Are you a backup catcher who is only playing because the regular catcher is injured? Are you a catcher who nobody pays attention to on a team that nobody cares about? Do you need that one big, monumental day at the plate that you can be remembered for in an […]
Jack Leiter’s numbers might not look great in his major league debut, but he deserved better. It started off well enough. He struck out the first batter he faced. And the third. He allowed two baserunners in the first but didn’t break, getting out of it without a run scoring. […]
This day seemed like it would never get here. Jack Leiter is finally making his major league debut today in Detroit. He was the second pick in the first round of the 2021 draft, after a brilliant but COVID-shorted two-year career with Vanderbilt, where he was 13-4 with a 2.05 […]
Where is the gas? Where is the power? In this anemic streak the Rangers are in, the only way they are going to score is if they get three hits in an inning. That means they can get only one run an inning, maybe two. But the big inning, that’s […]
Have the Rangers found a closer? When they signed Kirby Yates early in the offseason, it didn’t get the fanfare that Josh Hader’s or Craig Kimbrel’s signings got. But Yates had been a successful closer. An All-Star, in fact. He made the All-Star team with San Diego in 2019 as […]
Since starting the season 6-2, the Rangers have reversed course and gone 2-6 their next eight games. Two losses to Houston, two to Oakland, two more to Houston. It’s been a lack of offense, no clutch hitting, very little power, bullpen failures and, just when they needed another great start […]
It’s easy to blame yesterday’s loss on a bullpen collapse. After all, that’s exactly what happened. Andrew Heaney was in trouble all game, walking Astros, giving up hits, loading the bases. While he was able to get out of it, he wasn’t even able to get through five innings, being […]
Welcome to the major leagues, Wyatt Langford. You will have the best facilities. You will have the best training. You will have the best accommodations. You will have the worst umpire in the history of umpires—major league, minor league, college, high school, little league or pee wee league. Angel Hernandez […]
What happened to the Rangers offense? Remember when it was thought the Rangers were going to bludgeon their opponents with a lineup that was stacked one through nine? That hasn’t happened lately. Since beating Houston in the second game of the four-gamer 7-2, the offense has pretty much gone cold. […]
Who is the best pitcher in baseball? Who is 3-0 after three starts? Only one pitcher. Cody Bradford. Other pitchers are 3-0, but they’ve had more than three starts. Tyler Glasnow, Shelby Miller, and Luke Weaver. But the Rangers fifth starter, who seemed to be on the bubble, has had […]
