The rain was absolutely tanking down outside, and a group of damp reporters sat in one of the offices at the Rangers’ Mercy Street complex as Jon Daniels broke the news in December that Martin Perez had broken his elbow at his ranch in Venezuela and that it was the fault of *deep breath* a […]
Just Dance, Dance, Dance: Alex Claudio does whatever he feels like he wants to do
It has been long enough by now that it’s okay to make Napoleon Dynamite references again. It’s retro now! Okay, okay. I know. The never-ending “Gosh!” quotes ruined it for you, me, and everyone else. But when I watch Alex Claudio pitch, I am sometimes reminded of one particular scene. For those of you who […]
September’s Beltre and January’s Daniels discuss Adrian’s future with the Rangers
Last September, we were told about an upcoming conversation between Jon Daniels and Adrian Beltre in which the latter—just two years the junior of his employer—would seek assurance from the former that the Rangers would, in fact, not be going into “rebuild mode”. Such a conversation probably isn’t out of the norm. But for him […]
What does 2018 hold for Ryan Rua?
Opening day, 2015. The Rangers and Yovani Gallardo are at O.co Stadium taking on the Oakland Athletics and Sonny Gray, who has allowed nary a single in seven innings. With the count 0-2, Ryan Rua smacks a ground ball between first and second base. The no-hit bid is over. Five pitches later, so is Rua’s […]
Shin-June Choohoun: Rangers OF/DH puzzle likely hinges on these two.
(Editor’s Note: We at the Upset are sorry for the unsettling photo. Also, the editor is me, Levi. Furthermore, I’m not actually sorry. I almost went Full Horrifying and added sea creatures, but decided this was sufficiently creepy for one January afternoon.) The whole scenario is a bit like a game of musical chairs. As […]
Rangers Mailbag: Defensive Metrics, a Bad Trade Idea, and it’s Fight Time
The first time we did a Rangers mailbag, this thing devolved into ranking the various stages of Cole Hamels’ beard. That seems like an unmitigated success to me, so let’s do another one! How much of an upgrade defensively is Cain to Delino in CF? — Kevin Turner (@ktfuntweets) January 6, 2018 Oh. OH. We’re […]