He hasn’t pitched in a major league game since July of 2021. He came down with a flexor tendon strain in his throwing arm that May, came back for six starts, felt arm pain again, was dealt to the Dodgers, where he never pitched a game for them. He had […]
Let’s get the bad news out of the way in spring when it doesn’t matter as much. First Corey Seager will miss the spring training and the exhibition season because of hernia surgery. Now, Josh Jung, who is injured once a season, has a calf strain that is going to […]
Here’s an interesting trend that Rangers fans would like to see end. Bruce Bochy won the World Series in 2010. In 2011, his team failed to make the playoffs. Bruce Bochy won the World Series in 2012. In 2013, his team failed to make the playoffs. Bruce Bochy won the […]
This spring, the spotlight is on Jack Leiter. Could the baseball gods finally smile on the Rangers and have at least one Jon Daniels pitching draft pick succeed. Just one. Please? Leiter was so good in college (2.08 ERA) and has been so disappointing as a pro (5.37). He started […]
Starting his second full season on the job and already Chris Young has mastered advanced-level general manager speak. In his first spring press conference, Young told Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News that any notable acquisitions are unlikely at this point. Notable. Unlikely. Always good to use gray words. Before diving […]
The three greatest words. It means baseball actives have officially started. And that means baseball is back. Pitchers and catchers report to Surprise. Let the groin pulls begin.
The equipment trucks are loaded and heading to Surprise, Arizona. Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow. The rest of the team reports Monday. The first exhibition game is in ten days, Friday, February 23. With the start of spring training, the most successful season in Rangers’ history will officially be in […]
Probably the most overused adage in baseball is you can never have enough pitching. As pitchers and catchers report on Wednesday, the Rangers have a total of five healthy starting pitchers on their entire forty-man roster. Five. Nathan Eovaldi, Jon Gray, Andrew Heaney, Dane Dunning, and Cody Bradford. And nobody […]
The Athletic, which is a subscription-based sports site now owned by the New York Times, put out its offseason report card. The Texas Rangers earned a D. Their offseason needs were, of course, another starter, a certified closer, bullpen depth, and a DH. They got bullpen depth. The Rangers needed […]
Rangers Rounding 3rd lost another member last month. John Nathan Whitten, who posted here under a few names and was always a positive force in RR3 Nation, passed away in January. According to his obituary, “Nate’s journey was one marked by a profound commitment to the field of mathematics and […]
