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Good morning, LSB. A new era begins in RangerLand as Texas’ World Series heroes Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim and Josh Sborz were all non-tendered yesterday. Those 3 along with Jacob Webb are now all free agents, The Athletic touches on Garcia and a couple other intriguing non-tendered players. And Fangraphs talks a little Joc Pederson […]
The Texas Rangers have non-tendered Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim, Josh Sborz and Jacob Webb, the team announced today, making each of the four free agents. In addition, the team announced that it had re-signed outfielder Sam Haggerty to a one year deal. Nothing exactly shocking in this news. When the arbitration projections came out, we […]
The 2026 Texas Rangers ZiPS projections are out at Fangraphs. Woo hoo!!! You will be shocked to learn that ZiPS really likes Wyatt Langford, who is projected to be the best player on the Rangers in 2026. Corey Seager? Also projected to be a star. Marcus Semien? Projected to be quite good. On the pitching […]
Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at reliever Kenley Jansen. The 38 year old Jansen Jansen just wrapped up his 16th major league season, spending 2025 as the closer for the Anaheim Angels. […]
Good morning, LSB. On tender deadline day, Jeff Wilson writes that the end is near for Adolis Garcia and Jonah Heim. The Rangers’ ZiPS projections are up at Fangraphs. And The Athletic has some scouts rank the offseason’s free agent pitchers. That’s all for this morning. Happy Friday!
Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at first baseman Pete Alonso. Alonso is a 31 year old (as of next month) righthanded hitting first baseman who has spent his entire career with the […]
Morning, all! Jordan Tiegs has been tapped as the Rangers’ new pitching coach, and has big shoes to fill after the departure of Mike Maddux. The Ranger rotation looks to improve on their 2025 campaign, though that would be a tall order. The Yankees have signed former Ranger infielder Jonathan Ornelas.
Last night, word broke about a deal between the Baltimore Orioles and Anaheim Angels that had outfielder Taylor Ward going to the O’s in exchange for pitcher Grayson Rodriguez. The reaction to the deal was befuddlement. The Orioles had been seeking a righthanded outfield bat, and the 31 year old Ward fits the bill in […]
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Morning, all! The Rangers are shopping Jonah Heim and Adolis Garcia ahead of Friday’s arbitration deadline. Both players have been near the bottom of qualifying players in OPS over the last two years. And that’s about all I am seeing out there this morning.
The Texas Rangers have purchased the contracts of righthanded pitchers David Davalillo and Leandro Lopez and first baseman Abimelec Ortiz, the team announced today. With those moves, the 40 man roster now stands at 38. Today was the deadline for adding players to the 40 man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft. There […]
Outfielder Trent Grisham of the New York Yankees, infielder Gleyber Torres of the Detroit Tigers, and pitchers Brandon Woodruff of the Milwaukee Brewers and Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs have accepted the qualifying offer from their respective teams, it was announced today. Each player is now under contract for $22.05 million for the 2026 […]
Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at starting pitcher Chris Bassitt. Bassitt is a righthander who was a late bloomer, not really establishing himself until the 2019 season. He just finished up a […]
Good morning. Jeff Passan has a big ol’ offseason preview covering everything from free agency to the potential trade market. Notably, he writes that the Texas Rangers are trying to trade Jonah Heim and Adolis Garcia ahead of Friday’s tender deadline. R.J. Anderson includes Heim as a prime non-tender decision, along with others like former […]
The 2026 Baseball Writers Association of America has released the Hall of Fame ballot for 2026, and the first time eligible group, made up of players who last appeared in the majors in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, is somewhat lacking. The first time eligibles are: Ryan Braun Shin-Soo Choo Edwin Encarnacion Gio Gonzalez Alex Gordon […]
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at infielder Nick Ahmed. Yes, Nick Ahmed played for the Texas Rangers […]
Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at catcher J.T. Realmuto. After starting his career with the Marlins, Realmuto was traded to Philadelphia after the 2018 season for a package headed by Jorge Alfaro […]
Good morning. Evan Grant writes about the mystery of the offensive outage at Globe Life Field where the Texas Rangers have struggled to score runs in recent seasons. With the deadline to accept qualifying offers looming, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman list the top 50* free agents that are up for grabs this winter. *49 […]
The Seattle Mariners and first baseman Josh Naylor have agreed to terms on a five year deal, per Jeff Passan. No details yet on the terms. Naylor, a 28 year old first baseman, was originally a first round pick of the Miami Marlins back in 2015. He was traded a year later to San Diego […]
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers news is non-existent this morning. Over at ESPN, Michael Rothstein writes that the testimony in the Tyler Skaggs civil trial has not gone well for the Los Angeles Angels. David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column up at Fangraphs.
Good morning, LSB. Jeff Wilson writes about Travis Jankowski finding peace of mind in rejoining the Rangers. You know our guy’s gonna be out in the outfield grass barefoot again. The Athletic’s Jim Bowden says closers and catchers are getting the most buzz at GM meetings, with the Rangers involved in both. And your Surprise […]
Good morning, LSB. On MLB Awards night, Jacob deGrom was named AL Comeback Player of the Year. Shawn McFarland writes about Travis Jankowski signing on as the Rangers first base coach already with the respect of the players — including the ones who took his job. Your favorite Arizona Fall League team the Surprise Saguaros […]
Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at outfielder Kyle Tucker. Tucker is a 28 year old right fielder who was with the Houston Astros prior to being traded to the Chicago Cubs this […]
Morning, all! The Rangers have announced some coaching staff changes for 2026 which include Travis Jankowski and his fierce flow. Chris Young is not in the least bit afraid of somehow making the Rangers a better team in 2026 while reducing payroll. Young’s statements ahead of the GM meetings hint at a future where some […]
Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers has won the American League Cy Young Award for the second year in a row, while Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates has won the National League Cy Young Award. Skubal received 26 first place votes and four second place votes. Garrett Crochet of the Boston Red Sox finished […]