Looking at the position-by-position comparison of the Rangers against the rest of the teams in the American League West has, so far, been bleak. But that’s only because the Ranger had the worst infield and catching in baseball last year, offensively. But left field is a different story. Take Joey […]
Houston has Carlos Correa. Oakland has Marcus Semien, an MVP finalist. Los Angeles has Andrelton Simmons, who missed a few months due to injury. The American League West is stacked when it comes to quality shortstops that can hit. So, even though Elvis Andrus had the lions’ share of starts […]
Talk about a conundrum. The Rangers had one of the worst second baseman in all of baseball in 2019. Yet, they were among the leaders in overall OPS out of that position in the A.L. West. That’s because perhaps no single player benefited from the juiced baseball than Rougned Odor. […]
At a position that is mostly relied upon for offense, the Rangers produced very little of it. First base was manned by Ronald Guzman, Logan Forsythe, Danny Santana, and Patrick Wisdom. The Rangers were mostly outmanned at that first, especially when compared to the rest of the teams in their […]
According to the Rangers, 2019 was an evaluation period. It was about learning. Rangers fans hope Jon Daniels didn’t like the lessons. The team finished twenty games out. Of second. This team would have to take a dramatic and monumental leap forward just to have a shot at a wild […]
So, what can we take from this World Series. Or, actually the better question is, what can baseball take from this? Even better, what can the Rangers take from this? Both Houston and Washington placed a premium on starting pitching. The Nationals, in fact, had zero faith in its bullpen. […]
Now there are six. Colorado Rockies. Milwaukee Brewers. San Diego Padres. Seattle Mariners. Tampa Bay Rays. Texas Rangers. Washington Nationals Last night, in a 6-2 Game 7 victory in front of a stunned Houston crowd, with an assist from Houston’s manager, the Washington Nationals erased their name off the list […]
There will be a Game 7 today. In one of the weirdest World Series ever, the home team has lost every game. So, now it comes down to a one-game shoot out with Max Scherzer on the mound for Washington and Zack Greinke on the mound for Houston. It’s been […]
After so many questionable ball and strike calls in Game 5, it was natural that so much of the talk on MLB Network Radio yesterday would be about the emergence of the electronic strike zone. As might be expected, opinions on either side were passionate. On one side was the […]
After dropping two World Series games in a row, is it panic time for the Washington Nationals? No. Has the momentum shifted to the Astros? No. You’re never out of it when your next two pitchers are Max Scherzer and Stephen Stasburg. Never mind that the Astros next two are […]
