The Rangers prepared their roster for the upcoming Rule 5 draft. It’s always worth noting not only who they protect but also who they don’t protect. They added Ezequiel Duran, Ronny Hernandez, and Ricky Vanasco to the 40-man roster. So they are protected. Players who they left unprotected include outfielders […]
Japanese star outfielder Seiya Suzuki is on his way to MLB. There are a few steps, and a few possible snags. First, he needs to be posted by his current Japanese League team, the Hiroshima Carp. That is expected to happen next week, since the Nippon Professional Baseball World Series […]
Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena won the American League Rookie of the Year award for 2021. Many Rangers fans were hoping that honor would go to Adolis Garcia. And for a while he looked like he was a lock for it. But in the end, he wasn’t one of the three […]
Some people like the offseason. The Hot Stove League as it’s called. I find it to be more like the Hot Air League. Endless drivel about where this guy might go, who is in play for that guy, mystery teams emerging at the last minute for Player X. It’s not […]
The beginning of free agent season is always the cat and mouse game. Free agents are reluctant to sign early with a team because someone might sign later for more and they leave money on the table. Teams are reluctant to sign a free agent early because they don’t want […]
The Silver Slugger awards were announced yesterday. It’s an award that goes out to the best hitter at every position in both leagues. To nobody’s surprise, not a single Ranger was named. As a public service to Rangers management, who frequently reads this site, here is a handy guide to […]
Talk about a guy who has his work cut out for him. The Rangers just hired a new hitting coach, Tim Hyers. He came from Boston, where he had been the Red Sox hitting coach for the past four seasons. Before that, he was the assistant hitting coach with the […]
Rangers GM Chris Young released a statement last night to all free-agents in an effort to convince them to consider signing with the Rangers, one of the three worst teams in baseball over the past two seasons. Actually, it was more plea than statement. Actually, it was more grovel than […]
The finalists for Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young, and Most Valuable Player were announced yesterday. The winners will be announced next week. In totally unsurprising news, not a single Ranger was to be found anywhere. MVPAMERICAN LEAGUEVladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles.Marcus Semien, Toronto. […]
The Gold Glove winners were announced yesterday. A Ranger won. Sort of. AMERICAN LEAGUEC: Sean Murphy, Oakland.1B: Yuli Gurriel, Houston. 2B: Marcus Semien, Toronto.3B: Matt Chapman, Oakland.SS: Carlos Correa, Houston.LF: Andrew Benintendi, Kansas City.CF: Michael A. Taylor, Kansas City.RF: Joey Gallo, Texas/New York.SP: Dallas Keuchel, Chicago. NATIONAL LEAGUEC: Jacob Stallings, Pittsburgh.1B: […]
