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MLB Trade Rumors | Simon Hampton: Entering the season with Aaron Hicks, Oswaldo Cabrera, and a bunch of recent minor signings battling it out for the starting left field gig doesn't sound entirely optimal. However, it's starting to become a more likely option. Hampton goes through the Yanks' offseason priority list when it comes to left field,…

The moment Juan Soto declined a 15-year, $440 million extension from the Washington Nationals was the one that now makes him available in trade to the Texas Rangers and all 29 other MLB clubs. What would it take to land the 23-year-old generational talent? An absolute ransom, and nothing less. Think about the best trade package of prospects and…

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The Texas Rangers have come out swinging these past two off-seasons. Last year, they added infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien, as well as Jon Gray, a decent pitcher that had been stuck in Coors. In the last few months, Texas added Jake Odorizzi via trade, brought back Martín Pérez Andrew Heaney, and made a huge splash by signing Jacob…

Thirty-three mostly uneventful days have passed on the Major League Baseball calendar since Ryan Pressly induced a Nick Castellanos popup to end the 2022 World Series. But as the baseball world descended on San Diego for the winter meetings this week, the transactions arrived in a flurry. So let's take stock of the first month of the offseason with…

The inaugural MLB Draft lottery will take place this Tuesday night during the Winter Meetings. This was one of the issues agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The lottery is meant to discourage teams from prolonged tanking. So to let you know how this will work, the top 6 picks will be drawn at random. The 18 teams who did not…

In their 50th season in Texas, it's entirely possible the Rangers will flirt with 100 losses for the first time since 1973. The roster was thin to start with and a number of spring training injuries, particularly in the bullpen, put them in an extra perilous position. The schedule, studded with long stretches against contenders, works against them.…

The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays will square off in a matchup at Tropicana Field on Saturday night in Tampa Bay. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rangers-Rays prediction and pick, laid out below. The Texas Rangers are far out of playoff contention, with a 63-81 record that has put them in third…

The Texas Rangers and Globe Life Field will host the 2024 All-Star Game! Rob Manfred made that announcement today at the conclusion of the owner's meetings in New York. It will be the second time the Rangers organization has hosted the All Star Game, as The Ballpark in Arlington hosted the 1995 All Star game and fans saw a thrilling 3-2 NL…

With the season, goodness, only days away now, it's time to start previewing some divisions. While allotting for the fact that there are still surely plenty of moves to be made, we have a pretty good idea, at this point, what teams will generally look like. Today: The American League West Every team wants to make the playoffs, but the AL West may…

Late last year I listed the top free-agent candidates for the Texas Rangers. Of the top 10, five were signed by other teams, one (two Seager/Semien) by the Rangers and 4 remain free agents. 2 of the 3 alternatives have also signed with other teams. So with adjusting to the remaining market and needs, let's dive into who could land as the top free…

The playoffs are moving into the Division Series, and the Rangers are watching from their couches for the sixth straight October. But if they feel like catching a game, they won't have any trouble spotting familiar faces. They could watch the Padres (featuring Yu Darvish and Jurickson Profar) take on the Dodgers (Joey Gallo and Chris Martin). They…

ARLINGTON, Texas - There were scattered boos at Globe Life Field during Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader when Aaron Judge led off the Yankees' eighth inning with a first-pitch line single to center facing Texas Rangers lefty reliever Brock Burke. Mostly a pro-Yankees crowd, everyone wanted to see Judge finally pass Roger Maris for a new American…

You can put a number to just about anything in baseball. And sometimes those numbers are worthy of a spit-take. Here are 22 weird, wild numbers from the 2022 season. We can't promise you we have included every bonkers stat from this season (baseball is pretty bonkers, after all). But these are some of our favorites. All stats are through Sunday's…

We came close to hitting a Same-Game Parlay yesterday. But a couple of our bets fell one leg short. Today's a new day, and we're on the same mission. The goal is to hit at least one same-game parlay. If we can do that, we'll earn money for the night. Here are three Same-Game Parlays to consider for Wednesday's MLB slate. Los Angeles Angels vs.…

The Yankees thankfully made scoreboard watching a little less stressful yesterday, overcoming an early deficit and to power past the Brewers and salvage a game in Milwaukee. Still, the AL East is not yet in the bag, and they'd still like to see their rivals drop some ground in order to put the division on ice. Here's what happened on…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The best move the Tampa Bay Rays made all year was adding Jeffrey Springs to the starting rotation. After spending the first month in the bullpen, he's been lights out ever since, posting some great numbers. He gets the start again on Sunday, facing his former team, the Texas Rangers, in the series finale at Tropicana Field.…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jonathan Aranda hasn't missed a beat in the batter's box since getting called up to the big leagues for the second time. After hitting.318 with 18 homers in Triple-A Durham, he's batting.343 for the Rays, and hit his first career major-league homer earlier this week in Toronto. On Saturday, he'll enjoy another first. He's…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The final homestand of the season begins on Friday night for the Tampa Bay Rays, and there's still plenty at stake. Veteran pitcher Corey Kluber, who's been up and down of late, will start for the Rays in this first of three games against the Texas Rangers. It's the first of 10 straight games at Tropicana Field to end the…

Typically in the Daily Dinger picks, we're thrilled if one of us chooses a player a big odds to hit a home run. Yesterday, however, we nearly went for the sweep. Four out of our five "Daily Dinger" selections hit home runs, with Josh Jung of the Texas Rangers the only one not to leave the ballpark. Can we stay hot with another set of picks this…

Our Daily Dinger home run prop picks stayed hot again on Monday night, as Ben Heisler's selection of Pirates slugger Rodolfo Castro paid off against left-hander Mike Minor in Cincinnati. With the full team back in action, we've got two plays on one red-hot hitter on the road in Detroit, a bet on the best home run hitter in the game to deliver in a…

The start of the 2022 NFL season is going to steal the show today, but before you get too deep into tonight's football action, make sure to set those MLB DFS lineups and give your fantasy baseball team the proper attention it deserves. Remember, you are still in the hunt for the fantasy baseball championship, don't lose sight of that! We'll recap…