Warning: Spring stats don’t matter. Okay, but, ignoring that warning, you have to be stoked about Mike Minor’s start yesterday. Three innings. One hit. So far this spring his ERA is 1.80. This might bode well for him this season. Minor was frustrated last season by the short leash he […]

Former GM Jim Bowden is a contributor to The Athletic. He released his off-season report card grading the moves of A.L. West teams. Seattle got a B. Houston got a B-. Oakland got a B-. Los Angeles got a C+ Texas got a C. The one player he noted to […]

Three welcome development in Rangers camp so far: 1. Joey Gallo’s eyes. Gallo has almost as many walks (three) as strikeouts (four). He finally got his first hit, a double. But what’s important is how well he resists chasing pitches out of the strike zone, how well he is able […]