Great for Carlos. Bummer for Texas. Cardona had managed in the system for several years including the last three in Frisco.

<suffering near-death experience> Pretty sure I told my wife I loved her this week. Hugged my daughter before bed last night. Looked up Renny Osuna and Ben Rowen more than anyone else. No regrets.

RHP Gavin Collyer is listed, but he's an ex-Ranger & free agent. Wouldn't expect him to sign anywhere prior to the draft unless with a frisky team willing to offer MLB deal. Shows up high on the Stuff boards but very rough control. Not a great ratio of "looks the part" outings to "doesn't" in AAA.

Licensed appraiser here. Look, homes are to be lived in and enjoyed, and not all design choices have to be driven by what a future buyer might think. BUT! A three-sink/zero-bath/zero-toilet Jack and Jill is *probably* not going to add much value.

Adrian Beltre was a Ranger instead of an Angel because of a little extra money, and Anthony Rendon was an Angel instead of a Ranger because of a little extra money. (An oversimplification but whatever, it’s Thanksgiving Eve.)

Perry Bible Fellowship pbfcomics.com/comics/carol...

Taps the sign I created yesterday.

Hola. Thoughts on a momentous contract-tender deadline for the Rangers + the 40-man additions/omissions. scottlucas.com/2025/11/22/a...

Longest-tenured on the Rangers' 40? That's right: Zeke Duran (Nov. 2021).

Odd that Webb was non-tendered. Not exciting but extremely okay and wouldn't have cost that much. Plus, not as though the team is awash in replacements.

Really hope Greg’s young and spry bandmates tie his old ass up and steal the Husker Du masters.

6 of 9 eligible Rangers listed (Heim, Garcia, Duran, Haggerty, Sborz, Burger). That’s not gonna happen but there’s some choices to be made. I would think 6 of 9 get offers.

My rough probabilities were 100% Davalillo 80% Ortiz 60% Cauley 30% Lopez 10% field My outlook this morning, plus an AFL wrap: scottlucas.com/2025/11/18/r...

Good morning. Here's my preview of the Rangers' upcoming 40-Man additions ahead of today's deadline, plus a review of Texas's Arizona Fall League participants. scottlucas.com/2025/11/18/r...

Sorry, they’re going to have to remove Pence and Porcello, as I refuse to accept they’ve been out of baseball this long.

According to @bgawlowski.bsky.social (until recently a scout for the Pirates, now back in the writing biz), Arizona has two must-adds for the 40: Mitch Bratt and Kohl Drake. 😛 blogs.fangraphs.com/2025-nationa...

Add-on in the Christian Villanueva trade finally quits.

I wrote about how the Rangers' offense was much closer to league-average than bad in 2025, how that's more annoyance than comfort, the ways in which luck & weirdness conspired against the team, and how to view the offense in terms of building for 2026. scottlucas.com/2025/11/07/t...

Saw a guy in a Texas Nomar Mazara replica jersey out in public today.

Something I'd typed but hadn't posted yet: "Harris had a vastly improved second half in AAA and earned a return to the 40, but the underlying metrics were still frustratingly underwhelming." McKinney didn't appear on any arb lists I saw but was eligible (3+ years), obviously wasn't getting tendered.

The Texas 40-man roster has dwindled to 35 and still includes some likely non-tenders and guys with tenuous holds on their spots. Free agents will be incoming, of course, but in general, the Rangers have more-than-ample room for 40 additions.

Had to pour a little anxiety tequila for the first time in two years.

First image is the moment Barger began to slow down. Second is the moment began to retreat to second. Arrow shows the ball. Third is when LF Hernandez has released the ball.

Bold move to invite the star of Kevin Can Fuck Himself to attend a Gausman start

Stay tuned for the pregame for Game 4.

@lonestarball.bsky.social your cue

If you look up Lee Greenwood on Spotify the third item is Bad Bunny.

Texas’s high-A team had a doozy in 2011 (pre-bonus runner). Myrtle Beach struck out 32 Kinston batters and lost. Wouldn’t happen again even under old rules. Managers would start using position players on mound by the 13th or so.

Ouch

Kekering has the ball in hand just off the ground at this point.

Some baseball clubs swap between experience and youth when making a managerial change. Some swap between calm and fiery. The Rangers swap between bald and (relatively) hirsute.

Garcia did not hit 50 homers. 6 fewer than last year’s 25, in fact, and an OPS decline of 20 points. Defense was much improved so he had some value. But he’s not a shortstop, and there’s a point at which, if you’re managing, you just can’t write that name anymore.

Rangers 8, Guardians 9 (10). The Rangers finish the season 81-81. So... yeah.

Rangers 2, Guardians 3. The Rangers are 81-80.

2023 vs 2025

Highlight to a frustrating season is Jacob Latz grabbing a rotation spot. Struck out the side after an out-or-bust dive by inexperienced LF Cody Freeman.

Rangers 7, Guardians 3. The Rangers are 81-79 and have guaranteed a non-losing season (and inadvertently assisted the Astros, but oh well).

Get to know newest Ranger Jose Corniell youtu.be/bgd08Qm-F8c

Can't say I called it (plus this was a month ago) but it crossed my mind. Review of AAA home debut: "Jose Corniell was good in AAA today, not overpowering (7 whiffs) but had everything working together, lots of weak contact and pops. FB 94-97, upper 80s cut, 85-88 change, 79-83 slider."

Found a recap of Game 1 of the Sally finals between Hub City and Brooklyn by "John Sanchez" of The Wave (Rockaway Beach, NY) that had five references to the NHL.

Rangers 0, Twins 4. The 15th shutout. Tied for fourth-most in franchise history, and sixth-most relative to league. 1982 - 17 shutouts, 86% more than league average 1972 - 27, +82% 1983 - 15, +57% 2021 - 15, +51% 2009 -13, +43% 2025 - 15, +38%

Rangers 4, Twins 2. The Rangers are 80-78. RIP Claudia Cardinale (a day late).

Also, about this place, had to sit through a pitch this AM to upgrade what I owned. Whatever. Rep was very nice, no hard-sell, but more to the point: his brother is former Rangers non-great Wilson Alvarez, traded to CHW along with Scott Fletcher and pot-sweetener Sammy Sosa for Harold Baines.

Concur with all this, as someone who’s seen this system at work for years. I’d go full robot if I were your benevolent overload but I get keeping the human element. I think it makes the umps better. In my experience…. (1/x)

Rangers 3, Marlins 4. The Rangers are 79-76.

Rangers 4, Marlins 6 (12). Blah.

Friendly reminder that the Peagle loves you as you are.