There are a lot of new world stats floating around baseball. Some are minutia and would require a degree in Advanced Nerdology to understand and appreciate them. Some are downright silly. Like WAR, what is it good for, absolutely nothing. WAR is a well-meaning but totally misguided attempt to codify […]

Keep telling yourself it’s only spring training. Because, the truth is, it’s only spring training. Even so, we are seeing some ugly baseball played by the Rangers Jerseys. Cole Hamels got battered around, and didn’t even make it past the first inning. So that is two games in a row […]

The Rangers run head first into the World Baseball Classic, playing Team Venezuela tomorrow, with Chi Chi Gonzalez starting. With the uncertainty of the four and five slots in the rotation, Gonzalez is pitching for a major league roster spot. He is the quintessential Quadruple-A player. Great at Triple-A, not […]

The Rangers are now 2-9 in the spring. But, remember, Elvis Andrus has yet to get an at-bat. That should come soon. Followed by a whole lot of Ws. And Es. Here’s an article from T.R. Sullivan on MLB.com about Yu Darvish.

The Rangers rotation has taken a beating of late. It started in 1972 when the Washington Senators moved to Arlington… Wait, fast forward to the present tense Rangers rotation problems. The Rangers’ inability to develop quality pitching in their system (with the exception of the one really good one who is […]

If the games don’t mean anything, at least they can be enjoyable. Yesterday’s 9-9 tie was a fun game to watch. The Rangers were down early. Came back. Went ahead, Gave up a grand slam. Then made up a four-run deficit with three home runs late. Even though the games […]

So far the Rangers are 2- in the Cactus League. Cause for panic? No. Only if Josh Morgan is the opening day starter at third. Only if Adam Loewen is the closer. Only if James Loney is the opening day first baseman. Only if Andrew Cashner is a starter.  (Oh, […]

Adrian Beltre made his first spring appearance yesterday. He went 0-for-2.What a shame. I was hoping he would have a great spring so he makes the team. He is my favorite Ranger.

  Delino DeShields was a godsend in 2015. A Rule-5, come-out-of-nowhere spark plug when the team really needed one. Then just as quickly as he won the center field job, he lost it. And he ended up in Triple-A. To make matters worse, he wasn’t even in Arlington the day they […]