Nothing noteworthy has happened in Rangers world in the last few days. I’m grateful for that; it has been nice not to have to panic-leave any family gatherings to go write up a trade or a free-agent signing. But that also means we don’t have many baseball updates for you. There is one major announcement […]
9 Stories to Look Forward to in 2018
We’re getting ahead of ourselves, of course. It’s not yet Christmas, and I’m already pulling on the bit a little, nudging my head towards green grass and white lines and cracking bats and popping mitts. The free agent market hasn’t even fully shaken out, and there’s every chance that the next week renders this list […]
Winter Meetings Day 2: re-Yu-nion? I apologize for this headline.
Earlier today, after the news broke that Arlington native Chris Martin would be returning home for the 2018 season, there was a brief flurry of Twitter action when one national reporter tweeted that the Rangers and Mets were in talks about a Jurickson Profar / Matt Harvey deal. It didn’t seem to make much sense […]
12/9/17 – The Rangers Upset Update, featuring: Jake Diekman’s award
The intro to the Upset Update got a little long, so I made it into its own entry over in the Writer’s Room: “Welcome to the Winter Meetings“. It has been a day. Let’s get to rounding up the baseball stuff from the last few days. 1. Shohei Ohtani chose the Angels. …Welcome to the […]