The Mariners acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks to officially kick off the trade deadline frenzy, which ends at 5:00 on Thursday, July 31. What will the Rangers do, if anything? The Rangers got Jon Gray back Wednesday and Joc Pederson is due back soon. He had his first rehab […]
The best pitching staff in baseball just got better. Luke Jackson was DFAed. Oh, that was a cheap shot, sorry. Meant to say: Jon Gray returned from injury. It was almost like getting a great arm at the trade deadline, and all it cost was Luke Jacson on the roster. […]
This is a different Rangers offense for sure. Used to be, they’d score a run early, like the second or third inning, then pack up their bats and go home. This latter-day version is scoring late and scoring runs in bunches. Sure, it’s against the lowly Sacramento Athletics. But it […]
In Josh Jung’s first at-bat back in the big leagues, he hit a home run to put the Rangers up 1-0. It was their only hit through the first four innings. Then, in the fifth, with one out and two on, Cody Freeman picked up his first major league hit, […]
It’s hard to hit hen you’re down 0-2 in the count. Yet, that’s what the Rangers did last night against Terik Skubal, last year’s American League Cy Young winner, and in the running for it this year. Every time they came up to the plate, they were down two strikes. […]
So, are they going to do this or are they going to stomp on our collective hearts? Texas came out of the break looking unbeatable. Literally. They’re 2-0, having given up just one run to the best team in baseball. And having had just enough offense. They are now, finally, […]
It’s not going to be easy. The break didn’t seem to do anything for the offense. It’s still in hibernation. It’s still sluggish. They got a gift hit in the third inning when Kyle Higashioka was awarded a single on a ball that replay showed was clearly caught by Tigers […]
The second half of the season starts today but the reality is, its way past the halfway point. The Rangers have already played ninety-seven games, which is nearly sixty percent of the season. They’ve squandered most of it because they can’t score runs. The irony is, if they expect to […]
The Rangers finished the first half on an upswing, winning two out of three from the Astros. Houston’s lead is still way too large for Texas to be thinking about winning the division. But a wild card is not out of the question. Especially if they get a bit of […]
It needs to be said only because it could mathematically happen. The Rangers could end the first half of the season over .500. And if they can somehow pull that off, it will be one of the few positives to glean from what has been a frustrating first half. It […]
