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Good morning, folks… MLB.com takes a look at each team’s biggest need entering this week’s winter meetings. Former Rangers owner Tom Hicks has died. David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column up at Fangraphs.
2 months ago | 4 reads
Good morning, LSB. Jeff Wilson writes that the Rangers’ offseason plan focuses on external priorities and internal improvements. MLB Pipeline offers up a Rule 5 candidate for every team. Aaaaand that appears to be about all there is this morning. Have a good weekend!
2 months ago | 11 reads
Good morning, LSB. Brandon Nimmo was officially introduced as a Texas Ranger on Thursday and will wear No. 24. Jeff Wilson writes that the Rangers have already had a busy offseason even before it’s time to start signing new players. Evan Grant breaks down the trade pieces available to the Rangers heading into the start […]
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 pitcher Carl Edwards, Jr. It is always kind of fun when a […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Morning, all! The Rangers have a gaping hole at catcher and don’t have a lot of resources available with which to plug that hole. Texas also has only 34 players on the 40 man roster, which means they have room to be players in the Rule 5 draft. And that’s all I’m seeing out there […]
2 months ago | 9 reads
The Colorado Rockies are hiring Josh Byrnes, senior vice president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as their general manager, per multiple reports. The Rockies hired Paul DePodesta as their president of baseball operations last month, so Byrnes will be the #2 guy with Colorado. Byrnes has been with the Dodgers since November […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Morning, all! Ranger Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins is among the 16 member contemporary era committee that will be considering the hall of Fame bids of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and six other candidates who fell short with the BWAA. As the Rangers start treading down the path to 2026 Evan Grant says the 2023 […]
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 pitcher Jon Gray. What a frustrating and disappointing season for the […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
Good morning. Evan Grant writes that, as we begin to navigate beyond an era which included the Texas Rangers winning the World Series, the players that are departing will be remembered for being the ones that got it done. Kennedi Landry checks out what’s next for the Rangers this offseason with the Winter Meetings kicking […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The New York Mets and free agent reliever Devin Williams have agreed to terms on a 3 year deal, per multiple reports. According to Jon Heyman, Williams gets a $6 million signing bonus paid out over the next three years, and $15 million per year for each of the three years of the deal, with […]
2 months ago | 1 read
With the Texas Rangers having made a trade involving players under contract for a lot of money, and with the non-tender deadline having passed, it is a good time to check in on the current state of the 2026 Texas Rangers’ payroll. We previously looked at the state of things in mid-October. The Texas Rangers […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Good morning. Things aren’t quite as warm right now on the hot stove as last week when the Texas Rangers traded Marcus Semien. With Anthony Rendon’s toxic pact in mind, Cody Stavenhagen checks out the “ugliest” contracts in baseball with Joc Pederson making the list despite a relatively short term. And, with a Pederson-sized sinkhole […]
2 months ago | 1 read
The Texas Rangers have signed free agent righthanded pitcher Anthony David Maui La’akea “Bubba” Hoopii-Tuionetoa to a minor league deal, per the MLB.com transactions page. So, this is kind of fun news. Hoopii-Tuionetoa was a 30th round pick of the 2019 draft out of Pierce College by the Rangers, and worked his way up the […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Good morning, folks… The Rangers stuff is pretty sparse today. Reliever Ryan Helsley and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed on a 2 year, $28 million deal, per reports. David Laurila has his Sunday notes column up at Fangraphs.
2 months ago | 3 reads
Good morning, LSB. MLB dot com lists the most difficult challenge awaiting each of the nine new MLB managers. And The Athletic discusses how the Mets will replace Brandon Nimmo, which is kind of a Rangers news story, I guess. We’re scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of content. That’s all for this […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Good morning, LSB. Not much out there on this, the day after Thanksgiving. The Athletic offers up one Black Friday free agent deal for every time. Fangraphs has a lovely piece up entitled “Stick Wyatt Langford in Center, You Cowards.” And in case you missed it read this profile on Jared Sandler and his wife […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Morning, all! Brandon Nimmo was a center fielder that the Mets moved to left after plantar fasciitis limited his mobility, but does he have the arm to play right field for the Rangers? Over at Fangraphs they argue that the concerns about Wyatt Langford’s defense early in his career were misplaced and it is time […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
MLB Rumors: Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a 7 year, $210 million deal, per reports. Some of that money is deferred, reportedly, though how much and on what terms are yet to be disclosed, so we will have to wait a bit to figure out what this deal […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Morning, all! The Rangers started the offseason with a pretty lengthy to-do list , but they’ve made significant progress in addressing the bullet points. The Rangers have signed infielder Jonah Bride to a minor league deal. Bride had a breakout year with the Marlins in 2025. Marcus Semien was surprised to hear he was going […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
The Boston Red Sox have acquired pitcher Sonny Gray and cash from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Richard Fitts, pitching prospect Brandon Clarke, and a player to be named later. Gray was due $35 million in 2026 under his original contract with the Cardinals, and would receive a $5 million buyout if […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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 Ryan O’Hearn. O’Hearn is a 32 year old lefthanded hitting 1B/DH. He did not hit while with the Royals, where he spent parts of […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes that the trade that sent Marcus Semien to New York basically hinged on Brandon Nimmo’s belief that the Texas Rangers can win. Kevin Sherrington writes that it’s now on Chris Young and gang to honor Nimmo’s belief in the org, even if it means having to get creative with the […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Texas Rangers have officially traded Marcus Semien to the New York Mets for Brandon Nimmo and cash considerations, the team announced this morning. And with that, the deal is done. I offered up some thoughts on the deal earlier this morning, though I admit I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
No one is going to be accusing Chris Young of being overly sentimental now, are they? In a span of a little over 48 hours, four of the key players from the Rangers’ magical 2023 World Series team were moved on from. Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim and Josh Sborz were non-tendered on Friday, and while […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes that the Texas Rangers were cooking on the hot stove yesterday by dealing Marcus Semien to the New York Mets for outfielder Brandon Nimmo. Shawn McFarland writes that the Rangers move even further into a new era by away trading their stoic iron man Gold Glove second baseman. Jeff Wilson […]
3 months ago | 2 reads