What kind of pitching could you get for $43 million? That’s how much Jon Daniels has spent on his short-term, low risk, just-throw-a-dart-at-the-board-and-see-what-sticks strategy over the past three seasons. In 2017, he spent $18 million on Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross, and A.J. Griffin. ($10-, $6-, and $2 million, respectively.) For […]
“Our focus is getting back into contention and staying there for an extended period.” Those are the words of Rangers general manager Jon Daniels as he heads to San Diego for Monday’s beginning to the annual Winter Meetings. Daniels is a master at GMspeak. The art of saying something without […]
The Rangers have another pitcher. Jordan Lyles. They signed him to a two-year, $16-million contract. Lyles could be a starter. He could be a reliever. He’s done both, successfully and not so successfully, throughout his career. Texas will be Lyles’s fifth team in five seasons. Lyles began 2019 with the […]
“Hello, darkness my old friend…” The dog days of the offseason are upon us. Nothing is happening. At least nothing outwardly. Millions of phone calls and emails and texts are going out to agents and other GMs. But we mere mortals aren’t privy to that. Someone on MLB Network Radio yesterday […]
Five new uniforms. Five? Really? A primary home uniform for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday home games. An alternate uniform to wear only for Friday home games. An alternate uniform to wear only for Sunday home games. A primary road uniform. An alternate road uniform for special road games. […]
More than fifty players became free agents after Monday’s non-tender trade deadline. They reached a point where their past performance was going to dictate they get a raise in arbitration to a predicted dollar level their current teams don’t want to pay. Here are ten that fit the Rangers, or […]
Ex-Rangers all-world can’t-miss number-one superstar-in-waiting prospect Jurickson Profar is now a Padre. It will be his third team in three seasons. He will fight for playing time at second with another former Rangers, Ian Kinsler, who is on the second of a two-year deal he signed with San Diego last […]
Looking over MLB.com’s list of Ten Best Players of the Decade, and seeing as there is no actual Rangers news, it seemed a Rangers Team of the Decade was in order. Going around the diamond, Rangers of the Decade are: Starters:Yu DarvishCole HamelsMike MinorCliff LeeColby Lewis Bullpen:Joe NathanNeftali FelizMike AdamsJake […]
With nothing else to talk about, MLB.com is now coming up with lists. Their latest is the list of the ten best players of the 2010 decade. Adrian Beltre made the list, reminding Rangers fans how lucky they were to see him pay day in and day out. It was […]
A few days ago, sports executive Pat Williams, who was responsible for Orlando landing an NBA team in that central Florida town in 1989, announced he plans to bring major league baseball to Orlando as well. He wants to call it the Orlando Dreamers. I hope baseball doesn’t expand. There […]
