Houston has Carlos Correa. Oakland has Marcus Semien, an MVP finalist. Los Angeles has Andrelton Simmons, who missed a few months due to injury. The American League West is stacked when it comes to quality shortstops that can hit. So, even though Elvis Andrus had the lions’ share of starts […]
What a difference a retirement makes. For the previous eight seasons the Rangers had the top third basemen in baseball. In a position heavy on offense and thick with talent, Texas had the best in Adrian Beltre. Then he had to go and get old. Replacing Beltre was always going […]
Talk about a conundrum. The Rangers had one of the worst second baseman in all of baseball in 2019. Yet, they were among the leaders in overall OPS out of that position in the A.L. West. That’s because perhaps no single player benefited from the juiced baseball than Rougned Odor. […]
At a position that is mostly relied upon for offense, the Rangers produced very little of it. First base was manned by Ronald Guzman, Logan Forsythe, Danny Santana, and Patrick Wisdom. The Rangers were mostly outmanned at that first, especially when compared to the rest of the teams in their […]
According to the Rangers, 2019 was an evaluation period. It was about learning. Rangers fans hope Jon Daniels didn’t like the lessons. The team finished twenty games out. Of second. This team would have to take a dramatic and monumental leap forward just to have a shot at a wild […]
So, what can we take from this World Series. Or, actually the better question is, what can baseball take from this? Even better, what can the Rangers take from this? Both Houston and Washington placed a premium on starting pitching. The Nationals, in fact, had zero faith in its bullpen. […]
Now there are six. Colorado Rockies. Milwaukee Brewers. San Diego Padres. Seattle Mariners. Tampa Bay Rays. Texas Rangers. Washington Nationals Last night, in a 6-2 Game 7 victory in front of a stunned Houston crowd, with an assist from Houston’s manager, the Washington Nationals erased their name off the list […]
There will be a Game 7 today. In one of the weirdest World Series ever, the home team has lost every game. So, now it comes down to a one-game shoot out with Max Scherzer on the mound for Washington and Zack Greinke on the mound for Houston. It’s been […]
After so many questionable ball and strike calls in Game 5, it was natural that so much of the talk on MLB Network Radio yesterday would be about the emergence of the electronic strike zone. As might be expected, opinions on either side were passionate. On one side was the […]
This World Series has been the opposite of home sweet home. After five games the road team has won every time. If that holds up, it would be good news for Washington as the Series shifts back to Houston. The Nationals have Stephen Strasburg on the mound tomorrow against Justin […]
