Monthly Archives: February 2018


Freak show. 43 comments

  Bartolo Colon, Doug Fister, Jesse Chavez, Matt Moore, Mike Minor, and now Tim Lincecum. The signing of “The Freak” gives the Rangers the best pitching staff in baseball. In 2010. Too bad it’s 2018. Once again, Jon Daniels goes shopping at the Dollar Store to try to plug major […]


Odor’s approach. 87 comments

The most disappointing player on the Rangers last year was Rougned Odor. Offensively, he was a train wreck. The most scrutinized player on the Rangers his year will be Rougned Odor. He has to prove last season was a fluke. T.R. Sullivan wrote about that yesterday on mlb.com. About Odor’s […]


Early encouraging signs. 46 comments

The Matt Bush experiment got off to a solid start. He pitched two scoreless innings, gave up one hit and recorded one strikeout. Of course, it was against minor leaguers wearing Colorado Rockies uniforms, so his performance needs to be taken with a large grain of salt. But he mostly […]


It’s a start. 14 comments

Spring training stats mean nothing. Especially early spring. But it was nice to see Jurickson Profar get a single. He is going to stick around, so he might as well be serviceable. So far he has been dreadful as a major leaguer in four seasons. Batting average: .176, .234, .239, […]


Jepsen. 15 comments

  When last the baseball world saw Kevin Jepsen in 2016, he was reeling off an ERA of 5.68 for Tampa Bay, and a 6.16 for Minnesota. Numbers like that will make any big league club ignore you, and they all did in 2017. But before his disastrous 2016, Jepsen […]


One more. 23 comments

  Breaking news: Jesse Chavez is a Ranger. (A brief moment as the mock fanfare blares.) The Rangers reportedly added Chavez on a minor-league contract. Chavez is probably best known for being serviceable. That might be a backhanded compliment most years but this year being serviceable immediately makes Chavez a […]


Bullpenning. 38 comments

Most spring trainings are about filling one or two open slots. Right now, in the Rangers camp, it’s pretty much a crap shoot for the bullpen. Do Mike Minor and Matt Bush become starters? If they do, that significantly weakens an already bad bullpen, one without a clear-cut closer. And […]


Not satisfied. 43 comments

  Adrian Beltre is back. In more ways than one. He reported to camp in Surprise on Monday. His presence is an intimidating force in the lineup, of course. But what he brings to the table is the intangible desire to win. As T. R. Sullivan pointed out on mlb.com on […]


Not considered serious. 10 comments

  This was an afterthought in Sunday’s Dallas Morning News Briefly section: Matt Moore felt some soreness behind his right knee during workouts Saturday and ended up sitting out fielding drills. The injury is not considered serious. The injury is not considered serious. Uh oh. How many times have fans […]