May 30, 2015. That was the last time a Rangers rookie pitcher pitcher picked up a win in his first major league start. You may recall him. Chi Chi Gonzalez. That night he went 5.2 scoreless innings against the Boston Red Sox. His first five innings he was tossing a […]
The Rangers started 2021 with their center fielder of the future. Leody Taveras. They rushed him to the major leagues last season but if there’s one characteristic of the Jon Daniels era it’s not knowing how to develop a prospect. Taveras is a perfect example of that. In 2020 he […]
As the Rangers fall to 41 games under .500 in the midst of the worst season in team history, at least there is a bit of good news. MLB.com released its mid-season Major League Pipeline report last week. The Rangers moved up from 21 at pre-season to 11 now. It’s […]
In a season is devoid of anything positive, yesterday’s brilliant start by Glenn Otto was most definitely something to get excited about. The twenty-five-year-old right-hander was allowed to go only five innings and seventy-three pitches in his first ever major league appearance. But he certainly dominated in his brief time […]
New Rangers general manager Chris Young sparked some optimism yesterday when he said the Rangers were definitely going to be “very active” in the free agency pool this off season. Suddenly, dreams of Trevor Story at short, Anthony Rizzo at first, Kris Bryant at third, and all sorts of images […]
Jake Latz got the chance of a lifetime. Because Dane Dunning landed on the COVID I.L., the twenty-five-year-old left-handed Latz got the opportunity to start in his place, and pitch in the major leagues. Sure, he came away with a loss in his first major league start. But he walked […]
Nathaniel Lowe had a game. All he did yesterday was go 5-for-5 with a double, a home run and three runs batted in. Not bad for week’s work in a day. Lowe was the highlight of a night where the Rangers scored three in the first. Three in the ninth. […]
That’s twice within a week the Rangers offense woke up in the ninth inning to tie a game that looked lost. Only to lose in extra innings. It seems like such a waste of a good comeback. On Thursday, it was a more unlikely five-run deficit they overcame. Yesterday, it […]
Could Nick Snyder be the Rangers closer of the future? (Does a team that will lose 95 games a year for the next two or three years or so actually need a closer?) He certainly could be. Mainly because Snyder has a fastball that routinely clocks in at nearly 100 […]
Back in 1937, the Maine Farmer’s Almanac coined the phrase Blue Moon. According to the Almanac, the moon usually comes full 12 times in a year, three times a season. Occasionally, however, a year will have 13 full moons, instead of the usual 12. It’s an oddity. “This was considered a […]
