The Texas Rangers are less than a month away from reporting for spring training. I know the Cowboys are in the playoffs and knocked off Tom Brady earlier this week. While the NFL is exciting, I can’t wait for baseball to start. The sounds and smells, the expectation for the season. The 2023 season has the potential to be something …
The Texas Rangers have 11 starting pitchers on their 40 man roster who have big league experience. They also have 2 non roster invitees who have starting experience. There is also a group of young starting pitchers who have never made to the big leagues that are in camp. The competition for the rotation could be an interesting one to …
The 2020 trade deadline has come and gone and the Rangers made “Minor” moves. With most of America essentially waiting on the dominoes to fall, the Rangers left with the ones that brought them. Brought them to a putrid record of 12-24 and 9.5 games out of first in the AL West They did trade LHP Mike Minor to Oakland …
The Texas Rangers have signed RHP Jordan Lyles. Lyles was drafted by Houston in 2008 in the compensation round at pick number 38. He made his major league debut in 2011 with the Astros. Lyles has had his ups and downs as a starter over the years. However, in 2019 he had a very good second half with the Milwaukee …
Every once in a while I want to know what everyone else is thinking. I figured I would open things up to you. Let’s do a Q&A from Twitter or Facebook. Let’s get after it. Ben Ponce (Twitter): Anyone getting called up for the starting rotation? The Recliner Nerd (TRN): As it stands right now, yes. The Winter Meetings begin this Sunday …
With the 2020 offseason officially underway, every team in baseball starts out with a plan. Most usually have a plan B, C, D, etc……. in case their top priorities don’t pan out. With that in that mind, let’s look at possible plans E, F, G and H that the Rangers could pursue. These are ideas that aren’t really being discussed …
Heading into the new stadium, 2020 is a critical year for Jon Daniels and the front office. Most understand that Texas is still not at a level to compete for a World Series. However, the Rangers should be in this wildcard hunt heading into September. Another year of being eliminated by August and ownership will have to take a long …
The Texas Rangers are winding down to the end of the 2019 season. A season that has them doing far better than expected when it started. Even the most confident prognosticators had them finishing with only 70 to 78 wins. As of now, they are on course to finish with 80 to 85 wins. The Rangers finished the 2018 season …
Dallas Sports Nation had a TOP 20 countdown before spring training began in Surprise Arizona. As we approach midway through the season, there are adjustments that need to be made. Injuries have caused many top prospects to fall off the preseason list. They are still considered top talent. However, the rise of healthy players has caused major changes to the DSN list. Last week we came out …
The Texas Rangers have started out the first month of 2019 season by playing .500 baseball. Although this is better than most prognosticators predicted, it has driven some fans into a total meltdown. Outperforming your expectations can make the Jon Daniel haters crazy. So they grasp onto any current slump or failure and rail on the player through social media. …
