Lone Star Ball Dec 8, 2023
LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings — #5
Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/ Congratulations to Brock Porter, who has been voted the #4 prospect in the 2023-24 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings Congratulations to Brock Porter, who won the voting to be named the #4 prospect in the LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving almost two-thirds of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Evan Carter 2 — Wyatt Langford 3 — Sebastian Walcott 4 — Brock Porter Moving on... Because there has been a history of vote-spamming shenanigans in the rankings, I used Google Forms for the last couple of community...
Lone Star Ball Dec 7, 2023
LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings — #4
Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/ Congratulations to Sebastian Walcott, who has been voted the #3 prospect in the 2023-24 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings Congratulations to Sebastian Walcott, who won the voting to be named the #3 prospect in the LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving almost half of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Evan Carter 2 — Wyatt Langford 3 — Sebastian Walcott Moving on... Because there has been a history of vote-spamming shenanigans in the rankings, I used Google Forms for the last couple of community rankings, and...
Lone Star Ball Dec 6, 2023
LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings — #3
Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Congratulations to Wyatt Langford, who has been voted the #2 prospect in the 2023-24 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings Congratulations to Wyatt Langford, who won the voting to be named the #2 prospect in the LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving almost 97% of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Evan Carter 2 — Wyatt Langford Moving on... Because there has been a history of vote-spamming shenanigans in the rankings, I used Google Forms for the last couple of community rankings, and it worked out well, so we will...
Lone Star Ball Dec 6, 2023
Wednesday Morning Links
Kyle Schwab-USA TODAY Sports Links! Morning, all! Jeff Wilson has labeled the Winter Meetings boring due to everyone playing the waiting game while waiting for Shohei Ohtani to sign somewhere. The Rangers aren’t sitting on their hands, though, and have signed reliever Kirby Yates. Evan Carter may have had a stellar playoff run but he will be looking at his very first Opening Day in 2024. Chris Young and Bruce Bochy acknowledge that it is extremely difficult to win back to back championships.
Lone Star Ball Dec 5, 2023
Yates to the Rangers, per reports
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/ The Rangers are reportedly in agreement with free agent reliever Kirby Yates MLB Rumors: Kirby Yates and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a free agent contract, per reports. Ken Rosenthal says it is a one year deal. The Rangers, as we have discussed, have a need for bullpen help this offseason, and Yates is a relief pitcher, so that checks. The righthander, who turns 36 in March, missed all of 2021 and most of 2022 due to Tommy John surgery. He rebounded strongly in 2023, however, putting up a 3.28 ERA in 61...
Lone Star Ball Dec 5, 2023
LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings — #2
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Congratulations to Evan Carter, who has been voted the #1 prospect in the 2023-24 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings Congratulations to Evan Carter, who won the voting to be named the #1 prospect in the LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving almost 60% of the vote. Because there has been a history of vote-spamming shenanigans in the rankings, I used Google Forms for the last couple of community rankings, and it worked out well, so we will use it again. You will need to include your LSB user name when you vote....
Lone Star Ball Dec 5, 2023
Rangers seen as favorites for Montgomery, per report
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via The Texas Rangers are reportedly viewed as the favorites to land free agent pitcher Jordan Montgomery MLB Rumors: Free agent pitcher Jordan Montgomery is someone the Texas Rangers have had clear interest in bringing back, and with the Winter Meetings underway, Jon Heyman of the New York Post says that the Rangers are seen as the favorites to land Montgomery “for now.” That “for now” is potentially doing a lot of work, and is a bit worrisome for those of us who would like to see the Rangers bring Montgomery back. ...
Lone Star Ball Dec 4, 2023
LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings — #1
Photo by Sam Hodde/ Who is the #1 prospect in the Rangers farm system right now? Its that time of year again...time for the LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings. As we do every year, twice a year — once midseason and once offseason — we are voting on who we think is the top prospect in the Rangers farm system right now. If the voting is close, we have a runoff. We then vote on each successive spot, removing each prospect from consideration as they are voted in. Because there has been a history of vote-spamming shenanigans in the rankings, I used Google Forms...
