MLB- Texas Rangers
Blaine Crim to play in the LBPRC
After initially taking the winter off, Blaine Crim has signed to play again in the Liga Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) for the Indiod de Mayaguez. During the 2021-22 campaign with the Indios de Mayaguez, Crim slashed a line of .406/.452/.594/1.046 with 3 home runs, 25 RBI and took home the league batting champion title. Crim became the first US born player since 1948-49 to win the batting title and the .400 batting average mark. Crim is going back to help the Mayaguez in the pla
Rangers lose four prospects in Rule-5 Draft
The Texas Rangers lost four prospects in the 2022 Rule-5 Draft: RHP Mason Englert, Catcher Randy Florentino, OF Josh Stowers and RHP Seth Nordlin. The Rangers did not select any players. They didn't have room on their 40-man roster to select a player in the Major-League portion. In total, teams selected 82 players (4 from the Rangers) in this Rule-5 Draft. First, here are a couple of things to keep in mind in regards to the Rule-5 Draft. * Any player that was 18 and under at the time of thei
Texas Rangers sign Andrew Heaney
The Texas Rangers have once again addressed their biggest need (starting rotation) of the off-season by signing Andrew Heaney to a two-year $25MM deal. The deal includes an opt-out after the 2023 season and will cost the Rangers $25MM. That's an annual value of $12.5MM a year which isn't far from the spotrac calculated market value of $11.6MM. Heaney's services were reportedly in high-demand as there were multi-year offers from nine teams. And he chose Texas. Part of the reason he chose the Ra
Texas Rangers move up 3 spots in 2023 draft
MLB held its first ever draft lottery tonight during the Winter Meetings. The Texas Rangers will have the 4th overall pick in the 2023 draft. They moved up three spots with 5.50% odds. Here are the top 10 picks with their 2022 record and the 2023 draft order after the lottery. 1. Pirates (62-100): Up 2 2. Nationals (55-107) Down 1 3. Tigers (66-96): Up 3 4. Rangers (68-94): Up 3 5. Twins (78-84): Up 8 6. Athletics (60-102): Down 4 7. Reds (62-100): Down 3 8. Royals (65-97): Dow
Rangers land ace Jacob deGrom
In the world of Major League Baseball, the Texas Rangers turned the stove on and made the biggest splash of free agency so far by signing pitcher Jacob deGrom to a five-year $185MM deal yesterday. There is an option for a sixth year that can bring the value to a reported $222MM. The highly sought-after right-hander, at least by the Rangers and Mets, had been considered one of the best available arms on the market and it took an impressive financial package bring him to Texas. The AAV will make
Texas Rangers prospect Evan Carter won Rawlings Gold Glove
Evan Carter, the Texas Rangers' top prospect, has won the Rawlings Gold Glove award. MiLB and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the nine award winners last week. Carter is the second prospect in Texas Rangers and RougRiders history to win the award, joining Jose Trevino who won a gold glove at catcher in 2017 while assigned to the RoughRiders. It is a huge honor for any ballplayer, but it is especially impressive for someone who just turned 20 years old. Evan Carter's Road To
If I were the Texas Rangers GM
Needless to say this off-season is incredibly important for the Rangers. They are wanting to become competitive again in an AL West Division that is getting tougher. The Rangers have to compete with the World Series Champions, the Houston Astros, who have an excellent rotation even if they do end up losing Justin Verlander. Seattle is improving and isn't going anywhere for a while. Young Slugger Julio Rodriguez won the Rookie of the Year award. He hit .284 with 28 home runs and had 6.0 bWAR. T
Arlington to host 2024 MLB All-Star Game
MLB announced that the Texas Rangers will host the 2024 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlingon. The first time the Texas Rangers hosted the All-Star Game was in 1995 when the Temple was called the Ballpark in Arlington. When the All-Star Game comes in 2024 it will have been 29 years since the game was in Arlington. Globe Life Field is the newest stadium in MLB and cost Arlington taxpayers a pretty penny so it is nice to see Major League Baseball recognizing that. It'll be cool to se
Rangers protect 6 players from Rule-5 draft
Today was the deadline for qualifying offers to be accepted or rejected (Martín Pérez accepted) by players and it was also the deadline for teams to add any prospects to their 40-man roster for protection from the Rule-5 Draft coming in December. The Rangers added 6 players to their 40-man roster for protection from the 2022 Rule-5 draft. The number by the name is where they rank in the Rangers system by MLB website. #4 RHP Owen White, #7 INF Luisangel Acuna, #9 OF Dustin Harris, #10 RHP Cole
Surprise Saguaros win the 2022 AFL Championship
The 2022 Arizona Fall League Championship game was a thriller that went into extra innings and the Surprise Saguaros came out on top. They won by a final of 7-6 in 11 innings over the Desert Dogs. This was the Saguaros third championdhip but first since 2013 when they faced the Mesa Solar Sox and won in shutout fashion by a final of 2-0. They also won in 1995 when they were known as the Mesa Saguaros. The Rangers had 9 players in total that were on the Surprise Saguaros team but four played in