The Rangers have had an eventful offseason as they continue to move players. On Tuesday the team traded closer Rafael Montero to the Seattle Mariners for RHP Jose Corniell and a player to be named later. Montero cemented himself as the Ranger’s closer this season going 8-8 in save chances over 17 relief appearances while finishing 12 of 22 Ranger …
The Rangers aren’t good. This much we know. But, the season is already halfway over, and now the team is facing a rebuild. The team is in a reevaluating period, which means we’ll see a lot of young talent playing at the major league level. With that in mind, who should you keep an eye on? Rafael Montero Montero has …
First of all, this is not a part of The Recliner Monologues. I am no longer playing fantasy GM in my lizard brain. Now, we are going to look at rumors and ideas to improve the second-place Texas Rangers. Ideas that could help a team capable of the playoffs, reach them and make noise. In order to do this, you …
Rafael Montero has come on strong over the past week, playing a key part in 4 of the Ranger’s 5 victories in the past 2 series. In all 4 games, he has pitched vs the Angels and Mariners, Montero has been perfect. When I say perfect, I mean he hasn’t allowed a single hit or run during that span. He …
We made the first run on the opening day roster. Since then I have been to Surprise to see the team in person. I came away impressed with certain players and had good conversations with others. The time has come to make a second go at this. NOTE: Any player listed in bold will be the player who is different from …
The time has come to make a prediction of who will start out the season on the major league roster for 2020. MLB just approved a 26th man on the active roster. Some wonder if that means that teams would carry a third catcher. Some wonder if that means an extra infielder or outfielder. MLB said that teams could only …
The Texas Rangers are winding down to the end of the 2019 season. A season that has them doing far better than expected when it started. Even the most confident prognosticators had them finishing with only 70 to 78 wins. As of now, they are on course to finish with 80 to 85 wins. The Rangers finished the 2018 season …
