Exhibition game schedule. 28 comments
In six days, guys wearing Rangers uniforms will play guys wearing other teams’ uniforms. And the spring training exhibition season will be underway. Here is the schedule:
Monthly Archives: February 2018
36. 18 comments
According to The Dallas Morning News’s Evan Grant, the Rangers have the most pitchers in training camp they’ve ever had: 36. It reminds me of that Bruce Springsteen song, “57 Channels (And Nothing On).” A whole lot to see. But nothing to watch.
Colon. 29 comments
Jon Daniels has made a lot of jobs difficult this spring. Like the guy in charge of equipment. He has to find a place to order the XXXXXXXXXXXL jersey for Bartolo Colon. Like the caterer for the Surprise complex. How are you supposed to be expected to have on […]
Irony. 24 comments
Notes from camp so far: Irony abounds. Matt Bush is entering 2018 convinced he is going to be a starter. If this happens, it will be because Martin Perez can’t go to begin the season, and Bush will end his 2018 by the end of April with a severe arm […]
Pitchers and catchers. 46 comments
Aches and pains. Slings and arrows. Joys and heartbreaks. Winners and losers. Pulls and sprains. Hopes and dreams. Prayers and wishes. Veterans and rookies. Cinderellas and sayonaras. Sunrises and sunsets. Prospects and suspects. Balls and strikes. Fears and certainties. Expectations and disappointments. Pitchers and catchers report today. Baseball is back […]
Preview not a good view. 33 comments
MLB.com’s 2018 player preview is out. It lists the top 804 players, ranked in order from best to worse. It’s meant as a guide for fantasy baseball. It’s a good look at talent levels among the league. The top Ranger comes in at number 46, Elvis Andrus. Who would have […]
High and outside. 25 comments
Pitchers and catchers report in a few days. Full squad workouts are about a week away. And Jake Arrieta doesn’t have a team. Neither do J. D. Martinez, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Alex Cobb or Greg Holland. Nor do Edwardo Nuñez, Lance Lynn, or Jonathan Lucroy. Andrew Cashner is still […]
Yu a Cub. 33 comments
Yu Darvish, ex-starter for the Rangers who, for some reason, was either widely loved or widely hated, is now a Chicago Cub. He gets $21 million per year, plus incentives. In five major seasons, almost all with Texas, he has a 3.42 ERA and a .571 winning percentage. During the […]
First projected 25. 27 comments
Until opening day actually happens, there will be seemingly daily articles trying to predict the Rangers opening day twenty-five-man roster. Here is the first of year, from T. R. Sullivan of mlb.com. Of course, his guess here is as good as anyone else’s. It really comes down to if Bartolo […]
Waiting game. 11 comments
Now we wait. We wait for pitchers and catchers to arrive. We wait for pre-season picks. We wait for last-minute signings. We wait for the season to actually begin. We wait for baseball. Because right now there is nothing,