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Congratulations to Malcolm Moore, who was voted the #16 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little over a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
17 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning. Kennedi Landry’s newsletter covers new Texas Rangers pitching coach Jordan Tiegs and what to expect after the exit of Mike Maddux. And that’s all. Have a nice day!
18 days ago | 0 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 relief pitcher Luke Jackson. The Texas Rangers had a lot of […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
Congratulations to Abi Ortiz, who was voted the #15 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under twenty percent of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning. It’s real quiet out there. Anyway, MLB dot com’s Theo DeRosa advocates for former Texas Rangers ace Cole Hamels to reach the Hall of Fame. That’s all. Have a good day!
19 days ago | 6 reads
Good morning, folks… You will be shocked to know that the baseball news is pretty sparse. Jackson Chourio is among the MLB players who were participating in the Venezuelan Winter League playoffs, which have been suspended due to the American attack on the country. JPL third baseman Kazuma Okamoto is reportedly headed to the Blue […]
20 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning, LSB. Not much of anything about the Rangers out there today but there is further info about their more active AL West cohorts. Fangraphs has a post about new Astros starter Tatsuya Imai and why he might be in Houston for a good time but not a long time. MLB dot com has […]
21 days ago | 1 read
Congratulations to Cody Freeman, who was voted the #14 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under twenty percent of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning, LSB. The Houston Astros have struck big in free agency with the signing of Japanese star pitcher Tatsuya Imai. MLB dot come makes a 2026 prediction for every team. And MLB Pipeline lists a breakout candidate from each team’s farm system. They picked someone other than Sebastian Walcott for the Rangers. That’s all […]
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Tyler Mahle and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to terms on a one year deal, per multiple reports. Per Jon Heyman, Mahle is getting “$10M guaranteed,” which I would assume means that there are some innings or appearance incentives. Mahle spent the 2024-25 seasons with the Texas Rangers, who signed him after 2023 while […]
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MLB Rumors: Tatsuya Imai and the Houston Astros have agreed to a three year deal, per reports. The deal is for $19 million per year with $4 million per year in incentives, with Imai having opt outs after each season. Imai, 27, is a righthander who debuted in the NPB for the Seibu Lions in […]
22 days ago | 1 read
Morning, all! Tyler Mahle, who originally joined the Rangers while recovering from Tommy John surgery prior to the 2024 season, has signed with the Giants. Over at Yahoo Sports they have three New Year’s resolutions for the Texas Rangers. And that’s all I’m finding this morning.
22 days ago | 2 reads
Congratulations to Emiliano Teodo, who was voted the #13 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a third of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
Morning, all! Jeff Wilson voted for Shin Soo Choo on his Hall of Fame ballot because, while he wasn’t the first Korean player or position player to transition to the MLB, he had the best career among them. I also have a soft spot for Choo because he made time to shoot a video with […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
MLB Rumors: Kirby Yates and the Anaheim Angels have agreed to terms on a one year, $5 million deal, while fellow righty reliever Hunter Harvey and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a one year, $6 million deal, with $1.5 million in incentives, per reports. In addition — and potentially related to the […]
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Congratulations to Leandro Lopez, who was voted the #12 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little over a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes about the hopes for a bounce back season for Josh Jung after becoming something of the poster child for the team’s woes at the plate in 2025. And, while looking for a breakout candidate for 2026, Landry writes that Jack Leiter appears primed for an even better year after a […]
25 days ago | 0 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 relief pitcher Marc Church. Last offseason, Chris Young went about building […]
25 days ago | 1 read
Congratulations to Yolfran Castillo, who was voted the #11 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a fifth of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning. Evan Grant explains his Hall of Fame ballot. Paul Casella notes that Andrew Heaney — one of only a few people in human history to be the winning pitcher in a World Series game for the Texas Rangers — is calling it a career. Grant notes that the Rangers signed veteran right hander […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
Andrew Heaney, who was part of the Texas Rangers’ rotation in their 2023 championship season, has announced that he is retiring. Heaney, 34, was originally a first round pick of the Miami Marlins in 2012 out of Oklahoma State. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, 2014, as part of a seven […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning, folks… MLB.com offers up a bounce back candidate for each club. The A’s have agreed to a seven year contract extension with outfielder Tyler Soderstrom. David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column. up at Fangraphs.
26 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning, LSB. MLB dot com has a list of one prospect to watch for each team in 2026. Rather mundane Rangers selection tbh. The Athletic has a list of the weirdest and wackiest MLB injuries in 2025. And that appears to be about all there is out there today. Have a good weekend!
28 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning, LSB. The DMN’s Kevin Sherrington has his annual regrets column in which he admits the 2025 Rangers were one of several things he was wrong about this year. Jayson Stark also continues his Strange But True series for 2025. And MLB dot com has a list of each team’s farthest home run in […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Morning, all, and Merry Christmas! I am doing the links at 3:30 in the morning because I had to pu The only thing I found out there was this piece on SI.com about David Davalillo but it says that Davalillo’s 0.93 WHIP means that he gives up less than 1 walk or hit per 9 […]
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