Rangers look to fill utility role with addition of Blanco

Andres Blanco’s skill-set isn’t very unique, but he fits into a nice role in Texas. He will be a reserve off the Ranger’s bench in 2010, if his health permits. Blanco has spent his Major league career with the Royals and Cubs until just recently being traded from Chicago for a player to be named [...]

Washington adds his name to Mt. Rushmore of sports screw-ups

Rangers manager Ron Washington has tested positive for cocaine. Everybody who was somewhat sober on St. Patty’s Day remembers the day-long coverage of it. Yeah, OK, there have been countless other screw-ups in sports lately. Tiger Woods is the obvious headliner. Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, the list goes on and on. But who would have [...]

2010 Offseason Review: AL East

AL East Baltimore Orioles Key losses- Chris Ray, Danys Baez Key additions- Kevin Millwood, Garrett Atkins, Mike Gonzalez Off-season grade- C+ Justification- Kevin Millwood provides some leadership for the Orioles young staff. He’s also very durable and that should keep the young staff from pitching too many innings. Garrett Atkins is a nice low risk/high [...]

2010 Offseason Review: AL West

AL West Los Angeles Angels Key losses- Vladimir Guerrero, John Lackey, Chone Figgins, Darren Oliver Key additions- Hideki Matsui, Joel Piniero, Fernando Rodney Off-season grade- C Justification- Losing Lackey hurts, but if Piniero can pitch like he did in 2009 he’s a better pitcher and cost less than Lackey. Matsui is a good choice to [...]

Texas Rangers Top Ten Prospects 2010

1) Neftali Perez-RP I know we saw him last year out of the pen and I think that’s where he should stay. I don’t think he can throw 100 mph with the kind of stuff he has as a starter…so why not have him be the nastiest closer in baseball? 2) Justin Smoak-1B Great young [...]

Talks Heating Up With Sheets

It was reported recently that the Chicago Cubs had put Ben Sheets on the back-burner, despite mutual interest. Well, today Jim Bowden tweets “Ben Sheets negotiations, according to reliable sources, are heating up with teams most interested … the Rangers, Mets, Mariners, A’s and Cubs.” Also, on MLB Live with Bowden and Joe Castellano, Bowden [...]

West Coast Shakeup

Well, the hot stove has been awfully lukewarm thus far this winter, but the Roy Halladay three-team deal brought some much-anticipated heat. It also brought what could figure to be the first step in the changing of the guard in the AL West, as according to the dynamics of the deal so far, Cliff Lee [...]

Mike Lowell to Texas: Adrian Gonzalez On His Way to Boston?

Mike Lowell has supposedly been traded to the Texas Rangers for C/1B Max Ramirez late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The Red Sox are supposedly picking up at least 90% of the salary which means the deal has to be approved by the commish’s office. This to me signals that Theo Epstein has something huge [...]

Rumor: Kevin Millwood for Milton Bradley

A new rumor has surfaced regarding the inevitable trade of Milton Bradley between the Rangers and Cubs that would send Kevin Millwood to Chicago and Aaron Miles to Arlington along with Bradley.