Three years ago, in an attempt to revolutionize the prevention of Tommy John surgeries, the Texas Rangers pioneered what they called the “de-load program.” De-load is now de-funct. It was de-sasterous. The ordeal is chronicled by Rangers reporter Levi Weaver in his wonderful article for The Athletic. The idea behind de-loading […]
Texas went through a twenty-one-games-in-twenty-days slog and came out with a winning record. Without Joey Gallo for any of it. And without Hunter Pence for some of it. That is cause for optimism. When this stretch started on June 4, the Rangers were ten game behind Houston in the West […]
As the Rangers look to the future, there is a good chance they will need to look at replacing their entire infield next season. Elvis Andrus can opt out. There is no way to know where his head is. Yes, he could have opted out last year. But he had […]
The debate rages as to whether the Rangers should push in the chips and go for it this year, or sell assets and build for the future. That was the discussion on MLB Network Radio yesterday. Not just about the Rangers but about the teams in the playoff picture. […]
The Rangers have had three starts so far this season from two pitchers they were desperately hoping to not have to use. One from Taylor Hearn. Two from Joe Palumbo. Combined they have pitched 6.1 innings, giving up 15 hits, seven walks and 16 earned runs. That’s a 22.86 […]
Even in the best of years, you are going to have 10-1 spankings. The key isn’t how you are in your worst times, it’s how you respond to your worst times. That’s the beauty of baseball. The season is long enough to forgot games like this. Adrian Sampson has […]
The Rangers have depth. With Joey Gallo gone, they are 16-10. When Elvis Andrus went out for nine games, they were 8-1. It doesn’t matter who is in or who is out, the Rangers have enough offense. That’s what makes this team so fun to watch. Yesterday it was Danny Santana, whose […]
Hunter Pence is hurt. Nomar Mazara is hurt. Joey Gallo is hurt. The Injured List is getting crowded with Rangers outfielders. Fortunately, Willie Calhoun is ready to go. Both Mazara and Pence are due for MRIs today to determine the extent of their injuries. One, or both, could go on […]
The intangibles. That’s all we kept hearing about Jeff Mathis. He’s not here because of his bat, he’s here because of the intangibles. Because of this special quality he brings to the team. “What is it?” “We can’t tell you. It’s intangible.” There has to be some reason a […]
There’s a reason why baseball players demand so much money. Baseball teams have it. Boatloads of it. For the first time ever, according to Forbes, all thirty teams are worth more than one billion dollars. In fact, the average team is worth almost double that—$1.75 billion. In the twenty-two years […]
