The Rangers played two games yesterday. And a mind game. The main game was against Seattle. They lost that 7-3. But as is so often the case early spring when teams have a lot of players and a limited amount of innings, the Rangers had a B game as well. They won […]
Ian Desmond’s month long tutorial on how to play left field began on Friday. He got in some work on his turn-around-and-watch-a-ball-go-over-the-fence move, and he got to field a ground ball single. In a show of respect, no fly balls were hit his way. He also hit a bullet for a double that […]
It doesn’t mean anything but it was nice to see Adrian Beltre step into the batters box hitting. He singled on the first pitch he saw in 2016 and picked up another hit in his second at bat. A great year from Beltre makes all the difference in the world.
This spring is about a few things. Jurickson Profar. And when can we stop cringing every time he makes a throw? A. J. Griffin. And is this the steal of the offseason or just another broken down arm passing through town? Chi Chi Gonzalez or Nick Martinez. And if Griffin […]
I used to think spring training results were unimportant, that they matter as much as asking a kindergartner what he wants to be when he grows up has any bearing on what he actually becomes (the job of cowboy loses its luster somewhere along the way). But after yesterday’s game, I […]
Most of the comments from Rangers fans yesterday about the Ian Desmond news centered around not liking the fact that the Rangers would have to give up the nineteenth pick in the draft. That got me thinking, what draft pick has Jon Daniels ever made that had similar numbers in career […]
According to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, the Texas Rangers renewed the contracts of seventeen players yesterday, all who lack enough service time to negotiate any more than the major league minimum of $507,500 or the slightly higher salary of $525,000. Here are whose contracts were rubber stamped yesterday: […]
FOR SURE: Speedster Drew Stubbs is back with the Rangers, signing a minor league deal. He could be huge defensively. His days of offense are behind him but if he was signed to take over for Hamilton, defense is much more important at this time since the other two outfielders […]
With the talk of who will replace Josh Hamilton, it’s important the Rangers think more about defense than offense. Don’t forget, the person standing next to Hamilton’s replacement is one of the worst at his position. Oftentimes he looks lost. I did some research and discovered that during the course of a […]
Spring training has officially started with the arrival of the full squad on Tuesday in Surprise, Arizona, and the first full squad workout today. Jeff Banister’s message to the team was not to forget how 2015 ended. Not to forget the bitter way they coughed up Game 5, or the […]