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MLB Trade Rumors: Shane Baz is going to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielders Slater de Brun and Austin Overn, catcher Caden Bodine, pitcher Michael Forret, and a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick, per multiple reports. Baz, 26, was a first round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017, and was sent to […]
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The San Diego Padres have re-signed pitcher Michael King to a three year deal with a pair of opt outs that could net King up to $75 million. King was…I hesitate to say “the” prize of the Juan Soto trade for the Padres, but he was at least a prize, a big one. He had […]
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Congratulations to A.J. Russell, who was voted the #8 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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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 […]
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The Cleveland Guardians and reliever Shawn Armstrong have agreed to terms on a one year, $5.5 million deal, per reports. If the name “Shawn Armstrong” sounds familiar to you, you might be a Rangers fan. Armstrong was picked up last offseason by Texas on a one year deal for $1.125 million. The righthander ended up […]
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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, […]
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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…
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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.
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MLB Rumors: Luke Weaver and the New York Mets, and Brad Keller and the Philadelphia Phillies, have agreed to free agent deals, per multiple reports. Weirdly, Weaver and Keller are each reportedly getting two year, $22 million deals — the same amount that it was reported yesterday that the San Francisco Giants and Adrian Houser […]
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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 Leody Taveras. I come to bury Leody, not to praise […]
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Congratulations to Alejandro Rosario, who was voted the #7 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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Morning, all! Adolis Garcia has signed with the Phillies and expects facing the Rangers on opening day to be an emotional experience. The Rangers are treading on familiar ground as they resign Chris Martin in their efforts to build a bullpen for 2026. Chris Young responded to questions about the Rangers heading into 2026 with […]
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The Texas Rangers and pitcher Chris Martin have agreed to terms on a one year deal, per reports. No word yet on the amount, though I’m guessing it is around $4-5 million. Martin, 39, is an Arlington native who signed with the Rangers prior to 2018 after spending two years pitching in Japan. He was […]
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Remember Adrian Houser? Journeyman righthander, was an NRI with the Rangers last spring, had a good camp, made eight starts and a relief appearance for Round Rock (with a 5.03 ERA) before opting out of his deal to join the Chicago White Sox rotation? Well, he reportedly has agreed to terms on a two year, […]
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Congratulations to Winston Santos, who was voted the #6 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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Good morning. Kennedi Landry’s newsletter for the week covers the Corey Seager trade rumors that were snuffed out after a little bit of smoke last week. Jeff Wilson writes about where things stand for the Texas Rangers after adding a few vets to the roster following the Winter Meetings. Brian Murphy and Landry tackle the […]
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The Texas Rangers officially announced the signings of catcher Danny Jansen and pitcher Tyler Alexander yesterday. Jansen has a two year deal with a mutual option for 2028, while Alexander has a one year deal. News broke of the Rangers reaching a deal with Jansen on Friday night, with Jansen reportedly getting $14.5 million guaranteed […]
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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 Josh Jung. There is a level of irony in the fact that […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
MLB Rumors: Adolis Garcia and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to terms on a one year, $10 million deal, per Francys Romero. Garcia, who turns 33 in March, was non-tendered by the Texas Rangers in November after his second straight disappointing offensive season in 2025. Garcia was a huge part of the Rangers’ 2023 World […]
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Congratulations to Caden Scarborough, who was voted the #5 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little over a third of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough Moving on… Who is […]
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Good morning. Evan Grant writes that the Texas Rangers have been quietly adding to their roster here at the midway point of the offseason. Per MLB Trade Rumors, Chris Young was on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM where he shot down the Corey Seager trade rumors. At ESPN, new Rangers manager Skip Schumaker was included […]
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Good morning, folks… Starting pitcher Merrill Kelly, who finished the 2025 season with the Texas Rangers, is returning to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a 2 year, $40 million deal. Also agreeing to terms on a 2 year, $40 million deal are the New York Mets and infielder Jorge Polanco. David Laurila has his Sunday Notes […]
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MLB Rumors: Kenley Jansen and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to terms on a one year deal with a club option, per multiple reports. The 38 year old Jansen spent the 2025 season with the Anaheim Angels on a one year, $10 million deal. He put up a 2.59 ERA, albeit with a 3.98 FIP […]
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Good morning, LSB. The Rangers struck in free agency last night with a Friday flurry of moves that brings three new players to Texas. Evan Grant writes about the Rangers knocking out a good portion of their to do list in one blow. Jeff Wilson has more details on the “Friday night trifecta.” And the […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Texas Rangers have agreed to one year contracts with righthanded reliever Alexis Diaz and lefthanded reliever Tyler Alexander, per reports. This news broke literally as I hit publish on the post regarding the Rangers agreeing to a deal with Danny Jansen. No financial terms on the deals with the pitchers, which I assume are […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads