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Morning, all! Shawn McFarland continues his prospect countdown with left handed pitcher Dalton Pence at number 22 right handed pitcher Izack Tiger at number 21. There has been a lot of turnover in the Ranger bullpen, but Chris Young says that the best bullpens in baseball have a lot of moving parts. Evan Grant has […]
6 days ago | 3 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for March 4, 2026 against the Brazil WBC team. The WBC years means teams getting the occasional spring training matchups against the WBC squads from various countries. Today, Brazil is coming to Surprise to play the Texas Rangers. Not the whole country, to be clear. I don’t think the whole country would […]
6 days 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 starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Nathan Eovaldi makes me happy. I bet you […]
7 days ago | 2 reads
Jurickson Profar, the Atlanta Braves OF/DH who missed 80 games in 2025 due to a suspension for performance enhancing drugs, is facing a 162 game suspension for a second positive test, per Jeff Passan. Aside from missing the entire 2026 regular season and forfeiting his salary for 2026, Profar would also be ineligible for the […]
7 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning. Shawn McFarland offers a few observations from Texas Rangers camp yesterday, including some players beginning to filter out for the World Baseball Classic. Jeff Wilson writes that it was a busy day yesterday with Nathan Eovaldi getting in some work in on the back fields. Tim Cowlishaw got the DMN to pay for […]
7 days ago | 4 reads
Today the Texas Rangers welcome the Cleveland Guardians to Surprise, AZ for, wouldn’t you know it, yet another Cactus League matchup. LHP Austin Gomber gets the nod for Texas opposite RHP Slade Cecconi for Cleveland for the second time in like a week. Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Angel Martinez – CF Evan Carter – LF […]
8 days ago | 4 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 infielder Justin Foscue. Not a great 2025 season for Justin Foscue. […]
8 days ago | 2 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for March 2, 2026 against the Cleveland Guardians. Spring training games keep rolling along. Austin Gomber is starting this one, instead of Nathan Eovaldi, as Eovaldi will be pitching in a minor league game. The lineup: Carter — LF Langford — CF Seager — SS Pederson — DH Burger — 1B Smith […]
8 days ago | 1 read
The Texas Rangers optioned righthanded pitchers Winston Santos to AA Frisco and Emiliano Teodo to AAA Round Rock yesterday, per the MLB.com transactions page. The team has not formally announced those moves, though I assume they will do so today. Both Santos and Teodo are dealing with physical issues that are currently limiting him. Santos […]
8 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning. Shawn McFarland has a few observations regarding the Texas Rangers beating the Seattle Mariners in a spring training contest yesterday. McFarland also checks out what we learned from Surprise this week with new manager Skip Schumaker able to relate to the infielders in camp. Kennedi Landry writes about Jacob Latz attempting to graduate […]
8 days ago | 3 reads
Today the Texas Rangers travel over to Peoria, AZ where they will take on the reigning AL West champion Seattle Mariners who are fresh off being just a handful of outs away from the World Series before heartbreak last October. Texas will send LHP Jacob Latz to the mound opposite RHP Logan Gilbert for Seattle. […]
9 days ago | 3 reads
Good morning, folks… Shawn McFarland has Three Observations from the Rangers’ 7-6 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. Jack Leiter had a frustrating outing, but says he understands it is all about the process at this point. Rule 5 pick Carter Baumler threw 1 2/3 scoreless against the Dodgers, continuing to strengthen his chances of […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
Today the Texas Rangers will take on the team that ruined baseball (affectionate), the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a Cactus League baseball game in Arizona. RHP Jack Leiter will make the start for Texas opposite LHP Jackson Ferris for Los Angeles. Today’s Lineups DODGERS RANGERS Alex Call – LF Evan Carter – CF Kyle Tucker […]
10 days ago | 1 read
Texas Rangers lineup for February 28, 2026 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rangers are squaring off against the defending World Champion Dodgers of Los Angeles in today’s spring training matchup. The lineup: Carter — CF Langford — LF Pederson — 1B Jansen — C Haggerty — RF Duran — 2B Canha — DH Wade […]
10 days ago | 4 reads
Texas Rangers infielders Josh Jung and Justin Foscue will each miss about 10 days due to injuries, per manager Skip Schumaker, via the beats. Jung has an adductor strain, and Foscue has a hamstring strain. Both Jung and Foscue have struggled to stay healthy during their professional careers, and these latest developments aren’t going to […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning, LSB. Shawn McFarland has three observations from another Rangers spring training game, one in which MacKenzie Gore left the beats impressed. Kennedi Landry writes about the impact that pitching behind deGrom and Eovaldi is having on the lefty. Tim Cowlishaw even goes so far as to call him Clayton Kershaw 2.0 while raving […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
Today the Texas Rangers are back to playing only one spring training game. That game will be played from Camelback Ranch in Glendale, AZ where the Rangers will take on the Chicago White Sox. LHP MacKenzie Gore is set to take the mound for Texas opposite RHP Erick Fedde for Chicago. Today’s Lineups RANGERS WHITE […]
11 days ago | 2 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for February 27, 2026, against the Chicago White Sox. Spring keeps springing along, and the Rangers have a spring-y lineup today for their game at the White Sox. This is especially true since Josh Jung has been scratched due to hamstring soreness and Corey Seager is under the weather, with Skip Schumaker […]
11 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning, LSB. Evan Grant has arrived with a list of ideas to prevent the MLB’s looming work stoppage. Shawn McFarland has observations from another spring training matchup. Kennedi Landry writes about impressive Rule 5 draft pick Carter Baumler. Kumar Rocker has made some tweaks to his game in an effort to build more consistency […]
11 days ago | 2 reads
It’s so nice out there in Arizona this spring that the Texas Rangers have decided to play two Cactus League games today. At their home away from home in Surprise, the Rangers will welcome the Milwaukee Brewers with RHP Kumar Rocker set to make the start for Texas opposite LHP Aaron Ashby for Milwaukee. The […]
12 days ago | 3 reads
Texas Rangers split squad lineup for February 26, 2026 against the Athletics: Hey, we have a split squad lineup for today! Cal Quantrill is getting the start. The lineup: Wade — RF Pederson — 1B Osuna — CF Cauley — SS Bride — DH Martin — 3B Herrera — C Zavala — LF Velazquez — […]
12 days ago | 3 reads
Morning, all! ESPN wasn’t terribly impressed with the Rangers’ offseason, giving them a C+ and noting that they saved some money but didn’t make the team any better. Sebastian Walcott had a good feeling going into his elbow surgery and wasn’t surprised he ended up only needing internal brace surgery. Nathan Eovaldi was working mostly […]
12 days ago | 4 reads
Today the Texas Rangers head on over to Goodyear, AZ, which is the spring home of the Cleveland Guardians. RHP Nathan Eovaldi is set to make his second start of the spring for Texas opposite RHP Slade Cecconi for Cleveland. Today’s Lineups RANGERS GUARDIANS Sam Haggerty – 2B Steven Kwan – CF Danny Jansen – […]
13 days ago | 4 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for February 25, 2026 against the Cleveland Guardians. We have another spring training game. Woo hoo!!! The lineup: Haggerty — 2B Jansen — C Helman — CF Duran — SS Wade — RF Canha — LF Bride — 1B MacIver — DH Martin — 3B Nathan Eovaldi is the starter today.
13 days ago | 3 reads
Morning, all! Shawn McFarland is profiling the Rangers top 30 prospects and takes a look at number 29, Braylon Morel, and number 28, Frandel Pineda. Sebastian Walcott had internal brace surgery on his elbow Mk day and is looking at a 4-6 month rehabilitation. Walcott observed that you can’t speed up your recovery just by […]
13 days ago | 5 reads