Adrian Beltre is the undisputed heart and soul of this team, a role he inherited from Michael Young a few years back. As long as Beltre is in the lineup, the Rangers have a legitimate shot to win. There was talk about trading him earlier this year, and I get […]
The off-season quiet produced a few notes about the Ranger on MLBTradeRumors.com. Here they are: Colby Lewis, who underwent meniscus surgery after the playoffs, will have a checkup later this week. The Rangers are interested in re-signing Lewis, of course, since he won seventeen games for them in 2015, but […]
It’s not a big as “the Trade” that netted five players for Mark Tiexiera, and that made Jon Daniels as a GM. It’s not as important as the Hamels trade that turned around a Rangers struggling season and propelled them to a division title. But yesterday’s trade with Seattle […]
On MLB.com, Dan O’Dowd, a former GM, has a good article about four free agents he thinks will be a bargain. Good read. Check it out.
So, what to the Rangers need? I can see a scenario where they don’t do much. After all, they did win the division. If you look at it, they seem set at every position. I can see Daniels thinking that is enough. I can see Daniels adding pieces for backup, […]
Bullpens are volatile. One year a core group of guys is being called on in critical game situations, the next year they are not even trusted to close out a twenty-run lead. Look no further than Tanner Scheppers. He was reliable in 2013, until he picked a fight in a […]
This is the deepest market for free-agent pitchers I can ever remember. Last year, it was Max Scherzer and everyone else. This year, there are about a half dozen aces available, and another half dozen pitchers who could turn around a rotation. I would be very surprised if the Rangers […]
Left field was mostly a dead zone for the Rangers in 2015. They used a dozen different players in left, most of them failed. Then, when they finally found one who worked, he broke down. I wrote about it back in September when a desperate Jeff Banister inserted Mike Napoli into left […]
Here is the list of free agent shortstops available this off-season. Sadly, some badly needed upgrades could be found, but the Rangers are seemingly not in a position to move Elvis Andrus and his restrictive contract: Joaquin Arias (31) Mike Aviles (35) Willie Bloomquist (38) Asdrubal Cabrera (30) Ian Desmond […]
Here are the Rangers offense leaders for 2015, with where they ranked league-wide in parenthesis. Hits 1. Fielder 187 (3) 2. Beltre 163 (21) 3. Andrus 154 (29) 4. Choo 153 (30) 5. Moreland 131 (57) 2Bs 1. Andrus 34 (16) 2. Beltre 32 (28) 2. Choo 32 (28) 4. […]