The Texas Rangers scored 27 runs in the first two games of the 2023 season. The over-reactor in me said this will be the best team ever. They then went on to score 13 runs over the next 6 games. The over-reactor in me said the season was over. Sunday at Chicago against the Cubs, the team put up 8 …
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 …
It’s always fun this time of year to try and project which Texas Rangers players will be on the opening day roster. Almost all the writers and bloggers do it. I’m going to take my shot at it. The Obvious Ones We are going to start today with the ones that we know are going to be on the roster. …
The Texas Rangers have done a fair amount of work to their rotation this off-season. Adding Jacob Degrom, Andrew Heaney, Jake Odorizzi, and Martin Perez so far. Pitching was a problem in 2022, even with the All-Star season by Perez. Gray was good, but health was an issue. With the ban of the shift, the offense should be more productive, …
People who say the Texas Rangers farm system is trash are simply not paying attention. The team has a top 5 minor league system in all of baseball, and arguably the most talented in all of baseball. The problem is and always has been, how can you fit all that talent on one Major League Roster? In short: you can’t. …
I am currently confused with the lack of contract offer to one Martin Perez. While talking to Eric Nadel, Rangers Hall of Fame radio broadcaster, for the Ranger Report Podcast, he said that Martin Perez was basically a steal for the Texas Rangers in 2022. As a individual who has covered the team for over 15 years now, I have …
May I present to you, your AL pitcher of the month in May……… Martin Perez (see what I did there) If before the season started I would have told you that there was a pitcher who has a .142 ERA with a WHIP of 0.932, you would have said “Wow Jacob DeGrom is having a really good start to his …
Martin Perez was signed by the Texas Rangers in the off-season to no acclaim whatsoever. In fact, Rangers fans were not happy about the signing, most saying just another washed up signing. In recent memory, the Rangers have done well with “just another washed up signing”. Lance Lynn, Mike Minor and Kyle Gibson come to mind right away. I believe …
The Texas Rangers split a double header with the Yankees on Sunday in part thanks to great pitching. Dane Dunning was rock solid in game 1, which the Rangers wound up losing 2-1. Dunning went 6 innings, giving up one run on two hits with 5 k’s. John King gave up the walk-off home run in the ninth for the …
Opening Day is quickly approaching and the Texas Rangers roster seems to be changing every day. I thought I would take this opportunity to go ahead and project the opening day roster as of today. Obviously it is going to change based on moves and on the field play. I still always enjoy projecting rosters, it is one of …
