The Rangers have an opening at third. Perhaps you heard of the guy who used to occupy that spot. His name was Adrian Beltre. He retired. He is having a press conference today to thank everyone. Chances are you will never hear about him again. Until five years when he […]
Once again, Elvis Andrus goes into the season with an opt out at the end of the year, meaning, once again, he could be playing his last season in a Rangers uniform. Difference is, with Beltre retiring, now Andrus is the de facto captain. He is the revered veteran. The […]
Unlike their counterparts at first, some quality free agent second basemen are available. Enough that if you are looking to plug a hole up the middle, you can find a player who just won a gold glove at second in either league (Ian Kinsler, D.J. LeMahieu). You can find a […]
Not a ton of first basemen on the free agent market for those looking. And not much quality in the lot. The Rangers aren’t looking, seeing as how they have Ronald Guzman, Joey Gallo, and Jurickson Profar. But for a team so inclined, here is the list. Not one of these […]
There are so many free agent catchers to go around and probably not enough major league contracts. Catching is a thin position in major league baseball right now. Most of these guys are interchangeable. Which won’t bode well for them. It’s pretty much a buyer’s market in the catching position. […]
So far the Rangers have made the biggest free agent signing of the off-season in inking catcher Jeff Mathis to a two-year deal. That is how uneventful the free agent market has been thus far. Eventually teams and players are going to come to agreements. So, to get the hot […]
From Gabe Laques of USA Today, an thought I disagree with 100 percent: Bryce Harper, a National League MVP at 23, is a free agent at 26, peddling his services in an industry that’s grown to nearly $11 billion in annual revenues. His combination of skills, age and marketing cachet […]
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, right-handed reliever Eddie Butler rejected his assignment to the minor leagues and instead chose free agency. Butler was one of three players acquired from Chicago in the Cole Hamels deal. His time in Texas wasn’t the stuff of highlight reels. In 32 innings, he […]
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in RR3-land. Thanks to everyone for another great year of Rangers talk, baseball talk, and talk about everything and anything else.
Pretty much everything has already been said about the greatness of Adrian Beltre. And what hasn’t been said will be over the next few days. I cannot add anything of value. All I can say is thank you, Adrian. It’s appropriate that Beltre chose to formally announce his retirement […]
