Kevin Sutton


Designated hitter?

In his second major league at-bat, Justin Foscue singled and eventually came around to score a run. It was the only run the Rangers would score that game in a 3-1 loss to Houston way back on April 7. He pulled a hamstring and didn’t make it back to the […]


Jung shut down.

Josh Jung is being shut down for the rest of the season. It’s probably something they should have done sooner. The human I.L. machine had his wrist broken by an errant fastball in the fourth game of the season. He had already hit two home runs and driven in six […]


Wild card races.

With one week left in the season, there are no divisional races.  All six division winners have been finalized. The New York Yankees will win the A.L. East, the Cleveland Guardians the A.L. Central, and the Houston Astros the A.L. West. In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies clinched the […]


Semien’s strange pattern.

It’s been a while since Marcus Semien was the guy getting the bucket of Gatorade poured on him. He’s had a bad year offensively in 2024. But, it was to be expected. That’s the pattern of his career. Every odd year, Semien puts up Most Valuable Player numbers. Every even […]


A losing season.

And with yesterday’s loss to Seattle, the Rangers suffered their eighty-second loss of the season.  They will not finish over .500. The Rangers will join an inglorious list of, now, eleven teams to finish under .500 the year after winning the World Series.  Yesterday was a perfect encapsulation of the […]


Sadness.

It is with profound sadness that Rangers Rounding 3rd announces unpleasant news. The 2024 Texas Rangers have been eliminated from the American League West division race. After yesterday’s dismal 4-0 loss in which the Rangers were able to amass just two lousy singles, they are now ten games out of […]


BLR.

Cody Bradford is the hope. Could he finally be the success story the Rangers had failed for so many years to develop? It’s an embarrassing string of failures that cost the last guy his job. But yesterday’s starter Cody Bradford, combined with today’s starter Kumar Rocker might be the hope […]


Langford finishing strong.

Wyatt Langford might be the best thing to come out of this miserable season. After going 3-for-4 last night, with two doubles, a home run, and two RBIs, Langford is hitting .345 in September, with a .424 on-base percentage and a whopping 1.097 OPS. That’s in elite territory. Remember, he […]


Dubious distinctions.

As of this morning, there are 135 major league players with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting championship. In order to qualify, you need 3.1 plate appearances per the number of games your team has played. The Rangers, for example, have played 150 games. So, in order to […]