I used to think spring training results were unimportant, that they matter as much as asking a kindergartner what he wants to be when he grows up has any bearing on what he actually becomes (the job of cowboy loses its luster somewhere along the way). But after yesterday’s game, I […]
Yesterday nobody was reported injuring a hamstring, needing Tommy John surgery, pulling a groin, straining a quad, tweaking an elbow, getting turf toe, popping a knee, twisting a back, bruising a hip, or feeling tightness in anything. And Tanner Scheppers is reportedly still on the DL. I’d say, all in […]
November, check. December, check. January, check. February, check. Now it’s March. Soon it will be April. Then it will be baseball. Until then it’s all a tease. Come on, April. Get here soon. The months between October and you are annoying.
Most of the comments from Rangers fans yesterday about the Ian Desmond news centered around not liking the fact that the Rangers would have to give up the nineteenth pick in the draft. That got me thinking, what draft pick has Jon Daniels ever made that had similar numbers in career […]
According to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, the Texas Rangers renewed the contracts of seventeen players yesterday, all who lack enough service time to negotiate any more than the major league minimum of $507,500 or the slightly higher salary of $525,000. Here are whose contracts were rubber stamped yesterday: […]
FOR SURE: Speedster Drew Stubbs is back with the Rangers, signing a minor league deal. He could be huge defensively. His days of offense are behind him but if he was signed to take over for Hamilton, defense is much more important at this time since the other two outfielders […]
From MLB.com, the Top Twenty Players for 2016 from MLB Network: 1. Mike Trout 2. Bryce Harper 3. Clayton Kershaw 4. Andrew McCuthcen 5. Josh Donaldson 6. Paul Goldschmidt 7. Buster Posey 8. Manny Machado 9. Jake Arrieta 10. Miguel Cabrera 11. Joey Votto 12. Jose Altuve 13. Carlos Correa […]
With the talk of who will replace Josh Hamilton, it’s important the Rangers think more about defense than offense. Don’t forget, the person standing next to Hamilton’s replacement is one of the worst at his position. Oftentimes he looks lost. I did some research and discovered that during the course of a […]
Spring training has officially started with the arrival of the full squad on Tuesday in Surprise, Arizona, and the first full squad workout today. Jeff Banister’s message to the team was not to forget how 2015 ended. Not to forget the bitter way they coughed up Game 5, or the […]
Prince Fielder reported to camp today. He brings with him some pretty important hardware. Fielder was the Comeback Player of the Year, an honor that comes with a bit of apprehension because it means you were either really bad the year before, or a non-factor. But Fielder did more than have […]