Latest news and updates about the Rangers
Good morning, LSB. The Houston Astros have struck big in free agency with the signing of Japanese star pitcher Tatsuya Imai. MLB dot come makes a 2026 prediction for every team. And MLB Pipeline lists a breakout candidate from each team’s farm system. They picked someone other than Sebastian Walcott for the Rangers. That’s all […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Morning, all! Tyler Mahle, who originally joined the Rangers while recovering from Tommy John surgery prior to the 2024 season, has signed with the Giants. Over at Yahoo Sports they have three New Year’s resolutions for the Texas Rangers. And that’s all I’m finding this morning.
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
2025, as a season, was a season that can be qualified as a mixed bag for Luisangel Acuña, in the most generous of terms. Acuña, who was acquired from the Texas Rangers for Max Scherzer during the Great Sell-off of 2023, was a divisive prospect at the time, despite his clear Top 100 stature by […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Approaching the midway point of the season, the Rangers are still a middle of the pack team at best and can’t maintain any form of consistency as injuries continue to hold them back.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes about the hopes for a bounce back season for Josh Jung after becoming something of the poster child for the team’s woes at the plate in 2025. And, while looking for a breakout candidate for 2026, Landry writes that Jack Leiter appears primed for an even better year after a […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
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 relief pitcher Marc Church. Last offseason, Chris Young went about building […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Good morning. Evan Grant explains his Hall of Fame ballot. Paul Casella notes that Andrew Heaney — one of only a few people in human history to be the winning pitcher in a World Series game for the Texas Rangers — is calling it a career. Grant notes that the Rangers signed veteran right hander […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Good morning, LSB. MLB dot com has a list of one prospect to watch for each team in 2026. Rather mundane Rangers selection tbh. The Athletic has a list of the weirdest and wackiest MLB injuries in 2025. And that appears to be about all there is out there today. Have a good weekend!
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Good morning, LSB. The DMN’s Kevin Sherrington has his annual regrets column in which he admits the 2025 Rangers were one of several things he was wrong about this year. Jayson Stark also continues his Strange But True series for 2025. And MLB dot com has a list of each team’s farthest home run in […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
and Happy Holidays Team News D-backs Reliever Showed Potential in Lone Opportunity https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/d-backs-reliever-showed-potential-montes-de-oca Former Diamondbacks Outfielder Signs with Pirateshttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/former-diamondbacks-outfielder-signs-pirates-fletcher-mena Merrill Kelly Gave Honest Statement About Being Traded to Rangers https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbac...
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Morning, all! Jacob Webb has signed a one year deal with the Chicago Cubs, joining fellow former Ranger relievers Hoby Milner and Phil Matom. And that’s all I’m seeing out there today.
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Were you an effective member of the 2025 Texas Rangers bullpen? Congratulations! You’re now on the Chicago Cubs! Following in the footsteps of Phil Maton and Hoby Milner , righty Jacob Webb is joining the rebuilt Cubs bullpen: Webb is set to make $1.5 million in 2026 with incentives that can push it to $2 million, league sources said. The option is worth $2.5 million with incentives that can push it to $3 million. https://t.co/FYmqCdkTCS — Will Sammon (@WillSammon) December 23,...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
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 outfielder Dustin Harris. Dustin Harris had a weirdly memorable time in the […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Good morning. Happy Festivus! Kennedi Landry writes that the Texas Rangers head into 2026 with Sebastian Walcott as their top prospect for another year, but they’re in no rush to promote him. Mike Axisa writes that health for Evan Carter would be the perfect gift for the Rangers to find under their tree this year. […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Good morning. Evan Grant plays Santa and hands out Christmas gifts for each of the Texas Rangers, despite Ray Davis leaving a lump of coal in our stockings. Zach Crizer writes that the Rangers have been making some smart signings this winter, but are lacking in impactful moves. And, Andrew Simon notes that the Rangers […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Texas Rangers officially announced the signings of relief pitchers Chris Martin and Alexis Diaz this past week. Diaz’s signing was announced on December 16 and is for one year for what has been reported to be $1 million plus another $500K in potential incentives. Martin’s signing was announced on December 19 and is for […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Tom Henke turns 68 today. Seeing the age of some of these guys makes me feel older than when I think of my age. The Blue Jays got Henke as compensation for the Rangers’ signing of Jays’ free-agent Cliff Johnson. Back then, teams that signed another free agent gave up a player to the original […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers have officially signed reliever Chris Martin. The Angels have reached a settlement with the family of Tyler Skaggs, putting an apparent end to that saga. The Orioles might be good next year. And MLB dot com has a list of each team’s best single-game performance in 2025. That’s all for […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
Good morning, LSB. Evan Grant gets to know new Rangers hitting coach Justin Viele, the man in charge of flipping this offense around. Kennedi Landry writes about Viele and the Rangers’ three-headed hitting coach staff as well. The Rangers have reached agreements with seven non-roster invitees to spring training. The team also announced its award […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Texas Rangers have announced the 2025 award winners for the team, as voted upon by the D/FW chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Wyatt Langford was named the team’s Player of the Year. The outfielder avoided a sophomore slump, slashing .241/.344/.431 in 134 games, going 22 for 28 on stolen base attempts, […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Time brings the mighty low. It makes the tall stoop, the proud humble themselves. We know this implicitly. We just wish it wouldn’t apply to our free agent signings. Enter Adolis García. At the end of the 2023 season he was riding a great Texas-sized wave, hoisting a Gold Glove, the ALCS MVP trophy, and […]
From The Good Phight | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
We are doing #8 again because I didn’t include the voting form in yesterday’s post. Doh! Who is the #8 prospect in the Rangers’ farm system right now? Cast your vote below…
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Morning, all! Evan Grant observes that the Rangers are trying to put together a bullpen out of castoffs and spare parts but that they have a decent track record of actually pulling that off. And that’s all I’m finding this morning.
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
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 outfielder Leody Taveras. I come to bury Leody, not to praise […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Potentially, no reliever in the entire sport saw a larger dropoff in performance from their 2024 to 2025 production than the veteran Kirby Yates, perfectly encapsulating a trying year for a Dodger bullpen that failed to live up to expectations. Signed to a very lucrative one-year deal following a magnificent campaign with the Texas Rangers, […]
From True Blue LA | about 2 months ago | 5 reads