In what might be the final act of the Winter of 2015, the Texas Rangers have brought back Colby Lewis, perhaps the only seventeen-game winner in major league history to go unused in the playoffs. With his team up two games to none, needing just one more win to advance, Jeff […]
The winter meetings start today,
Another one about Elvis. Hopefully, another team’s GM will accidentally bump into RR3, read all these great things about Elvis, and make Daniels a trade offer he cannot refuse. I am trying to do my part. This one is from September 2. *** SEPTEMBER BASEBALL. September baseball is different than […]
Sports Illustrated writer Ben Reiter published his eighth annual Reiter 50, his list of the top fifty free agents and where he thinks the best fit for each one is. So far, he is 0-for-2, having picked Matt Weiters to go to the Braves (he accepted the Orioles’ qualifying offer) […]
A couple days ago, Derek Holland was on the radio talking about how his season ended, being asked to dredge up the shipwreck that was Game 3 of the division series against Toronto when he gave up six earned runs after what seemed like just two batters. “I didn’t do my job,” Holland […]
Adrian Beltre is the undisputed heart and soul of this team, a role he inherited from Michael Young a few years back. As long as Beltre is in the lineup, the Rangers have a legitimate shot to win. There was talk about trading him earlier this year, and I get […]
The off-season quiet produced a few notes about the Ranger on MLBTradeRumors.com. Here they are: Colby Lewis, who underwent meniscus surgery after the playoffs, will have a checkup later this week. The Rangers are interested in re-signing Lewis, of course, since he won seventeen games for them in 2015, but […]
It’s not a big as “the Trade” that netted five players for Mark Tiexiera, and that made Jon Daniels as a GM. It’s not as important as the Hamels trade that turned around a Rangers struggling season and propelled them to a division title. But yesterday’s trade with Seattle […]
On MLB.com, Dan O’Dowd, a former GM, has a good article about four free agents he thinks will be a bargain. Good read. Check it out.
So, what to the Rangers need? I can see a scenario where they don’t do much. After all, they did win the division. If you look at it, they seem set at every position. I can see Daniels thinking that is enough. I can see Daniels adding pieces for backup, […]