Nothing. Pitchers and catchers report in three days.

Perhaps we finally found the one way to get Derek Holland to pitch like he is capable. Perhaps the solution to curing what’s in his head is with what goes around his head. At the end of 2013, and again at the end of 2015, Holland had a line drive […]

Rookie week continues. Here is a recount of a remarkable game from Hanser Alberto.   *** A COMPLETE GAME. May 30, 2015 How does Josh Hamilton win back the hearts of this football town? By hitting two touchdowns. Which is exactly what he did last night. It might be too hard […]

There’s that old saying, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” A year ago we were wondering the same things we are wondering now. Do the Rangers have enough to complete? Do they have holes? How can we fill in those holes? Below is where we were last […]

Now the countdown clock is getting real. The first workout for pitchers and catchers is one month away, February 19. Barring any sort of news happening before that—like a free agent signing or a trade or an injury or aliens abducting Elvis Andrus—there will be few surprises in Surprise. Eleven […]

In the “There Are Stats About Everything” column, there is an article from MLB.com about how Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields is the fastest man in baseball. He reached twenty-one miles per hour over one hundred thirty times in 2015. It is believed the Rangers have the slowest man in […]

Former Texas first baseman Chris Davis reportedly agreed to a deal with the Orioles for seven years and $161 million. Texas catcher Robinson Chirinos agreed to a deal with the Rangers for  $1.55 million. Which team made the better deal? I’d say the Rangers.  

Every year MLB.com does a top prospects list for every major league team. Yesterday they published the top 30 prospects for the Ranger. Here it is. It will be interesting to see how many, if any, actually pan out, and how many, if any, actually make an impact with the […]

Yesterday, Jeff Banister underwent arthroscopic elbow surgery and rhinoplasty surgery at the Becker ENT Center, instantly putting him on general manager Jon Daniels’s radar. “Banister is just the kind of pitcher we like looking at.” He explained that as a general manager on a tight budget, he is always looking for pitchers with good […]

In an interview with Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tanner Scheppers said that, with all the changes in the Rangers bullpen at the end of last year and in the off-season, he is worried he will be a forgotten man. Don’t worry, Tanner. Everybody remembers how horribly you pitched. We […]