Not a ton of first basemen on the free agent market for those looking. And not much quality in the lot. The Rangers aren’t looking, seeing as how they have Ronald Guzman, Joey Gallo, and Jurickson Profar. But for a team so inclined, here is the list. Not one of these […]
There are so many free agent catchers to go around and probably not enough major league contracts. Catching is a thin position in major league baseball right now. Most of these guys are interchangeable. Which won’t bode well for them. It’s pretty much a buyer’s market in the catching position. […]
So far the Rangers have made the biggest free agent signing of the off-season in inking catcher Jeff Mathis to a two-year deal. That is how uneventful the free agent market has been thus far. Eventually teams and players are going to come to agreements. So, to get the hot […]
From Gabe Laques of USA Today, an thought I disagree with 100 percent: Bryce Harper, a National League MVP at 23, is a free agent at 26, peddling his services in an industry that’s grown to nearly $11 billion in annual revenues. His combination of skills, age and marketing cachet […]
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, right-handed reliever Eddie Butler rejected his assignment to the minor leagues and instead chose free agency. Butler was one of three players acquired from Chicago in the Cole Hamels deal. His time in Texas wasn’t the stuff of highlight reels. In 32 innings, he […]
Pretty much everything has already been said about the greatness of Adrian Beltre. And what hasn’t been said will be over the next few days. I cannot add anything of value. All I can say is thank you, Adrian. It’s appropriate that Beltre chose to formally announce his retirement […]
Michael Young is on the Hall of Fame ballot. He will need to be named on 75 percent of all 400 ballots to make it to the Hall of Fame. Will he make it in? Should he make it in? He was easily one of the top five players in […]
Yesterday, texasrangers.com featured the ten biggest trades in recent Rangers history. Here is the article. Fun read.
Bleacher Report had an article on the one off-season nightmare each team should avoid. For the Texas Rangers, it’s “missing the opportunity to sell high on Jose Leclerc.” They said: “With the value of controllable late-innings relievers at an all-time high, the Rangers have an extremely valuable trade chip in […]
Once again, there were no surprises in the awards voting. Mookie Betts is the American League M.V.P. Christian Yelich is the National League M.V.P. Beats beat out the two finalists in the A.L., Mike Trout and Jose Ramirez. The votes are cast the final day of the regular season so […]
