I always like to write about the positives. It is more fun than writing about the negatives. Sometimes, however, things need to be addressed. The Texas Rangers have a great offense, as I wrote about last week. They have a great starting staff, even without Jacob deGrom currently in the rotation. The defense has also been improved. The back end …
The Texas Rangers 2023 season is well underway, and boy, things have been going well for the boys from the Lone Star State. Through the first 18 games of the season, Texas currently sits 12-6, three games ahead of the Angels for first place in the AL West. Obviously, standings don’t mean much less than 20 games into a 162-game …
The Texas Rangers have a full 40-man roster at this point. Twenty-six of them will be in Arlington for opening day to watch Jacob deGrom start. Well, maybe not all 26. The Rangers have some decisions to make on a few people. One name that comes is non-roster invitee Ian Kennedy. The 38-year-old Kennedy did not have his best season …
Cole Ragans is having a great spring training. He has struck out 20 of the batters he has faced and only walked 4. Ragans has pitched in 13 innings, giving him a 13.8 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched. That’s good, in case you don’t know. His velocity is up significantly from 2022. He is hovering around 95 mph and in …
The Texas Rangers have not scratched 70 wins the past two seasons. In 2020 they barely broke through 20 wins (shortened season). For the Rangers to be competitive they need health. They also need guys to play up to or above their contracts. Corey Seager and Marcus Semien were good, not great in 2022. Nate Lowe and Adolis Garcia were …
The Texas Rangers and Martin Perez have agreed to the qualifying offer of $19.65MM. That is a significant raise from 2022 for Perez. Now that the Rangers have 3/5ths of their rotation in place, it is time for me to project what it will look like in 2023. I always enjoy trying to guess how the roster will look. Opening …
I am about to say something that is hardly ever said about the Texas Rangers. The pitching future looks bright. There are valid complaints to have about the Rangers ownership and front office. But the Rangers have done something impressive during this rebuild that cannot be argued. The pitching in the organization is good. Very good………in fact………it may be the …
Winter Meetings are just around the corner. Plus: they are virtual, so, Rangers are not expected to be big players this offseason. They will sign some free agents and probably pull off a trade or two. The Jon Daniels era has been one with major highs and lows. From two American League Championships to well…COVID. Seeing that the offseason might …
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. Many who have jumped past others …
With all the success and records of the Texas Ranger Affiliates, the biggest news was the unfortunate injuries that came out. Nobody likes to see a young athlete get hurt. But it is especially hard to see it happen to someone who already was battling back from an injury. It really is tough to watch, and you feel nothing but …
