Vintage Jacob deGrom is a wonderful thing to see. Rangers fans haven’t been fortunate to see it that often this year. But it’s still there. And when it comes out of hiding, it’s remarkable. The Washington Nationals are the best hitting team in baseball. They came into Arlington and were […]
There’s an old baseball cliché that says, “momentum is today’s starting pitcher.” That pretty clearly explains why the Rangers cannot get anything going this year. Their rotation is, depending on who takes the ball, battered, tired, old, hurt, inexperienced, or just ineffective. Surprisingly, the two best arms in the rotation […]
When the Rangers win a game, they’re in the playoffs. When they lose, they’re in five teams back from making the playoffs. That’s how screwy the American League is this year. It’s mediocrity masquerading as parity. But Joc Pederson predicted the Rangers would make the playoffs this year. And maybe […]
Justin Foscue and Cody Freeman are up with the major league club right now. Cam Cauley and Alejandro Osuna were. Those were the most recent Rangers prospects. Nobody is exactly tearing it up. Foscue is having the best year of the bunch. He’s hitting .252, with an OPS of .764. Not […]
Where is the sense of urgency? The Rangers don’t have a whole lot more left in the season to start trying to win games. After finally winning a game to break an ill-timed four-game losing streak, the Rangers pretty much absolutely had to win yesterday. Losing two out of three […]
Suddenly, MacKenzie Gore is the Rangers ace. Well, if not ace, he’s their number one starter. Jacob deGrom is injured, so is Nathan Eovaldi. Kumar Rocker is still a work in progress, as is injured Jack Leiter. Cal Quantrill is a long-reliever pressed into starter duty because of the rotation […]
The Rangers made a statement at the trade deadline. They were going for it. They were all in. They were going to be major buyers. After all, they were just 2.5 games out of first and could smell a division title coming. So, they opened their wallet and emptied their […]
The Rangers went into Anaheim needing to win three of four to give themselves some momentum for a bona fide playoff run. The Angels, as a reminder, had the worst record in baseball. Texas ended up winning one of four. The Angels, as a reminder, had the worst record in […]
A team that could have used a bat at the trade deadline instead decided to get a bullpen arm and two minor leaguers— a catcher and minor league reliever. Now, to be fair, the Rangers didn’t have the capital to get much more. They don’t have a farm system, meaning […]
This is the Rangers. They just cannot get any kind of sustained winning going. Cannot make headway. Cannot take advantage of a starter with an ERA over 7.00. Cannot take advantage of an excellent seven-inning start by Cody Bradford. Cannot get the hit they need with runners in scoring position and […]
