Two years ago, the quiet of the Texas Rangers' Arizona spring was interrupted by the revelation that the manager had tested positive for cocaine. One year ago, it was the news that the rock of the franchise, Michael Young, had asked to be traded. And thi

One year ago, it was the news that the rock of the franchise, Michael Young, had asked to be traded. And this year? Josh Hamilton's sobriety. Yu Darvish's international media entourage. Neftali Feliz's move from the bullpen. Beyond that -- crickets. Comp

The Texas Rangers were well represented in my preseason top 100 rankings earlier this week , with four infielders, arguably the best catcher and two slugging outfielders making the list. According to ESPN's future power rankings , which finished up with

In what will be a daily post, we'll talk about the upcoming season for the Texas Rangers and where guys fit in on the roster. It's almost baseball time! After his breakout half-season in 2010 and his performance in the 2010 World Series when he was the o

The Rangers won the third-most games and scored the third-most runs in 2011. They finished one win shy of a World Series title. So, let's be real, the Rangers don't have Pressing Questions on the same level as, say, the Houston Astros have Pressing Quest

The correct answer is "well, they're more interesting than anything you've written lately." I'll accept that. Around this same time one year ago, and six months ago, and even three months ago, there wasn't a tremendous lot else going on that would interf

Continuing our series looking ahead to notable Mets for 2012 What’s next for Daniel Murphy? Before his season-ending injury, Murphy had a 109-game run in which he was basically the Mets second-best offensive player behind Jose Reyes. Murphy hit .320 with

MIAMI -- If Hanley Ramirez hasn't completely bought into changing positions on the first day of Spring Training, Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen won't be too concerned. The way Guillen sees it, the switch won't be an issue as long as the three-time All-Sta

February, 13, 2012 Feb 13 12:07 PM CT ESPN's SweetSpot blogger David Schoenfield ranked the AL West position-by-position. As you'd expect, the Rangers and Angels are at the top, but Texas gets the higher marks. Here's a look at where the Rangers rank, a

But after doing a couple of columns on Josh's dark-side slip, the strong emotional response from readers was not surprising. Josh is a special player, a popular player and because of "his story," he has an immense faith-based following. Readers were eage

Posted by Nick Fleder at 5:27am Baseball Monster is a rankings website that caters player values and projections to your league's settings. They describe the way in which they calculate the player values as such: "Player values are based on the standard

The shortstop position is constantly one of the most overlooked positions in prospect drafts. Fantasy owners’ are constantly filling their minor league rosters with starting pitchers and outfielders, but the SS position has tremendous value in the later

Yellon works off of Bill James' "Favorite Toy" estimator system, and it inspired me to take a look at what Rangers have a shot at 3000 hits. The obvious choice is Michael Young. Young, who turned 35 during the playoffs, is sitting at 2061 hits on his car

TUSTIN, CA, February 04, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) and The Eddie Guardado Foundation (EGF), two national non-profit organizations based in Southern California, announce their STARS & STRIKES Celebrity Bowlin

I'm going back to the Anthony Vasquez well again. Sometimes I get stuck looking at Barry Bonds' statistics because they're so unbelievably amazing. Sometimes I get stuck looking at statistics because they're so unbelievably amazing in a different way. On

The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that car insurance company State Farm will serve as the presenting sponsor of the MLB team’s year-long celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. As presenting sponsor, State Farm will receive exclu

Let's face it, we aren't going to beat the Ranger or the Angels in 2012. On one team there's Yu Darvish, Ian Kinsler, Nelson Cruz, Michael Young, Josh Hamilton and Alexi Ogando. On the other is Albert Pujols, Vernon Wells, CJ Wilson, Ervin Santana, Dan H

Spring Training is less than three weeks away and the Rangers have questions that need to be addressed like any other team. Perhaps the biggest questions are in the rotation, which actually isn’t a new problem for Texas. This is the second year in a row

The “Cream” Crop 1. Miguel Cabrera 2. Albert Pujols 3. Prince Fielder These are the goliaths who will cost you top dollar, and for good reason … Cabrera tops the list simply because of his 3B eligibility. For the record, I had him ranked third among 1Bs