Baseball teams are smart. They have scouts. They watch game film. If a rookie comes up and starts killing it, they eventually find his weakness. So, it’s no surprise opposing teams have figured out how to beat the Rangers. After considerable scouting, teams know that the secret to keeping the […]
Since sweeping the Angels in a three-game series in mid-April, the Rangers have now lost six series in a row, losing the rubber game in Boston yesterday in typical 2025 Rangers fashion 5-0. It was another uninspiring offensive performance. The Rangers actually got more walks than hits. They had a […]
Oh yeah, you still need a bullpen. With all the agony over the bats going silent, you forget that the bullpen is starting to show cracks. Just as the offense is finally starting to heat up, the bullpen melted down. Tyler Mahle was allowed to go only five innings, leaving […]
Bret Boone has a good first day on the job. His employees showered him with gifts. Josh Smith brought him three singles. So did Adolis Garcia. Joc Pederson, the poster boy for getting hitting coaches fired, offered up two hits. Two. In one game! Recently, it took him two week […]
After a sustained period of putrid offense, the Rangers have started to make some significant changes. Donnie Ecker is out as offensive coordinator, replaced by Bret Boone. Leody Taveras is out as the Rangers centerfielder, replaced by Evan Carter, who is being activated from the minor leagues today for the […]
The Rangers needed to go nuclear, and they started. Yesterday, they fired their offensive co-ordinator Donnie Ecker, one more remnant of the Jon Daniels era. It’s never cause for celebration when a coach loses his job, but that comes with the territory. This Rangers offense—that he was in charge of—has […]
Maybe voodoo is the answer. They’ve tried extra batting practice. They’ve tried shuffling the lineup. They tried sending guys down to the minor leagues. No matter what the Rangers try, they cannot hit. They cannot score runs. They are not a good team and all the press conferences and wishes […]
Seattle 13, Texas 1. It appears rock bottom is further down than anyone thought. ***** *****
Finally, Blaine Crim is getting his shot. He’s twenty-eight. He’s been toiling away in the Rangers system for six seasons, ever since they drafted him in the nineteenth round of the 2019 draft. Some guys are victims of the stigma of being drafted in a late round, just like others […]
After taking the night off Tuesday to allow their substitute team to score 15 runs, the Rangers offense returned to inaction on Wednesday. The results were expected. One run scored. Eleven runners left on base. Sixth straight games without a home run. General Manager Chris Young said his patience is […]
