The AJ trade makes the Montero trade more understandable. Baseball Tonight and the MLB network both think the Yankees made a huge improvement in their pitching w/ the moves they made this off season. But, Cashman is on the hot seat and will lose his job...

You haven't heard any trade rumors around David Murphy, who had four hits and no RBIs for a .222 batting average in all seven World Series games. In the ALCS against Detroit, Adrian Beltre only produced six hits while whiffing ten times. Derek Holland...

That's where they signed and developed future Major Leaguers Ramon and Pedro Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Adrian Beltre, Alejandro Pena, Jose Offerman, Mariano Duncan, Pedro Astacio and others. "I remember Al sent me there to manage in the early 1960s, and...

As if winning consecutive AL pennants isn't enough, the future also looks mighty bright. Fantasy owners certainly should know about second baseman Ian Kinsler , third baseman Adrian Beltre , outfielder Josh Hamilton , outfielder Nelson Cruz ,...

The A's have drafted a bunch of position players in the first few rounds. They're in free agency discussions every offseason, even when it seemingly makes little sense. Last year, they tried to sign Lance Berkman and Adrian Beltre, as some...

We'll side with the advanced stats and include the Rangers here. They get elite defense at second base and third from Kinsler and Adrian Beltre, each of whom ranked in the top three in UZR/150 at his position, and Andrus ranked in the top 10 at short. ...

Still, you have to wonder how much two consecutive heartbreaking ends to such successful playoff runs affect a team’s collective spirit. Bringing in Adrian Beltre’s fiery personality was a smart addition by Rangers brass to a team that needed it after...

Miguel Cabrera, Jose Bautista (outfield eligibility as well) and Evan Longoria usually all go in the first round. Then you have Ryan Zimmerman, David Wright and Kevin Youkilis. Not bad options. An aging A-Rod, A-Ram and Adrian Beltre are about where...

Angeles were greatly influencing how the two clubs are competing in the free agency space, not only within the American League, but in the overall market. The mega-signing of Albert Pujols along with C.J. Wilson this year for the Angels, along with the...

The real breakout for Olt was in this year's Arizona Fall League, where he demolished the league with a .349/.433/.764 slash to go along with 13 home runs and 43 RBIs. Olt also plays a mean third base, with scouts grading him among the very best hot...

He walks less than 5% of the time and turns 33 in early April…he’s also finished with an OPS above .817 exactly three times in a 14 year career. "You want false modesty? F that." So, I would say the vast segment

Today, we are going to look at some Rangers players who will be hot topics when fantasy drafts kick off... The Ranger offense is strong across the board, profiling to be below-average relative to position only at CF and 1B. You could make a reasonable...

As is, Ackley had a better OBP in 2011 than Kendrick (.348 to .338), and there's a good chance that gap could be even wider in 2012. Weeks can play; fourth in this group is not a knock. Third base 1. Adrian Beltre , Rangers 2. Scott Sizemore , A's 3. ...

Mike Napoli , Rangers 2. Chris Iannetta / Hank Conger , Angels First base 1. Albert Pujols , Angels 2. Justin Smoak , Mariners 3. Mitch Moreland , Rangers Second base 1. Ian Kinsler , Rangers 2. Dustin Ackley , Mariners Third base 1. Adrian Beltre ,...

At the time these lists were compiled, they were heaping praise on these prospects. When you look at these lists, you will see borderline hall of fame talent (Vlad Guerrero), lots of above average big leaguers (Prince Fielder, Paul Konerko, Josh...

Of course, more changes are possible, but who can wait. Play Ball! 1. TEXAS RANGERS (96-66) GM: Jon Daniels Manager: Ron Washington Report card: Plus Ch-changes : Added RHP Yu Darvish, CL Joe Nathan, OF Brad Hawpe. Lost LHP C.J. Wilson, LHP Darren...

...2011 runs scored total. 98 Evan Longoria’s previous two-year runs scored average. 3 Evan Longoria’s 2011 stolen base total. 12Evan Longoria’s previous two-year stolen bases average. 5 Evan Longoria’s ranks among third basemen last season, clocking in (well)...

The Rangers do have a $10M dollar option they could exercise on Kinsler for 2013, which they would be wise to do. That means regular playing time for Profar would have to wait until 2014 at the very least. With Adrian Beltre pretty much entrenched at...

Alberto Callaspo led all qualifying third basemen in on-base percentage (.363), was second in batting average (.288) and third in OPS (.740). That might say more about the state of the position last year than it does about Callaspo. Evan Longoria,...