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 …
With the trade for Nate Lowe from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Texas Rangers are starting to come to shape. There are more moves likely to happen, but I thought it might be fun to look at what the opening day roster might be with the starting lineup. Let’s go with the roster, depth chart, and opening day lineup. Remember, …
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 …
Hear me out before you start throwing things at me… This idea came to me after his relief appearance when Cory Kluber came out of the game after one inning. With no warning or warmups, Joe Palumbo was thrust into the game. He started out fantastic. He went two innings with 4 strikeouts before the wheels started to come off. …
Losing Corey Kluber after one inning pitched isn’t an ideal scenario to be in when you open the season. Kluber exited the game with shoulder tightness, but Woodward also spoke after the game. On his level of concern with Kluber, Woodward said: “We’re obviously taking all the precautions in the world.. he just said [he had] a little tightness behind …
After the Rangers lost their final exhibition game to the Colorado Rockies, manager Chris Woodward started out his post-game press conference with an announcement. “So, I will tell you guys our final roster moves I guess”, he started out. “We kept Ian Gibaut, Kolby Allard, and Joe Palumbo for our bullpen. We also kept Guzman, Refsnyder, Heineman, and Taveras”, he …
The Texas Rangers open the season this Friday, July 24th against the Colorado Rockies. Due to COVID, they are allowed to start the season with 30 players. They have to pair it back to 28 after one week and then back to 26 at the end of two weeks. It’s is time to make roster predictions. Players in Bold are …
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 …
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 …
