Mason Hovind

Mason Hovind

My name is Mason Hovind I am from Princeton, Texas. I attended Princeton High School and graduated in 2024. I am currently going to East Texas A&M majoring in Sport and Recreation management. I strive to share my passion for the game of baseball.

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Joe Barlow Back With The Rangers
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Joe Barlow Back With The Rangers

On February 16th the Rangers signed Joe Barlow to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Joe Barlow was with the organization in 2021-2023. In 2021 and 2022 Barlow was used as a leverage arm and even closed games logging 24 in the two years. In his rookie year Barlow logged a 1.55 ERA in 29 innings with 27 strikeouts. In 2022 Barlow tossed a 3.86 ERA in 35 innings with 28 strikeouts. However, Barlow was designated for assignment on July 30th in 2023. Barlow in 2023 threw 9 2/3 i
Chris Young's Bullpen Reconstruction
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
Have the Rangers fixed their Pitching Development Issue?
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Have the Rangers fixed their Pitching Development Issue?

The Rangers have been known for not being able to ever develop major league starters or just pitching in general. We all have seen that over the years with the Rangers teams being able to hit but pitching not being able to carry them to the end.  One of the most notable examples being David Clyde. He was drafted in 1973 after a decorated high school career being one of the most dominant high school pitchers ever. The Rangers decided to draft him and let him pitch two games in the big leagues to