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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 outfielder Evan Carter. Two years ago, one of the popular topics […]
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Last week, in our Rangers Reacts Survey, we asked where folks thought the Texas Rangers would finish in the American League West. And I have to say, y’all were a bit of a downer, though this was before the MacKenzie Gore trade gave everyone a shot in the arm. Almost half of those who responded […]
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Good morning. Kennedi Landry has more on the prospect cost that the Texas Rangers shipped out to Washington to land left-hander MacKenzie Gore. Shawn McFarland writes about Evan Carter’s health and how much the Rangers are counting on him becoming an everyday contributor. And, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel unveiled his top 100 prospects list with Sebastian […]
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Good morning. Despite temperatures in the feels-like single digits, you know baseball season is right around the corner when Evan Grant begins his roster projections. MLB dot com’s Brent Maguire checks out the high risk, high reward rotation that the Rangers have put together ahead of the 2026 season. Grant notes that the Rangers have […]
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Good morning, folks… The first SportsDay Rangers podcast episode of 2026 features Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Yu Darvish clarifies the reports of his possibly pending retirement. Former Texas Rangers first baseman Rob Maurer died earlier this week. The Twins signed a pair of players discussed as possible targets for the Rangers, reliever Taylor […]
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Yu Darvish, amazing, magical pitcher who Rangers fans were fortunate enough to watch during his best years, is retiring, per multiple reports. A buyout is being negotiated between Darvish and the San Diego Padres in regards to the final three years of his deal, but reports indicate that he will be forfeiting the bulk of […]
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Good morning, LSB. Shawn McFarland writes about Jacob Latz’s chances at the starting rotation, which got a little cloudier with the acquisition of MacKenzie Gore. Sebastian Walcott is the 7th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline’s updated rankings. The Athletic grades the Gore trade. And Nathan Eovaldi is the most recent guest on Evan […]
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I want to do a post about the Gore MacKenzie trade that talks about the prospects the Rangers give up. And as part of that, I was going to go through and look at who else the Rangers have traded, in terms of prospects, to get a major league return since the start of the […]
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The Texas Rangers addressed the hole in their 2026 rotation in dramatic fashion on Thursday, trading five minor leaguers to the Washington Nationals to acquire lefthanded starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore. So let’s talk about this deal, and what the Rangers are getting in Gore. Start with the basics. Gore is a lefty who turns 27 […]
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Good morning, LSB. The Rangers made a trade yesterday. Kennedi Landry writes that the Rangers go from floaters to “win now” mode with their acquisition of MacKenzie Gore. Evan Grant says that Chris Young is making a definitive statement on 2026 with the move. Jeff Wilson writes that Gore has the potential to be one […]
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MLB Trade Rumors: The Texas Rangers have acquired starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore from the Washington Nationals, per reports. Texas is sending five prospects, including 2025 first rounder Gavin Fein. Well, we have been saying that the Rangers needed to add another starting pitcher. It appears they have done so. Gore, who turns 27 next month, […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rangers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Yo yo yo…spring training isn’t far away. Pitchers and catchers will be reporting soon. Hope springs […]
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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 outfielder Michael Helman. Michael Helman was one of the good, fun […]
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Morning, all! Jake Burger is hoping to have a bounceback year in 2026 after a career worst performance in 2025, and is hoping that being reunited with Skip Schumaker is the key. Cody Bradford is expected to be ready for the big league mound in May after a little over a year recovering from internal […]
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MLB Trade Rumors: The New York Mets are acquiring pitchers Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitcher Brandon Sproat and shortstop Jett Williams, per multiple reports. Peralta, a 29 year old righthander who had his $8 million club option for 2026 picked up, and will be a free agent […]
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MLB Rumors: Cody Bellinger and the New York Yankees have agreed to terms on a 5 year, $162.5 million deal, per multiple reports. The deal includes opt outs for Bellinger after 2027 and 2028, as well as a full no-trade clause. Bellinger, 30, has been a curious free agent case in two of the past […]
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Morning, all! With severe winter weather bearing down on the metroplex the Rangers have cancelled Fan Fest. Josh Sborz is coming back to Texas on a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltran have been elected to the Hall of Fame. They played a combined 124 games for […]
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Baseball America has released their 2026 top 100 prospect list, and the Texas Rangers have two players on the list. Yes, two. That’s not a typo. Sebastian Walcott making the top 100 was a given, with the only question being whether he would crack the top 10 or not. Walcott ended up at #16 on […]
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MLB Trade Rumors: The New York Mets are acquiring outfielder Luis Robert, Jr. from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for infielder Luisangel Acuna and pitcher Truman Pauley, per multiple reports. The White Sox have been looking to move the 28 year old Robert for some time. He appeared to be a burgeoning star after […]
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Centerfielders Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, it was announced today. This was Beltran’s fourth year on the ballot, and he received 358 votes out of 425 ballots cast, giving him 84.2%, comfortably above the 75% threshold required for election. […]
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The Texas Rangers have signed relief pitcher Jakob Junis to a one year deal, the team announced today. To make room for Junis on the 40 man roster, the Rangers have designated pitcher Dom Hamel for assignment. In addition, the team has announced that relief pitcher Josh Sborz has been signed to a minor league […]
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The Texas Rangers’ FanFest event scheduled to take place at Globe Life Field this Saturday, January 24, 2026, has been cancelled due to inclement weather, the team has announced this afternoon. A winter storm is expected come through Texas beginning Friday, with a Winter Storm Watch being in place from Friday afternoon through Saturday night. […]
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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 utility guy Dylan Moore. How many reasons can you come up with […]
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Good morning. Evan Grant ponders how having a set every day position at second base could impact Josh Smith and the Texas Rangers. Jeff Wilson checks out how the rebooted bullpen is shaping up after the Rangers make the signing of Jakob Junis official. Shawn McFarland writes that rehabbing lefty Cody Bradford is aiming to […]
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The Texas Rangers and free agent reliever Jakob Junis have agreed to terms on a one year, $4 million deal with a mutual option, per reports. Junis, 33, is a righthander who originally came up with the Kansas City Royals as a starting pitcher in 2017. After a bad 2020 campaign, he moved between the […]
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