Yes, it’s been a tough year. And it will continue to be challenging for months ahead. But today is the day to thank everyone in the Rangers Rounding 3rd universe. Thanks for dropping by. Thanks for sticking with it. Thanks for posting. Thanks for making this such a wonderful part […]
Continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. ELVIS ANDRUSAge: 31Right-Handed Hitting Shortstop Even with an aggressive agent like Scott Boras, Andrus was smart enough not to opt out both years he had a chance. Nobody wants to pay $15 million for a shortstop who is sliding off the face of […]
KOLBY ALLARDAge: 23Left-Handed Pitcher Allard took a step back in 2020. Or, it might be more accurate to say, he didn’t take a step forward. He came to the Rangers from Atlanta in a deadline deal in 2019 for Chris Martin. He was assigned to Nashville, made one start there, […]
Now that the Rangers 40-man roster has been set, with 37 players so far, which allows for picking up players in the Rule 5 draft, signing free agents, and trades, let’s take a look at who’s on it. We will break down one player per day. A.J. ALEXYAge: 22Right-Handed Pitcher […]
The Rangers have prepared their 40-man roster ahead of the upcoming Rule 5 draft. They are protecting 38 players. They added A.J. Alexy and Yerry Rodriguez, both right-handed pitchers, as well as David Garcia, a catcher. The biggest name not protected is Alex Speas, the right-handed flame thrower whose fastball […]
With the news of Theo Epstein leaving the Cubs and wanting to look for another challenge, to build another team into a winner, naturally the hopes run high in Rangers Nation that he somehow works his magic on the Texas Rangers. He broke the curse in Boston. He broke the […]
When I was growing up, I was a fan of the Cincinnati Reds. This was before every game from every team was broadcast on television. Back then, all we had was radio. And as a Reds fan, we had two guys name Al Michaels and Joe Nuxhall doing the games. […]
And now for some encouraging news. MLB.com put out it’s annual “One Untouchable Player per Team” list. For the Rangers it’s Sam Huff. For most teams, it’s a player already established, like Mike Trout or Mookie Betts. What this tells us is one of two things. One, Sam Huff is […]
The announcement of the Hall of Fame ballots naturally leads to 2024 when Adrian Beltre will be eligible. Without anything close to an All-Star caliber hitter on the Rangers, all you can do is think back to when the Rangers had one of the best. For eight seasons Beltre manned […]
The 2021 Hall of Fame ballot was announced yesterday. Twenty-five players are on the ballot, including eleven first-time players and fourteen returning names. Players remain on the ballot from year to year as long as they receive at least five percent of ballots cast. If they don’t, they are dropped. […]