Lone Star Ball Dec 1, 2023
Poll: Should the Rangers sign Eduardo Rodriguez?
Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Should the Rangers sign free agent Eduardo Rodriguez to a 4 year, $72 million deal? Free agent projections are out from Fangraphs and ESPN, and so it is that time again — time for the “should the Rangers sign This Player?” series of offseason polls. Today we are looking at Detroit Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez. At Fangraphs, Ben Clemens has Rodriguez at 4 years, $92 million, while the Median Crowdsource is at 4 years, $76 million. Kiley McDaniel at ESPN has Garver at 4 years, $72 million. I’m going to go with the...
Lone Star Ball Dec 1, 2023
Friday morning Rangers update
omw to steal your trophy | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Wake up. It’s the first of the month. Good morning, LSB. The Rangers won the World Series one month ago today. Tonight, specifically. Think about how different the world was 30 days ago this morning. Wild. Going with that, Baseball America has named the world champion Texas Rangers its Organization of the Year. To which I say: Yuh doy. Evan Grant has hot stove quotes from Chris Young in which the Rangers GM says it’s unlikely the team will throw money around this offseason like they have the past...
Lone Star Ball Nov 29, 2023
Rangers team award winners announced
Photo by Carmen Mandato/ The DFW chapter of the BBWAA has announced the 2023 Rangers team award winners The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America has announced the recipients of the Texas Rangers team awards for 2023, voted on by the chapter. They are as follows: Player of the Year — Corey Seager Pitcher of the Year — Dane Dunning Rookie of the Year — Josh Jung Harold McKinney Good Guy Award — Nathaniel Lowe Richard Durrett Hardest Working Player Award — Leody Taveras These players will be recognized at the Texas Rangers...
Lone Star Ball Nov 29, 2023
Poll: Should the Rangers sign Jorge Soler?
Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Should the Rangers sign free agent Jorge Soler to a 3 year, $40 million deal? Free agent projections are out from Fangraphs and ESPN, and so it is that time again — time for the “should the Rangers sign This Player?” series of offseason polls. Today we are looking at Miami Marlins OF/DH Jorge Soler At Fangraphs, Ben Clemens has Soler at 3 years, $45 million, while the Median Crowdsource is at 3 years, $46 million. Kiley McDaniel at ESPN has Soler at 3 years, $37.5 million. I’m going to go with a compromise number — 3...
Lone Star Ball Nov 28, 2023
Poll: Should the Rangers sign Mitch Garver?
Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Should the Rangers sign free agent Mitch Garver to a 3 year, $37.5 million deal? Free agent projections are out from Fangraphs and ESPN, and so it is that time again — time for the “should the Rangers sign This Player?” series of offseason polls. Today we are looking at Texas Rangers DH/catcher Mitch Garver. At Fangraphs, Ben Clemens has Garver at 2 years, $26 million, while the Median Crowdsource is at 2 years, $20 million. Kiley McDaniel at ESPN has Garver at 3 years, $37.5 million. Well, that’s a pretty big spread. ...
Lone Star Ball Nov 27, 2023
Poll: Should the Rangers sign Cody Bellinger?
Photo by Matt Dirksen/ Should the Rangers sign free agent Cody Bellinger to a 6 year, $144 million deal? Free agent projections are out from Fangraphs and ESPN, and so it is that time again — time for the “should the Rangers sign This Player?” series of offseason polls. Today we are looking at Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger. At Fangraphs, Ben Clemens has Bellinger at 6 years, $150 million, while the Median Crowdsource is at 6 years, $144 million. Kiley McDaniel at ESPN has Bellinger at 7 years, $147 million. We are going to go with the median crowdsource...
Lone Star Ball Nov 27, 2023
Cyber Monday Breaking T Sale
Get Texas Rangers World Series gear for everyone on your Christmas list It is Cyber Monday, so of course, our friends at Breaking T have a sale going on. which includes 20% off of all hoodies and 20% off of top sellers. You can check out the Texas Rangers stuff here. It includes items such as the World Series champions shirts: As well as stuff featuring Corey Seager, Adolis Garcia, Evan Carter, and much more. Check it out...
