Minor leaguers should not be paid for spring training because they should be considered trainees. So argued MLB in court Friday in a lawsuit brought against them for unfair labor. While the owners and players union argue across the bargaining table over money in their major league labor dispute, the […]
Keith Law of MLB.com put out his annual Top 100 MLB prospects rankings. Good news. The Rangers had four players make the list. Here they are, along with his synopsis of each player. The future looks promising. 26. Jack Leiter, RHP, Age 22. The top pitcher in the 2021 draft […]
This new deal both sides are taking their sweet time hammering out will touch on many issues besides how much money billionaires and millionaires can divide between themselves. Hopefully they address the shift, a need for a pitch clock and, as far as the Rangers are concerned, realignment. The Rangers […]
The man they called Big Papi, David Ortiz, made it into the Hall of Fame. He was named on 77.9 percent of the writers’s votes, needing only 75 percent for entry. He is only the third full-time DH to make it, after Edgar Martinez and Frank Thomas. Yes, there was […]
Last week the New York Yankees named Rachel Balkovek as the manager for their Low-A minor league affiliate the Tampa Tarpons. As expected, the move got a lot of press. Anytime there is a first like this in any aspect of life, it gets people’s attention. While I am happy […]
Last night on MLB Network Radio, they played a Cubs-Rangers game from 2007. Hearing Eric Nadel in January was a breath of fresh air. Rangers fans might not hear him for a long long time. (Today, both sides are meeting for the first time in nearly 40 days. Then the […]
In this battle between players and owners, in which both sides should be hated by most baseball fans, MLB just added another reason on the pile to hate the owners. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has very thin skin. And, apparently, no spine. He fired legendary broadcaster Ken Rosenthal from MLB […]
Well, next year is no longer next year. It’s this year now. And pitchers and catchers are due to report in around 45 days, assuming mid-February. But the real start date is February 26. That’s the first Spring Training games, when the money starts. When the towns in Arizona and […]
