By most accounts, Jurickson Profar had a successful 2018 season. Some have called it a breakout year. I’m not exactly sure why. His .254 batting average, his .335 on-base percentage and his .793 OPS were solid but not what one would call spectacular. As proof, out of the 141 batters […]
There are some interesting facts from an article by Jason Stark in The Athletic that I’ll share over the next few days. The article was about numbers, and about the trends those numbers suggest. Some of which are pretty surprising, some are a bit depressing. The first was about defensive shifting. […]
The Rangers have signed Matt Bush to a minor league contract. Best known, at least as a Ranger, for being the guy who plunked Jose Batista in retaliation for The Flip, which sparked The Punch, Bush had a remarkable rookie season in 2016 where he went 7-2, posting a really […]
You may never have a chance to sit in the Rangers’ general manager’s seat. But for a mere $400 you can sit in this seat. I came across this beauty over the weekend. It’s the perfect rebuild-watching chair. Ideal for armchair general managers. The best place to watch your […]
As the Rangers start picking up the pieces of a last-place finish and the continued downward spiral of the franchise, look around the rest of the division and league and it’s apparent just how far this team has to go. Sure, picking up a Lance Lynn helps. But it’s […]
The winter meetings are overhyped. It’s not as if general managers are required to make deals during this three-day convention. And it’s not as if that’s the only time a team can make deals to improve itself. Mostly it’s a time to set the groundwork for trades to […]
Interesting discussion yesterday on the Chris Mad Dog Russo show. Russo had Tony LaRussa on a guest to talk about Sunday’s surprise announcement that Harold Baines, along with Lee Smith, were voted into the Hall of Fame. Russo thought it was a travesty and had been blowing a gasket about […]
Every year the Rule 5 Draft closes out the winter meetings. The Rangers were active in this year’s Rule 5 Draft, both getting and losing a player. The Rule 5 was set up to keep teams from stockpiling too much talent and allowing players who might otherwise be roadblocked […]
The Rangers got a pitcher. The Rangers got a pitcher. Lance Lynn. Formerly of the Cardinals and Twins. Most recently of the Yankees. Lynn is a 31-year-old right hander from my hometown of Indianapolis, with a nice career winning percentage of .590, who was on his way to a […]
One thing about the winter meetings being in Las Vegas is it give credence to sports betting. Yesterday, professional oddsmaker Dan Syzmborski, whose name looks like someone was just randomly cleaning a keyboard and typed that mess of letters, came out with his line for winning the World Series in […]
