When I was growing up, I was a fan of the Cincinnati Reds. This was before every game from every team was broadcast on television. Back then, all we had was radio. And as a Reds fan, we had two guys name Al Michaels and Joe Nuxhall doing the games. […]
And now for some encouraging news. MLB.com put out it’s annual “One Untouchable Player per Team” list. For the Rangers it’s Sam Huff. For most teams, it’s a player already established, like Mike Trout or Mookie Betts. What this tells us is one of two things. One, Sam Huff is […]
The announcement of the Hall of Fame ballots naturally leads to 2024 when Adrian Beltre will be eligible. Without anything close to an All-Star caliber hitter on the Rangers, all you can do is think back to when the Rangers had one of the best. For eight seasons Beltre manned […]
The 2021 Hall of Fame ballot was announced yesterday. Twenty-five players are on the ballot, including eleven first-time players and fourteen returning names. Players remain on the ballot from year to year as long as they receive at least five percent of ballots cast. If they don’t, they are dropped. […]
Question: Over that last two seasons, who is the most productive hitter on the Rangers roster? Answer: Someone who may totally surprise you. Hint: He is one of the worst offensive performers by most statistical standards the past two seasons. Rougned Odor. Odor led the team in RBIs in 2019 […]
Hey, it’s the off-season, after a really bad season, ahead of another really bad season. So, might as well let someone else write this today. Here is an article from T.R. Sullivan in MLB.com about the ten moves the Rangers can make in order to be a contender again. Looking […]
The Miami Marlins finally got their guy. And it was a woman. Yesterday, the first female general manager in North American sports was hired. And from all the talk, it was only about twenty years too late. Kim Ng worked in front offices for twenty-one years, for the White Sox, […]
The M.V.P. Awards in both leagues were announced yesterday. Interestingly, both were first baseman. Jose Abreu from the White Sox. Freddie Freeman from the Braves. All of this underscores the talent decencies the Rangers have in a position that is supposed to be about production. As of now, their first […]
Of all the awards given out in baseball, there isn’t one that is harder to quantify than Manager of the Year. What does that mean? Does that mean the winner is an excellent major league manager? Jeff Banister won the award in 2015. He was fired in 2018. Did he […]
Jim Callis of MLB.com writes about prospects and teams’ farm systems. Here is his analysis of where the Rangers are right now. A lot of good reading there. His top five in the Rangers system are the usual suspects in Josh Jung, Sam Huff, Leody Taveras, Cole Winn, and Maximo […]
