangers history (and that’s saying something) goes up against one of the biggest stories in baseball history, a guy who’s actually having a better pitching season this year than his […]
Rangers fans know all too well the emotional cost of being Rangers fans. But The Hustle.com, an on-line newsletter that covers a wide variety of topics, put out its annual list of the most expensive teams to take a family of four to see in person. This is based on […]
