Ugly news about former Ranger Sam Dyson. He is being investigate for domestic abuse against his girlfriend, who has since left him. There is no excuse for this type of behavior. And no sympathy for the abuser whatsoever. He has yet to be charged with anything. MLB is in the […]
Seemingly an effort to drum up excitement in what looks to be another uneventful offseason, MLB has started a campaign where fans can vote for the All-2019 Team. The Rangers have two players eligible: Mike Minor and Lance Lynn. Not surprisingly, the baseball minds who put together this list didn’t […]
Yesterday, T.R. Sullivan created a top-ten funniest moments in Rangers history. You be the judge.
For one day, Rangers fans dream came true. A new general manager, finally. Too bad it was Joel Sherman, on MLB Network TV, playing Rangers GM for The Day. But it’s a start. You can watch the entire thing here. But here are the Cliff notes. As he points out, […]
From MLB Trade Rumors: Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News spoke with several Rangers players including Taylor Hearn and Nomar Mazara. Hearn, who just wrapped an injury-wrecked 2019 that included an inflamed UCL and a fracture underneath his elbow, told Grant that he threw four bullpens in October, followed […]
Here is what I love about the offseason and hot stove talk: Nothing. Every year after the World Series ends my battle cry is, wake me up on opening day. I just get tired of all the B.S. Below are random headlines from MLB.com yesterday, with my comments attached. “Where […]
The Rangers finalized their 40-man roster yesterday. Players not on it could be plucked in the Rule 5 Draft, which will be December 12 during the GM meetings in San Diego. The Rule 5 draft was created to prevent teams from stockpiling too many minor leaguers and give those players […]
Recently, I received an email survey from the Texas Rangers asking my opinion on various topics. What would I would want to see in the new Ballpark? What was the fan experience at the current Ballpark? What is missing? What could be improved? Interestingly, the last questions it asked was, […]
Yesterday, Will Leitch of MLB.com named his one bounce-back player for 2020 from every team. It’s who had a bad 2019 that he predicts is ripe for a better 2020, with a short summation of why he was chosen. His pick for the Rangers? Rougned Odor. His rationale: “No, this […]
The Rangers are coming off their most successful decade in team history. Four division titles. Two American League pennants. One Wild Card. Aside from the four titles, they finished second in the division twice, third twice, and fifth twice. Much of this success was done the first four years of […]
