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The Convenient Comparison of Yu Darvish and C.J. Wilson
After the 2011 season, two pitchers signed mutli-year contracts with new baseball teams. One of these pitchers was C.J. Wilson, and the other was Yu Darvish. Wilson left the Texas Rangers to pitch for the Los Angeles Angels, and Darvish later joined the Rangers, filling the hole created by Wilson upon his departure. The timing [...]
TweetWhat to Make of Josh Hamilton Yelling at Rangers’ Base Coaches
The Texas Rangers won their fourth straight game on Saturday in a 5-3 contest against the Kansas City Royals. Ever since the calendar turned to August, the Rangers have not lost a game and have seen their division lead swell from three games to five-and-a-half. After a 9-14 record in the month of July, Texas [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Texas Rangers Outfielder Josh Hamilton Suffering From Tobacco Addiction
Texas Rangers fans have grown concerned about the performance of outfielder Josh Hamilton, as the former league MVP has gone from the best player in baseball through the first three months of the season to one of the worst players in baseball over the last month.
TweetJosh Hamilton, Ron Washington suggest his recent slump is due to off-the-field issues
A little over a month ago, Texas Rangers slugger, Josh Hamilton, was having an outstanding season. At one point, he was hitting lights-out, leading the MLB in home runs. Now here we are, a month later, and even his hometown fans have resorted to booing him when he steps up to the plate. He’s in [...]
TweetLooking for a Spark, the Texas Rangers Call Up Mike Olt
You’re probably familiar with the name Mike Olt by now. We have just passed the trade deadline, and his name was included in nearly every MLB trade rumor that the Texas Rangers were a part of for the entire month of July, it seemed. Now, Olt is no longer a power-hitting prospect that may get [...]
TweetTexas Rangers call up Mike Olt, a good move for the slumping ball club
The Texas Rangers have called up former first round draft pick, Mike Olt, from their Double-A affiliate, the Frisco Roughriders. The third-baseman, who was selected by the Rangers with the 49th overall pick of 2010 MLB Draft, has long been considered one of the rising stars of the Rangers’ farm system. Olt’s name had been mentioned often [...]
TweetTexas Rangers Call Up Super Prospect Mike Olt
Mike Olt was going to be a big part of any package that the Texas Rangers would create in order to get a front of the line starter. None of those deals came to fruition and it looks like Mike Olt is going to make his major league debut sooner rather than later. Late Wednesday, [...]
TweetAnalyzing the Rangers Deal for Ryan Dempster
So the Texas Rangers got Ryan Dempster. Not Cole Hamels, not Zack Greinke, and not James Shields. They also weren’t heavily interested (from what we’ve seen on Twitter) in guys like Matt Garza, Francisco Liriano or Cliff Lee. The Rangers got 35-year-old Dempster from the Chicago Cubs for two prospects and of course, there is [...]
TweetTexas Rangers Trade for Chicago Cubs Starting Pitcher Ryan Dempster
Just minutes before the trade deadline ended at 4 pm, the Texas Rangers acquired veteran starting pitcher Ryan Dempster from the Chicago Cubs for two minor leaguers.
TweetTexas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz done for the season
The Texas Rangers announced today that former Rookie of the Year closing-pitcher-turned-starter, Neftali Feliz, will undergo Tommy John surgery as the result of a torn ulnar collateral ligament, and is therefore out for the season and most of next season as well. Feliz did a solid job in moving into the starting line-up this year [...]
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