Major League Baseball will hold its draft for 2021, July 11-13. For the first time since 2015, the Texas Rangers have a Top 5 pick. With the #4 pick they ended up taking RHP Dillon Tate. Not good, especially since the Astros took OF Kyle Tucker with next pick and the Boston took CF Andrew Benitendi at #7. It’s real …
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 …
We finish off our Top 20 countdown with the Top 5 Dallas Sports Nation prospects. Once again, we explain our criteria. To be on the DSN Top 20 list, you cannot have played one inning of major-league baseball. That leaves off players like Sam Huff, Anderson Tejeda, and newly acquired Dane Dunning. Let’s recap… 20-16 15-11 10-6 With that, here …
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 …
Well, it’s time for another installment of “Let’s Make A Deal”. My last idea was met with major scorn over the fact that I wanted to trade Nick Solak for Edwin Rios. I was emphatic in my stance that Nick Solak was not as good a player as Rios. Well, apparently Solak heard about this idea. He decided it would …
We are here and there is still no sports to watch. The Dallas Cowboys had a great draft, but I write about baseball, and Dallas Sports Nation has covered that wonderfully. Let’s go back to 1994 when Globe Life Park opened and see who were the best draft picks each year of its existence. Some of the more recent drafts …
We continue our countdown of the Top 20 prospects in the Texas Rangers organization. Once again we remind everyone of the criteria. No prospect can have made their major league debut yet. That leaves off some of MLB’s top prospects like Joe Palumbo, Brock Burke or Kolby Allard. 20 thru 16 15 thru 11 This week we look at numbers …
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 …
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 …
Changing things up a bit with the Minor League updates. With all the Rangers affiliates having good seasons, I figured it was time to give status on how each team faired over the week. I will also update who stood out for each team. I will also give news about each team along with breaking news. This change comes because of so many injuries to …
