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Congratulations to Emiliano Teodo, who was voted the #13 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a third of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
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Morning, all! Jeff Wilson voted for Shin Soo Choo on his Hall of Fame ballot because, while he wasn’t the first Korean player or position player to transition to the MLB, he had the best career among them. I also have a soft spot for Choo because he made time to shoot a video with […]
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MLB Rumors: Kirby Yates and the Anaheim Angels have agreed to terms on a one year, $5 million deal, while fellow righty reliever Hunter Harvey and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a one year, $6 million deal, with $1.5 million in incentives, per reports. In addition — and potentially related to the […]
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Congratulations to Leandro Lopez, who was voted the #12 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little over a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Congratulations to Yolfran Castillo, who was voted the #11 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a fifth of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
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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 […]
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Andrew Heaney, who was part of the Texas Rangers’ rotation in their 2023 championship season, has announced that he is retiring. Heaney, 34, was originally a first round pick of the Miami Marlins in 2012 out of Oklahoma State. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, 2014, as part of a seven […]
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Good morning, folks… MLB.com offers up a bounce back candidate for each club. The A’s have agreed to a seven year contract extension with outfielder Tyler Soderstrom. David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column. up at Fangraphs.
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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!
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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 […]
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Morning, all, and Merry Christmas! I am doing the links at 3:30 in the morning because I had to pu The only thing I found out there was this piece on SI.com about David Davalillo but it says that Davalillo’s 0.93 WHIP means that he gives up less than 1 walk or hit per 9 […]
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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.
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Jacob Webb and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a one year deal with a 2027 option, per reports. Webb is guaranteed $1.5 million with $500K in potential incentives bonuses, it is being reported. The 2027 option is for $2.5M with $500K in potential incentives. Webb was signed by the Texas Rangers last […]
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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 […]
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Congratulations to Devin Fitz-Gerald, who was voted the #10 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
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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. […]
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Congratulations to Alejandro Osuna, who was voted the #9 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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MLB Rumors: Munetaka Murakami and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a two year, $34 million contract, per multiple reports. Murakami, who turns 26 in February, is a lefthanded hitting third baseman with big time power, but who also has had major contact issues during his time in the NPB. In 69 […]
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Good morning, folks… I regret to inform you that the pre-Christmas Rangers news landscape is pretty barren. At least David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column up at Fangraphs.
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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 […]
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MLB Rumors: Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery are heading to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a three way trade involving the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros, per reports. Lowe, a 31 year old lefthanded hitting second baseman, slashed .256/.307/.477 last season in 134 games while posting a 1.9 bWAR and a […]
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