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Texas Rangers Analysis
MLB Playoff Appearances For Each Team From 1995-2025
Grading The Deal Roundup: On Kluber, Bumgarner & More
On the trade of Corey Kluber from Cleveland to Texas, Madison Bumgarner signing with the D-Backs, Blake Treinen joining the Dodgers and Wade Miley going to the Reds. Read more »
Favorite Things: An American League Midseason Baseball Revue
The Yankees, Astros and Twins will enter the All-Star break as our top-3 in the American League. Read more »
Predictions For The 2019 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Some rankings, thoughts and predictions for the 2019 season, all of which will certainly come to pass and which we will in no way regret in the future. Read more »
Grading The 2019 Offseason: AL West
The 2019 offseason for the Angels, A's, Astros and Rangers was notable in how quiet it was, while the Mariners decided to engage in a more serious roster rebuild. Read more »
2018 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Red Sox, Astros and Dodgers comprise this year's top-3 with the Yankees and Cubs right behind them. Read more »
Predictions For The 2018 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Predicting the regular season awards, division winners and what will happen in the always unpredictable October. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: AL West
On the moves the Angels, A's, Mariners and Rangers made to close the gap on the Astros. Read more »
2017 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Astros, Dodgers, Yankees, Indians and Cubs comprise our top-5 as we enter 2018. Read more »
Grading The Deal Roundup: The First Moves Of The Offseason
While we wait for resolutions with Shohei Otani and Giancarlos Stanton, the hot stove has been very lukewarm allowing us to look at Doug Fister, Brad Boxberger and the Angels' trade for Jim Johnson and international bonus funds. Read more »
A Beautiful Mess: On The Crazy AL Wild Card Race
Only three teams are truly out of the Wild Card race, which will make the finals weeks of the season a glorious mess. Here's how we're sorting it out. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Lucroy, Wilson/Avila, Garcia
On Jonathan Lucroy to the Rockies, Justin Wilson and Alex Avila to the Cubs, and Jaime Garcia to the Yankees. Read more »
Hope On The Range: Is Texas Turning It Around?
The Rangers saved their season with a 10-game win streak, but we're going to have to wait a bit to see whether they're for real, because there are some serious questions surrounding a lot of their players. Read more »
Predictions For The 2017 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Here are some predictions for the 2017 season, organized by team. If we make enough; some safe, some crazy, surely, we'll get some right, right? Cue: the rumbling laughter of the baseball gods. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: AL West
Where the Astros sprinted out of the offseason gate and then relaxed, the Mariners did the started off sprinting and never stopped. Read more »
2016 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Cubs won the 2016 World Series but they rank behind the Dodgers and Red Sox in terms of the value of their collective assets. Read more »
One-Run And Done: The Most Lucky And Unlucky AL Contenders
Individual teams' records in one-run games are having a profound effect on the playoff races in the AL this season, and it's worth taking a look at, because it’s pretty wild. Read more »
The Kind Of Curious Case Of Carlos Gomez
We don't often see players who were as good as Carlos Gomez was as recently as he was getting released in late August by teams that aren't out of the playoff picture yet, even if the player has been struggling mightily, so all this bears a little deep thinking. Read more »
Goodnight, Sweet Prince: On Prince Fielder's Retirement
During the eight seasons of his prime, Prince Fielder was one of the top-10 hitters in the game and played every single day while always being a joy to watch. Read more »
Grading The Deals: On The AL Trade Deadline
On the moves by the Rangers, Astros, A's, Yankees and Indians at the deadline, headlined by Jonathan Lucroy. Read more »