Jason Stark floated a great idea in a column in yesterday’s The Athletic. He was talking about inevitable changes coming to baseball. One change is the DH in both leagues. It will probably happen with the next collective bargaining agreement. The union likes the extra job opportunities it creates. Now […]
We at RR3 would like to be the first to wish you and your family a very happy Arbitration Day (applies to Joey Gallo, Danny Santana and Rafeal Montero only). Today is the day clubs and players have to submit their respective salary numbers before going to arbitration and having […]
Marcell Ozuna is 29. He bats right, has exclusively been a left fielder the past two seasons with the Cardinals, but was primarily a center fielder in that great Marlins outfield that also featured Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich. He’s a two-time All Star who had a monster year in Miami […]
The Rangers have rectified the Jeff Mathis Mistake. Robinson Chirinos is coming back to the Rangers. Texas and Chirinos have agreed to a one-year contract, with a club option for 2021. For those who care about the monetary part of it, Chirinos gets $5.75 million in 2020 and $6.5 million […]
The Rangers posted an ad trying to get everyone excited for the upcoming 2020 season. In it, they are touting a lot of new: New year.New decade.New ballpark.New uniforms.New faces.New beginnings.Here’s to 2020 being a year we never forget. In the spirit of truth in advertising, perhaps a slight re-write […]
So close, you can almost feel the groin pulls. Just 37 days until pitchers and catchers report. The pitchers part is something to get excited about. The Rangers are heading into spring training with perhaps the best rotation they’ve ever had. That is, assuming Corey Kluber is Corey Kluber and not […]
Andy McCullough of The Athletic listed his New Year’s resolutions for all 30 teams. Here is his resolution for the Rangers in 2020: “Put Ian Kinsler in the Rangers Hall of Fame. Things did not end well between Ian Kinsler and the Rangers. After he got traded to Detroit before the […]
MLB Pipeline published its list of 30 prospects set to break out in 2020, one from each organization. From the Rangers they picked right-handed pitcher Cole Winn, who in 2019 was number 4 on MLB Pipeline’s list of Rangers prospects (after Josh Jung, Sam Huff, and Hans Crouse). Here is […]
So, as the calendar turns to 2020, it appears the Rangers are turning their attention toward Todd Frazier as their next third baseman. It’s not going to be surprising if they won’t work out a deal with Colorado for Nolan Arendado. There are simple way too many hoops to jump […]
So long 2019 and everything it represented. So long to another forgettable Rangers team. So long to pitchers in Rangers uniforms who have no business being in major league uniforms. At least with Kluber, Minor and Lynn, the Rangers have the making of their best rotation in years. So long […]
