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 …
Many things haven’t gone right for the Rangers as of late, but the arms in the bullpen are reason to be excited for 2021. Jonathan Hernandez, Rafael Montero, Brett Martin, and Joely Rodriguez have shined this season in relief appearances, flashing their overpowering fastballs and ability to get out of tight jams in certain situations. But even with the talent …
Almost halfway through the season, the Rangers are in a predicament, needing to make a decision for the future of this team. Play for today, or play for the future? Leody Taveras Leody Taveras was recalled to the team from the alternate training site on Monday. Meanwhile, Rob Refsnyder was designated for assignment, giving the assumption that the team is …
I’ve decided to start a new thing called, “The Recliner Monologues”. My brain can go into overload with crazy ideas or opinions on all things Texas Rangers. Although it may be dangerous to unleash this on the public, I figured why not. My wife has to deal with my brain everyday and she is a saint. Why shouldn’t I expose …
Disclaimer: I am a huge conspiracy theorist when it comes to baseball and trades. I study every transaction and try to work up crazy trade theories in my weird lizard brain. In honor of today being a normal trade deadline day, my cranium started plotting some moves the Ranger just made. First let’s study the facts that surround trading players …
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. This week we look at numbers 15 thru 11. 15) Jonathan Ornelas, …
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 …
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. …
We are entering the second month of minor league baseball and it is time for our weekly update. Once again we will take a look at the stats for the DSN Top 20 Prospects. We will also look elsewhere throughout the organization for the top performers and our Minor League Player Of The Week. DSN TOP 20 PROSPECTS #1 Hans Crouse- RHP Hickory …
It is time for our weekly Minor League Update. Every week I will be giving a rundown of the top performers in the Texas Rangers organization, along with the results for Dallas Sports Nation Top 20 Prospects. This week we look at the results from April 18 thru 24… DSN TOP 20 LIST 1. Hans Crouse Crouse is a RHP …
