The placeholder Rangers are gone. The just-plug-in-someone-until-the-team-decides-to-try-again Rangers are gone. And, almost certainly, last place is gone. The Rangers go into 2022 with some new players and a renewed sense of wanting to be good again. They are interesting again. They are trying again. So, how good can this team […]
And now there’s only one left. Today is the final spring training game of 2022. Then, weirdly, two off days. Then, finally, Game 1 of 162 in Toronto. Most of the roster is set. Most of the roster is always set before the first game of spring. If you recall, […]
Tyler Hearn’s journey hasn’t been an easy one. His first major league start in April of 2019 was a 14-2 loss to Seattle in which Hearn recorded a total of one big league out while giving up five runs, four of which were earned, with three hits and four walks. […]
Spring training is full of hope for most players. This spring, for Josh Jung, has to be misery. He was so close to the prize he had been working his whole life to get, only to have to wait. Again. He was drafted with the eighth pick in the first […]
The much maligned, and historically unsuccessful, farm system seems to be making great strides under Chris Young’s GMship. MLB Pipeline, the publication that ranks farm systems and such for a living, has the Rangers system ranked ninth. Yes, ninth. From the top. Not from the bottom. It’s come a long […]
Less than a week to go until opening day 2022. Thursday, April 8. The Rangers open in Toronto the following day. And then this long wonderful season unfolds in front of us. MLB announced, really more like made official, rule changes for 2022. 1 Rosters are expanding from 26 players […]
The effects of COVID haven’t completely evaporated from Major League Baseball. And the Texas Rangers are about to be the first team to experience the remnants. The Rangers play their first series in Toronto. Canadian law prohibits anyone who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering the country. Which means, […]
In an announcement that surprised nobody, Jon Gray was named the Rangers opening day starter. On a team that has a shortage of major-league-caliber starters, Gray wins by default. Who else would deserve those honors? Dane Dunning hasn’t earned that right yet. Maybe in a few years. Taylor Hearn is […]
Spring training means just one thing. Prediction season is upon us. MLB.com’s Mike Petriello released his predictions in an article entitled, “The 8 tiers of contenders for 2022.” As the title suggests, he broke all thirty teams down to eight tiers, depending on their likelihood of winning the World Series. […]
If only spring training stats mattered. If only teams didn’t have their rosters ninety-nine percent set before the first pulled muscle one pitchers and catchers report day. Based on his performance this spring, Josh Smith deserves to be on the opening day roster. He deserves to be a major leaguer. […]
