The Rangers Report - Off-Season Edition Rotation Set Barring any other moves, the Rotation appears as follows: Kevin Millwood (RHP) Vicente Padilla (RHP) Jason Jennings (RHP) Brandon McCarthy (RHP) Kason Gabbard (LHP) That makes for a solid, but unspecacular rotation.  However, if Millwood, Padilla and Jennings improve to their 2006 seasons, rather than their 2... Read More

At 14.5 games out of the wild card race, I think we can safely write off the Texas Rangers 2007 season. Ba... Read More

The Rangers Report Record As Of April 23, 2007 8-10, Third In American League West The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of The Was The Good Ian Kinsler – Kinsler keeps on rolling and at the moment is looking like he’s going to be a rising star. Sammy!!!! – Yeah, the offense has been bad and the average looks ####, but Sosa has actually b... Read More

Two teams left, both begin with a T.  Let’s see which one it is… Oh ####, I’m not ready for this… Texas Rangers The Ranger... Read More

The Rangers Report - Spring Training Edition Spring Training Position Battles – Week 1 Fifth Starter – Kameron Loe (Leader) Loe was great on Friday while John Koronka pitched one scoreless inning and one inning in which he was destroyed.  Chen and Brandon McCarthy combined for a solid outing against the Royals.  Chen retired ... Read More

Chicago White Sox Last season’s club very much underachieved, as the White Sox collapsed in the second half of the season and went from Wild Card leaders to left out of the playoffs.  The White Sox did little to improve the team and seemed to be entering a rebuilding mode, as Kenny... Read More

The Rangers Report - Offseason Edition 18 Days Till Pitchers And Catchers Report The Tough Road Ahead For Brandon McCarthy No matter what happens before the season starts, Brandon McCarthy will be a marked man in Arlington, from the moment he takes the mound against the Boston Red Sox on April 6th to the end of the season, McCarthy will be watched closely more than any other pitcher in the Rangers organization. Because McCarthy will have the ghost of John Danks floading over him. You're all probably sic... Read More

          When the Chicago White Sox sent 17 game-winner Freddy Garcia to the Philadelphia Phillies early in the off-season, Brandon McCarthy was expected to fill Garcia’s spot in the White Sox starting rotation. McCarthy had waited two seasons for a spot to open up in the Sox veteran laden rotation, since he b... Read More

The Rangers Report – 2006 Offseason Team Record as of October 2, 2006 Final Record: 80-82 Third in the American League West DVD No More!  The Ripple Effect Of The McCarthy Trade Well, it’s happened.  The Rangers have dealt pitching for…pitching?! In a stunning move, the Rangers dealt their... Read More

The End Of An Era In Houston, The Heir To Joe Torre Is Becoming Clearer, More Trouble For A Marlins Prospect and Free Agent Rumblings & Grumblings. End Of An Era In Houston His statue is outside of Minute Maid Park His trade is regarded a... Read More

On The Block:  Brandon McCarthy Why He’s On The Block:  If the White Sox do keep Mark Buerhle, Brandon McCarthy is ####.  Thus, his status shifts from potential starter to high quality trade chip.  Negotiab... Read More

On The Block:  Mark Buehrle Why He’s On The Block:  Although White Sox GM Kenny Williams considers Mark Buehrle a "core player,'' talks about a long-term contract have yet to begin.  Either Williams doesn't feel the time is right or doesn't feel Buehrle is a realistic investm... Read More

Oooh, a rare saturday post.  Alright, let's get down to business. New York (American) Because the Yankee pitching st... Read More

Chisox GM Ken Williams continues to impress, landing workhorse pitcher Javier Vazquez and $5 million for Orlando Hernandez, Luis Vizcaino, and top-prospect Chris Young. The Sox now have the deepest rotation in baseball, as young phenom Brandon McCarthy (3-1 1.69 Po... Read More