The offseason is usually a yawnfest but this one has been a lot more enjoyable. The Rangers have rebuilt a rotation and instead of going for the usual suspects of Tommy John survivors and roster barnacles, they actually found worthy subjects. Have the Rangers ever had three aces or near […]
Richard Justice had another question and answer column on MLB.com. Paraphrasing: Q: Is Arenado a viable option and is he worth it? Justice: Blah blah blah. Risk Hem and haw. Maybe. Yack, yack. Expensive. Whatever. Reality: Yes. Why would any team not want the best player at his position. The […]
Jim Bowden, the former general manager of the Reds and Expos/Nationals and current analyst for MLB Network Radio and The Athletic, wrote an article grading each team this offseason so far. The Rangers got a B. From The Athletic, here is his rationale: “Rangers president Jon Daniels has been making […]
Worst case scenario on the Kluber trade is he turns out being close to what he was in seven games with the Indians last season. Kluber struggled to a 5.80 ERA, and a WHIP of 1.654. His league adjusted ERA+ was 82. The league average is 100. In his five […]
Yesterday, MLB.com’s Richard Justice wrote a column entitled, “The winners of the offseason (so far)…” Guess who made the list? One hint: the name of this site isn’t MarinersRounding3rd or PadresRounding3rd. Give up? It’s the Rangers. Here is what Justice had to say: “In an 18-day stretch, Texas’s rotation was […]
For six seasons, from 2013 to 2018, Corey Kluber was one of the elite pitchers in baseball. He led the American League in wins in 2014, and won the Cy Young award (for Rangers fans, that an award they give to the best pitcher in each league.) He led all […]
Here’s the good news about the offseason so far. The Rangers starting pitching, which ranked twelfth out of fifteen American League teams in ERA, has improved. Every man, woman, and child in America, except for one, knew that Smyly, Miller, and Volquez were going to be monumental failures. Gibson and […]
“Okay, everybody, welcome to the annual winter auction. You know what to do. Our first item up for bid is this exquisite Chinese Ming Dynasty vase. Our opening bid for this rare find is three-hundred thousand dollars. Do I hear three-hundred-and-one? “Five hundred!” “The gentleman in the baby blue cap […]
Martin Perez signed a one-year contract with Boston yesterday. He will be paid $6.5 million dollars in 2020 by the Red Sox. His identical statistical twin, Kyle Gibson, will be paid nearly twice that, $11 million, in 2020 by the Texas Rangers. The difference is the Red Sox are on […]
The Rangers weren’t willing to go to seven years. The Angels were. And, in the end, the Angels land prized free-agent third baseman Anthony Rendon, and the Rangers are left to explore Plan B. Or C. Or D. The good news is, almost anyone the Rangers add at almost any […]
