What else can anyone expect when Jordan Lyles and Mike Foltynewicz are in the same game? Frankly, the fact the Rangers gave up only seven runs is surprising. What’s not surprising is all seven runs were given up by Lyles (five) and Foltynewicz (two). They represent everything that has been […]
Does anyone remember Jose Leclerc? A few years ago, the Rangers front office made the wrongheaded decision to bestow a long-term contract on Jose Leclerc. Because he had one part of a brilliant season as a closer. In 2018, after the Rangers traded closer de jour Keona Kela to the […]
The teaching moments continue. Not just for the young players on the roster but for the front office creating that roster. How far from good is this team? They just came off their worst series against the Astros, being outscored 34-4 in the three games they lost and 35-12 overall. […]
Young pitching can get you excited about the future. It can put thoughts of long windows of contention in your head. It can steer a franchise in the right direction. It can make the plan click. Young pitching can also, in an instant, erase all that. It was a thousand-mile […]
Watching the Rangers offense come alive lately—although not so much last night—led to looking at how some recent ex-Rangers are doing for their current teams. In the addition by subtraction department, it’s interesting to note how poor some of the former Rangers are doing with their new clubs. Even more […]
When it rains, it pours. It’s a slogan that make absolutely no sense for Morton Salt. But it perfectly describes the Rangers offense right now. Hitting is contagious. These guys seem to be feeding off one another right now. Granted, they Rangers got only seven hits last night. But their […]
The Rangers have featured some promising young starters of late. A.J. Alexy. Glenn Otto. Taylor Hearn. Spencer Howard is not one of them. The right-handed Howard was the top prospect in the Phillies system. Then he was called up to the major leagues. Since then he has gone from prospect […]
In December of 2020, which was just ten months ago, Yohel Pozo was living in his car in a Walmart parking lot with his wife and nine-month-old son. His son had a stroke. Minor league baseball was shut down, so he had no income. He was broke and couldn’t afford […]
One-hundred forty-one games into the season, the Rangers had their most satisfying game. They’ve had a few walk-off homer games, those are always fun. They’ve had a few well pitched games from rookies, those are always encouraging. But for just all out fun to watch and, really, improbably, yesterday’s 8-6 […]
Baseball has a way of bringing you back down to earth. After winning seven of their last ten games, including four in a row, the Rangers rolled into their customary house of horrors known as Oakland Coliseum with a bit of wind behind them and a small measure of swagger. […]
