Chris Young's Bullpen Reconstruction
Going into the offseason I think everybody knew that the bullpen was going to be the main focus of the Rangers offseason moves. With numerous free agent relievers available Chris Young had his work cut out for him. Chris Young has made a flurry of reliever signings. First, Chris young started out with signing former Seattle Mariners prospect Luis Curvelo who is currently 24 years old. He started his pro ball career in 2019 in the Dominican summer league. He has a career minor league ball ERA of
Rangers Options at the Closer Position
With under three weeks until pitchers and catchers report for spring training the Rangers are roughly 6 million dollars before the luxury tax according to Roster Resource, meaning they are likely done doing any major signings so they probably won't sign a closer. However, President of Baseball Operations Chris Young has said they will stay open minded and will make a move if it makes the team better. Going into the offseason the Rangers addressed that they were not going to go over the luxury ta
How did the Rangers do in Keith Law's Top 100 Prospects?
At 7:20am this morning The Athletic posted an article by Keith Law about his top 100 prospects in baseball. Law has covered the sport since 2006 and prior to that was a special assistant to the general manager for the Toronto Blue Jays. With MLB Pipeline and Baseball America's top 100 lets see how the Rangers faired for Law's top 100 prospects Sebastian Walcott He ranked Walcott as the number 2 prospect in all of baseball. It is safe to say he is very high on Walcott as are all of Ranger fans.
Owen White Trade and What Does it Mean
Owen White was draft in 2018 in the 2nd round 55th overall. He was committed to play at the University of South Carolina but was drafted. However, White needed Tommy John surgery in 2019 so he didn't throw. Then we all know about what happened in 2020. He didn't throw his first professional inning till 2021 where he throw two innings in rookie ball then was called up to Low A where he finished the year. In 2021 he logged a total of 35 1/3 innings posting a 3.06 ERA while striking out 56 hitters,
Nathaniel Lowe Trade Breakdown
At 4:41 PM on Thursday December 22nd, Jeff Passan tweeted saying that Nathaniel Lowe has been traded to the Washington Nationals. Five Minutes later he tweeted the return being left-handed reliever Robert Garcia. This trade caught me by surprise, I was kind of shocked by this move. Let's dive into this move more. At first I will admit I did not like this move at first, but the more I dove into the return the Rangers got; I was good with the move. The player we got back in the deal is Robert Gar