The countdown is nearing zero. Opening day is one week away. The Rangers are off today, play a two games tomorrow, then one Sunday. That’s it for Surprise for 2024. They come home for two more practice games, these against Boston, on Monday and Tuesday, take Wednesday off, then it’s […]
In a surprise to absolutely nobody, Nathan Eovaldi will be the Rangers opening day starter. Every pitch he throws this year will come with Rangers fans flinching. Please don’t get hurt, please don’t get hurt, please don’t get hurt. The thirty-three-year-old righthander spent some time on the IL last season […]
You win some. You lose some. And sometimes you lose them both. Good thing it’s spring. The Rangers had a split squad doubleheader yesterday. They lost 5-4 against Arizona, and 5-1 against Milwaukee. Wyatt Langford went 2-for-3. The kid just keeps hitting. Matt Duffy went 1-for-3 to put his average […]
The first Spring Breakout Game is over and the buzz is still resonating across Texas. Like the Silver Boot Series, it’s captured the hearts and minds of every man, woman, and child in the Lone Star state. You couldn’t go anywhere yesterday without people talking about the Spring Breakout Game. […]
Today is the Rangerst first annual Spring Breakout Game. It’s the brainchild of Major League Baseball, sort of like the Futures Game but for spring training. The idea is to spotlight all the great young talent in the pipeline. Today, the top prospects from the Reds take on the top […]
According to MLBTradeRumors.com, the Rangers have heated up trade talks with the White Sox over twenty-eight-year-old righthanded pitcher Dylan Cease. He’s coming off a down 2023 after a very strong 2022 in which he posted a 2.20 ERA with 227 strikeouts in 184 innings, and a remarkable 180 ERA+, meaning […]
In the “Who Didn’t See This Coming” category, it appears Josh Jung will be out much longer than originally announced He injured his calf the first day of spring training and the Rangers announced he’d miss two to three weeks. Bruce Bochy announced yesterday that Jung isn’t ready to run […]
The last time Adolis Garcia was in a baseball game was October 30. It was Game 3 of the World Series. He had just signed the papers to own the Houston Astros, having hit five home runs in seven games, driving in fifteen. He had just hit the game-winning home […]
The sports website The Athletic had an interesting, eye-opening article about the Rangers yesterday. More pointedly, about the Rangers incredible revolving door in left field. Ten years ago, after the 2013 season, Rangers left fielder David Murphy left Texas for Cleveland. In the process, he left a gaping hole in left field […]
Elvis Andrus signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday. Which brought up the thought: Where have other former Rangers gone? The crop that led to six straight losing seasons, and a decade of futility, are all still holding on to the dream in one form or another. […]
