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 […]
Pennant races are a lot more fun than talking baseball it the winter. So here is one from the archives, back on September 27, when the Rangers were trying to wrap up the division, but trying to give it away at the same time. These were the games when fans’ […]
The popular rationale for the Rangers not making any significant moves to upgrade their team this winter is that they made their huge moves in July rather than January. They got Cole Hamels and a new bullpen before the off-season. They did their Christmas shopping early. That’s one way to […]
I was lucky enough to see two of the greatest catchers of all time play in their primes. Pudge Rodriguez for the Texas Rangers and Johnny Bench for the Cincinnati Reds. There was really nothing either of these catchers couldn’t do behind the plate. Both came up as nineteen year […]
Talking yesterday about Justin Ruggiano and whether he is platooning, being called on to give certain players a breather against left-handers, or whatever, here is one from the archives about platooning. *** PLATOONING IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR MEDIOCRITY. I grew up watching baseball in the 70s. Specifically, I followed the Cincinnati […]
Last month the Rangers signed Justin Ruggiano to be the right-handed bat this team needed now that Mike Napoli defected to the Indians. According to reports, he will play mostly left field, being the right-handed tandem to lefty Josh Hamilton. And he will occasionally play some at first base to be […]