In what might be the final act of the Winter of 2015, the Texas Rangers have brought back Colby Lewis, perhaps the only seventeen-game winner in major league history to go unused in the playoffs. With his team up two games to none, needing just one more win to advance, Jeff […]
In their quest to fortify their bench with a right-handed hitter, the Rangers signed Dallas-area native Justin Ruggiano yesterday to a one-year contract worth $1.6 million with incentives. Ruggiano, like David Murphy a few seasons ago, is expected to be a fourth outfielder who just might find himself the beneficiary […]
Okay, everybody: Raise your hand if, before July 31 of this year, you had ever heard of Sam Dyson. Now, raise your hand if, on July 31 when you heard the Rangers traded for Sam Dyson, you thought this was a minor move that meant very little. That’s okay, you’re […]
Let’s recap the top three transactions of 2015 thus far: Cole Hamels Yovani Gallardo Josh Hamilton The fourth most important transaction the Rangers made in 2015, which in many ways could have been the first, was moving Tanner Scheppers to the “DL.” His injury? He tore through the ligament of the team’s psyche […]
After Hamels/Diekman, and then Gallardo, the third most impactful acquisition for Texas in 2015 was Josh Hamilton. When he was good, he was very good. He burst out of the gates resembling the old Josh. Driving in runs in the clutch. Multi-homer games. He even brought his glove with him from […]
After the Cole Hamels/Jake Diekman trade, the second-most important acquisition the Rangers made in 2015 happened on January 19 when they traded a few minor minor leaguers for Yovani Gallardo. They’d get a guy who gave them thirty starts, and get one minor leaguer back—a first round draft pick once he turned […]
Since everyone in Rangers nation is still abuzz about the recent acquisitions at the Winter Meetings, and since North Texas is awash with Tony Barnette fever, it’s important to remember some of the other, lesser moves the Rangers front office made to help stimulate the worst to first run during the 2015 season. While […]
A lot of fans are wondering what the Rangers’ blueprint for success in this winter meetings is (if indeed they actually have a plan). They do. They are calling it “forced discipline.” It’s how they claim they built their World Series team in 2010 on a budget of just $65 […]
Last year, I did a recap of the winter meetings, talking about Ross Detwiler, Delino DeShields, and Scott Barnes. Barnes was released a couple of days later without throwing a single pitch for the Rangers. Detwiler was released in mid-July, having thrown far too many pitches for the Rangers. And […]
The biggest news the Rangers have created this Winter Meeting is that their netting complies with MLB’s new standards. Read about it here. Compliance with the net laws is the most important announcement the Rangers have made this off season.