Expect a lot of bench clearing brawls this year. New pitching coach Doug Brocail’s first order of business with his pitching staff is going to be to throw inside, challenge the hitters in, back them off the plate. Or, as Brocail was quoted in The Dallas Morning News, they are going […]
It’s the dead of the winter. Everyone is getting punch drunk for baseball. But here is an article from ESPN.com yesterday about something most people would never want to see in the game but I would welcome with open arms. A computer calling balls and strikes. It took a while […]
Now the countdown clock is getting real. The first workout for pitchers and catchers is one month away, February 19. Barring any sort of news happening before that—like a free agent signing or a trade or an injury or aliens abducting Elvis Andrus—there will be few surprises in Surprise. Eleven […]
Happy MLK day, everyone. If you want to be inspired to dream of this country being the best it can be, watch King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Concise, moving, and very powerful. Now, for the opposite of that: Here is a reprint from July 31 when the Rangers were starting their […]
In the “There Are Stats About Everything” column, there is an article from MLB.com about how Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields is the fastest man in baseball. He reached twenty-one miles per hour over one hundred thirty times in 2015. It is believed the Rangers have the slowest man in […]
Former Texas first baseman Chris Davis reportedly agreed to a deal with the Orioles for seven years and $161 million. Texas catcher Robinson Chirinos agreed to a deal with the Rangers for $1.55 million. Which team made the better deal? I’d say the Rangers.
Every year MLB.com does a top prospects list for every major league team. Yesterday they published the top 30 prospects for the Ranger. Here it is. It will be interesting to see how many, if any, actually pan out, and how many, if any, actually make an impact with the […]
Seven Rangers have filed for salary arbitration: Robinson Chirinos Jake Diekman Mitch Moreland Jurickson Profar Tanner Scheppers Shawn Tolleson Tom Wilhemslen A player is eligible for arbitration in their fourth, fifth, and sixth years of their careers. After six years, they are eligible for free agency. Arbitration is a screwed up […]
Yesterday, Jeff Banister underwent arthroscopic elbow surgery and rhinoplasty surgery at the Becker ENT Center, instantly putting him on general manager Jon Daniels’s radar. “Banister is just the kind of pitcher we like looking at.” He explained that as a general manager on a tight budget, he is always looking for pitchers with good […]
In an interview with Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tanner Scheppers said that, with all the changes in the Rangers bullpen at the end of last year and in the off-season, he is worried he will be a forgotten man. Don’t worry, Tanner. Everybody remembers how horribly you pitched. We […]