Bennie Bullock

I have been a Rangers fan since 1972. I have been blessed with a wonderful wife, three grown kids, and eight grandchildren. I am also the author of the book, God's Plan and God's Hornets, about some wonderful things God has done in my life.


Rangers Acquire Rule 5 Pick From Pittsburgh
Rule-5 Draft

Rangers Acquire Rule 5 Pick From Pittsburgh

The Rangers did not pick anyone in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft, but they did manage to come away with a Rule 5 pick, nonetheless. They made a trade with the Pirates who had the 5th selection. They traded Jaiker Garcia and cash considerations to Pittsburgh in return for the player the Pirates would select, RHP Carter Baumler. The team he was selected from was the Orioles who drafted him out of high school in the 5th round of the 2020 draft. Baumler will turn 24 at the end of next m
The Rangers Lack of Trade Currency

The Rangers Lack of Trade Currency

We are going to hear and read about a lot of trade rumors involving the Rangers between now and the end of the year. The only problem with going the trade route to improve the team is that we have very few really good prospects. If we make a big trade we may be left with hardly any really good prospects. We have so few really good prospects now that we are already hindered from offering what might be needed. The latest MLB Top Rangers Prospects list has these as our top 10 prospects: Sebastian
Latest Mock Draft Results for the Rangers
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Latest Mock Draft Results for the Rangers

There have been a lot of new mock drafts released over the past two or three days.  I have rounded up sixteen of them to study, in order to see who the Rangers could take at number 12 in the first round.  Once again, the only consistent theme in these mock drafts is that most of those creating them believe the Rangers want a shortstop, and most likely a high school shortstop. Latest Mock Draft Results for the Rangers in the First Round Baseball America - Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma MLB
Texas Rangers Draft Profile: Kyson Witherspoon
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Texas Rangers Draft Profile: Kyson Witherspoon

A few days ago, I wrote an article where I mentioned seven draft prospects as potential fits for the Rangers to select with their first-round draft pick.  The Rangers will draft 12th in the first round.  I also wrote another article where I profiled one of those seven potential fits.  That second article was about Ike Irish.  Of the seven prospects who are potential fits, he is the one I would most like to see the Rangers select.  There are three others, of those seven draft prospects, that I th
The Mocks Like High School Shortstops for the Rangers
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The Mocks Like High School Shortstops for the Rangers

We are just under two weeks away from the beginning of the 2025 MLB Draft.  There have been several updates to various mock drafts since our last article about the draft.  The MLB Draft Combine just finished up this past weekend.  Let’s take a look at who some of the first round mock drafts have the Rangers taking, and also look at an intriguing player who performed well at the combine and could be drafted by the Rangers on day one of the draft. The Latest Mock Drafts Baseball America – JoJo
Tis the Season For Mock Drafts and Draft Boards
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Tis the Season For Mock Drafts and Draft Boards

The 2025 MLB draft takes place in a little over two months.  Several individuals and publications have been creating mock drafts and draft prospect ranking boards for a good while now.  However, as the draft is getting closer and closer those boards and mock drafts are being published more frequently.  We are starting to get an idea of who the Texas Rangers might select at pick number twelve. As a Rangers fan, I have always enjoyed taking in as much draft prospect information as I can.  I think
Rangers' Prospects Rankings on Seven of This Spring's Top 100 Lists
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Rangers' Prospects Rankings on Seven of This Spring's Top 100 Lists

This spring has seen several baseball publications publish their new Top 100 Prospects lists.  They have all been consistent in which Rangers' prospects that they include in their lists.  They all have Kumar Rocker, Alejandro Rosario and Sebastian Walcott included in some order.  I have looked at seven different lists this spring.  I wanted to show how each publication has each of those three Rangers prospects ranked in their top 100.  I have listed each of them below.  I have also included an a
Rangers Will Have Opportunity to Add High Level Talent With First Pick
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Rangers Will Have Opportunity to Add High Level Talent With First Pick

The 2024 MLB draft is coming up soon on July 14.  For the first time it will take place right here in my hometown, the great city of Fort Worth.  The last three years, the Rangers have drafted in the first four picks of the draft.  It has always been an interesting exercise to study who the experts think the Rangers are going to draft.  That has been fairly easy the last three years.  This year, however, presents a while new challenge.  Because the Rangers are the defending World Series Champion