In the “There Are Stats About Everything” column, there is an article from MLB.com about how Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields is the fastest man in baseball. He reached twenty-one miles per hour over one hundred thirty times in 2015. It is believed the Rangers have the slowest man in […]
Former Texas first baseman Chris Davis reportedly agreed to a deal with the Orioles for seven years and $161 million. Texas catcher Robinson Chirinos agreed to a deal with the Rangers for $1.55 million. Which team made the better deal? I’d say the Rangers.
Every year MLB.com does a top prospects list for every major league team. Yesterday they published the top 30 prospects for the Ranger. Here it is. It will be interesting to see how many, if any, actually pan out, and how many, if any, actually make an impact with the […]
Yesterday, Jeff Banister underwent arthroscopic elbow surgery and rhinoplasty surgery at the Becker ENT Center, instantly putting him on general manager Jon Daniels’s radar. “Banister is just the kind of pitcher we like looking at.” He explained that as a general manager on a tight budget, he is always looking for pitchers with good […]
In an interview with Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tanner Scheppers said that, with all the changes in the Rangers bullpen at the end of last year and in the off-season, he is worried he will be a forgotten man. Don’t worry, Tanner. Everybody remembers how horribly you pitched. We […]
In what might be the final act of the Winter of 2015, the Texas Rangers have brought back Colby Lewis, perhaps the only seventeen-game winner in major league history to go unused in the playoffs. With his team up two games to none, needing just one more win to advance, Jeff […]
The winter meetings start today,
Another one about Elvis. Hopefully, another team’s GM will accidentally bump into RR3, read all these great things about Elvis, and make Daniels a trade offer he cannot refuse. I am trying to do my part. This one is from September 2. *** SEPTEMBER BASEBALL. September baseball is different than […]
Sports Illustrated writer Ben Reiter published his eighth annual Reiter 50, his list of the top fifty free agents and where he thinks the best fit for each one is. So far, he is 0-for-2, having picked Matt Weiters to go to the Braves (he accepted the Orioles’ qualifying offer) […]
A couple days ago, Derek Holland was on the radio talking about how his season ended, being asked to dredge up the shipwreck that was Game 3 of the division series against Toronto when he gave up six earned runs after what seemed like just two batters. “I didn’t do my job,” Holland […]