This piece has been a long time coming. I saw Jurickson Profar late in the 2017 season when I wanted to see Willie Calhoun (the return for Darvish) in person. I had heard concerning things regarding Profar’s future projection and it was easy to buy into them after his consistently subpar numbers at the MLB […]
A defiant shining of feel-good news: It’s the 12/20/17 Rangers Upset Update
I reached into the glove compartment and procured a paper towel to wipe yesterday’s life off my glasses. wipe, wipe, rub, rub. It was going to be a full day, and I needed to see clearly. I turned the windshield wipers on high and tried to keep the deluge of December precipitation off my windshield. […]
Perez goes to bullpen, breaks elbow *rimshot*
Add this to the list of weird injuries that a cold and uncaring universe has foisted upon Texas Rangers players: Martin Perez broke his right (non-throwing) elbow last week in an “incident” with a bull at his ranch in Venezuela. He underwent surgery yesterday, and is expected to miss the first month of the season.
Rangers Mailbag? Rangers Mailbag (Including Cole Hamels Beard Talk?)
I haven’t ever done a mailbag before, mostly because of my own sense of inadequacy. Imposter syndrome is real, and every day that I cover the Rangers, I’m acutely aware that I’m the guy in the (clubhouse, manager’s office, Winter Meetings) who knows the least about baseball. Spending a decade as a musician before you […]
Cutting Down on the Cutter: Matt Moore Talks 2018 Adjustment
One thing is quite clear when listening to Matt Moore: he is very self-aware … now. Like most of us, however, that wasn’t necessarily always the case. When he spoke to the Rangers media for the first time since being traded from San Francisco on Friday, the obvious question came up pretty quickly: how about that […]
Scouting Report: Ronald Guzman
It seems like Ronald Guzman has been around forever. He was acquired by the Rangers during the same international signing period as Nomar Mazara, but didn’t break out offensively the same way that Mazara did. The 6’5” 245-pound first baseman was expected to develop game power that would catch up to a more advanced hit […]