The Ranger Report

Texas Rangers Stand Pat…Sort Of

The trade deadline came and went on Wednesday. The Rangers stayed quiet during the whole thing. Chris Martin for Kolby Allard was about it. Hunter Pence, Mike Minor, Jesse Chavez, Danny Santana and others are still Rangers. Texas decided to stand pat, which I actually do not have a problem with.

  Minor won his game on Wednesday night, and after it ended, some interesting news broke. Asdrubal…

Should They Stay Or Should They Go?

The Rangers are not going well at the moment. They have been struggling mightily since the All-Star break. Joey Gallo is out for the remainder of the season most likely. Mike Minor has not been pitching as well, but is still very good. Danny Santana has been unbelievable since the break. So what should the Rangers do?

My personal feelings? The Rangers should not trade away anyone if the return is…

The Texas Rangers are 48-42 at the All-Star break. They had three all-stars. Houston is only nine games ahead of them. I saw a lot of predictions saying this team could lose one-hundred games. I had them losing ninety-five games myself. Instead of dreadful, the team has been fun to watch. Mike Minor is having a career year. Hunter Pence could be the comeback player of the year. Joey Gallo is…

Where the Rivalry Ends

The Angels are in town for a four game series against the Texas Rangers. Yesterday, as everyone was preparing for the game, the news came down that Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had passed away suddenly. I am a life long Texas Rangers fan, and as such I have never had much love for the Angels. That didn’t matter yesterday.

  The tragedy of someone losing a life transcends all sports and rivalry.…

The Surprising Hunter Pence

When Hunter Pence signed with the Texas Rangers this past off season, he was done. His production was way down, he was old and tired. He had nothing left in the tank. The Rangers were just being nice to the home town boy. My how things have changed.

Not only is Hunter starting in the All-Star game, he is batting .294/.353/.608. All three numbers are better than his career average. In 2017-2018,…

Asdrubal Cabrera has been put in a tough situation. He is taking over a position that was manned by an all time Rangers great the last few years. Cabrera has said there is no replacing Adrian Beltre, and he is right. Someone still had to play third base. Joey Gallo is now an outfielder, and a good one. Jurkison Profar was shipped off to the Athletics. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is a full time catcher…

Texas Rangers Finding a Way

The Texas Rangers are finding a way to win, despite not being a great team. It’s almost shocking to see them above .500 in late May. No one predicted this. Mike Minor has been brilliant, Lance Lynn has been good. The rest of the staff not so much, but the offense is picking them up as well. Jose LeClerc is looking better, Hunter Pence is having a miraculous comeback year and role players like…

Broken Pitchers Equals Broken Pitching

Broken pitchers equals broken pitching. Many teams have discovered this over  the years. The Rangers have discovered this several times. 2019 has made it completely evident that it is true. Rangers pitching is second to last in ERA (5.40), they have given up the second most hits, the third most runs and the fifth most home runs. They have walked the second most in the AL while striking out the…

Two Feet Away From Winning

As a long time Rangers fan, I have never been a huge fan of Josh Reddick. But I do have to say that he made a pretty amazing catch to end the Rangers threat on Thursday night. Hunter Pence was two feet away from a home run that gives the Rangers the lead. Reddick robbed him. The Rangers are playing good ball right now, Mike Minor is still pitching really well. While I was not happy in the moment,…

The Texas Rangers pitchers are throwing games away. On Tuesday, the Rangers had a 3-0 lead going into the ninth. Jose LeClerc and company gave up six runs after the eighth. On Wednesday afternoon the Rangers had a 1-0 lead going into the fourth. Again, they lost the game by a final of 7-5. Mike Minor and Lance Lynn have been great. Adrian Sampson has been good. The starting rotation has a…

The Texas Rangers had an offense explosion over the weekend. Seattle won the first two games of the series, but the Rangers dominated the last two. A total of 29 runs were scored by the Rangers. They also racked up a total of 37 hits. When this offense is hot, it is nearly unstoppable. It was all highlighted by two things: the bat of Logan Forsythe and the pitching of Mike Minor and Lance Lynn.…

The 2019 Texas Rangers can be known as the streak stoppers so far. When they play a team that is winning, they do well. When they play a team that’s losing, they lose two out of three or get swept. We can all hope that they only play teams that are on a winning streak for the rest of the season.

Seattle comes in having lost nine of their last twelve, while the Rangers were swept by the struggling…

Jose LeClerc made the game Sunday quite interesting. I cannot say that it was him alone either, but as a closer, you can’t leave the game with one out to go and bases loaded. The Rangers eventually won when Shawn Kelly was able to get the last out.

“They have to have something on him, because he’s not getting the chase on those borderline pitches that he normally does with his changeup,” Woodward…

The Mike Minor Difference

Mike Minor was pretty good in 2018. 12-8 with a 4.18 ERA good. He was the best pitcher on the Rangers staff. Minor is looking even better so far in 2019. 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA. He pitched his first complete game shutout on Tuesday night against the Angels, the first of his career. He has twenty-two strikeouts to just eight walks so far.

Minor has been improving since his first start in 2018. He has…

Lose Some, Win Some

The Texas Rangers flip flopped a loss and a win over the weekend. They had a big lead on the Athletics on Friday night before the bull pen came in and surrendered it. The Rangers had a 6-1 lead going into the sixth inning, and the pen managed to not only cough it up, but do it in quick fashion. They gave up at least one run each frame from the sixth on. It was a frustrating loss to say the least.

In Season Rangers Odds of Success

Now that the MLB season is underway many of you will be looking for valued odds on the Rangers, these sportsbooks listed are a great resource for those who want to cut out the research and know what the best option for them is. The 6-6 Rangers sit 11th in runs per game (4.9) and should get decent offensive production this year, despite scoring just four runs during their three-game losing streak…

The Maturation of Joey Gallo

Joey Gallo strikes out frequently. He is probably going to strike out often over the life of his career. He also hits a bunch of long balls. But what he did not do much of was walk. He averaged roughly a walk every 18 innings. You expect a slugger like Gallo to strike out. We have watched him since 2015 and he has been consistent. He averages 1.4 strikeouts per nine innings.

Fast forward to the…