Jake Latz got the chance of a lifetime. Because Dane Dunning landed on the COVID I.L., the twenty-five-year-old left-handed Latz got the opportunity to start in his place, and pitch in the major leagues. Sure, he came away with a loss in his first major league start. But he walked […]
Nathaniel Lowe had a game. All he did yesterday was go 5-for-5 with a double, a home run and three runs batted in. Not bad for week’s work in a day. Lowe was the highlight of a night where the Rangers scored three in the first. Three in the ninth. […]
That’s twice within a week the Rangers offense woke up in the ninth inning to tie a game that looked lost. Only to lose in extra innings. It seems like such a waste of a good comeback. On Thursday, it was a more unlikely five-run deficit they overcame. Yesterday, it […]
Could Nick Snyder be the Rangers closer of the future? (Does a team that will lose 95 games a year for the next two or three years or so actually need a closer?) He certainly could be. Mainly because Snyder has a fastball that routinely clocks in at nearly 100 […]
Back in 1937, the Maine Farmer’s Almanac coined the phrase Blue Moon. According to the Almanac, the moon usually comes full 12 times in a year, three times a season. Occasionally, however, a year will have 13 full moons, instead of the usual 12. It’s an oddity. “This was considered a […]
When the Rangers hit the road, one thing is a lead pipe guarantee. The only thing they will hit is the road. In their 60 road games so far this season, the Rangers have scored two runs or fewer 26 times. That’s a whopping 43 percent of their games. Last […]
You have to feel for Rangers manager Chris Woodward. After all, there are only so many ways to say “we stink.” So far, he has had to have 79 post-game press conferences where he has had to say that. There’s always the, well, we lost but we had some fight […]
Stats like batting average, on-base percentage and such don’t matter one bit in spring training. They don’t much matter in the extended spring training the Rangers call their 2021 season. So, if Yonny Hernandez’s OPS isn’t great, and his OPS+ is just 76, ignore that. Here’s something to pay attention […]
Auditioning for a role in the rotation, Taylor Hearn had the best start of his career. He gave up just two runs. Of course, the Rangers wasted the effort by scoring just one run themselves. But Hearn hasn’t had a lot of luck in the starting department. His first start […]
Kolby Allard has had three quality starts in a row. In six starts in July and August, Dane Dunning has an ERA of 2.73. Both are pitchers the Rangers are looking to build the future of their rotation around. Guys like Foltynewicz and Lyles are Nomads passing in the night on […]
