The Collective Bargaining Agreement between players and owners expires at the end of the 2026 season. Enjoy this season. It will be the last one for a while. Any hope of avoiding a work stoppage went out the window yesterday when The New York Times reported owners will push for a salary […]
The Rangers have been busy at the Dollar Store. Almost the same time the Rangers signed catcher Danny Jansen, they signed a former closer in Alexis Diaz and another bullpen arm in Tyler Alexander. Alexis Diaz. Diaz is a twenty-nine-year-old former reliable closer for the Reds. The key word here […]
The Rangers offense got a little better with the announcement that they have signed catcher Danny Jansen to a two-year, 14.5-million-dollar deal. The thirty-year-old right-hand batting catcher has had a couple down seasons at the plate after seven really strong years in Toronto. In fact, 2022 was his best year, […]
The Winter Meetings start Monday, and it’s anyone’s guess what the Rangers will do. They have so many holes to fill, and only a tiny spoon with which to dig. In swapping out Marcus Semien for Brandon Nimmo, the Rangers offense has invproved a bit. But it had more than […]
Baseball can be a cruel sport to play. On Cloud Nine one minute, on the way out of the door the next minute. Friday, the Rangers cut Adolis Garcia and Jonah Heim. It would be cruel if it wasn’t deserved. According to BaseballReference.com, of the 155 players to have accumulated […]
The non-tender deadline is Friday. That’s the day teams decide whether they want to offer a contract to player who are eligible for arbitration or let them go into free agency. The website MLBTradeRumors.com predicts four Rangers hitters will be non-tendered: catcher Jonah Heim, first baseman Jake Burger, right fielder […]
After losing Bruce Bochy, Mike Maddux, Tony Beasley, Brett Boone, and Bobby Wilson already this offseason, the Rangers get more distressing news. Joc Pederson has decided to exercise his option. He will be staying with the Rangers in 2026 for $18.5 million. At nine home runs in 2025, that’s slightly […]
The offseason is here. The Rangers have been very active, losing their manager, pitching coach, hitting coach, catching coach and third-base coach. Eventually, it will be time to get to the actual big league roster. Rangers president Chris Young is under a microscope here. He came in as GM and […]
The exodus continues. Since this disappointing season ended, the Rangers have lost a future Hall of Fame manager in Bruce Bochy, a future Hall of Fame pitching coach in Mike Maddux, and three more coaches. Beloved third base coach Tony Beasley is not returning to the Rangers. Neither is hitting […]
That was special. That was as good as sports get. Baseball is glorious, and Game 7 punctuated how wonderful baseball can be. In the end, the Dodgers just couldn’t lose. They were outhit, outscored, out pitched, and out defended, but someone snuck past the Blue Jays in a classic Game […]
