Pictured, one of minor league ball's most infamous stadiums. Reconfigured and used for soccer now.

Montgomery will be 60'ed, but if you've ever wondered if you could stick a player straight on the 60 IL and bypass the "healthy" 40, the answer is no.

Heard the news while I was on a site inspection at an elementary school. Patiently waited until I was in my car and off the property so I could…

Zero interest in this track meet. In my day teams played defense.

it’s Robbie Grossman time baby

The (not very noted) ex-Ranger, who’d just been swiped off waivers from Texas.

mmm that’s the good stuff

Sssssure, why not. Hasn't been viable in the bigs for a good while, but he's depth, will give a quality 5 in Round Rock until he opts out. Finished 2025 there after being dropped by Atlanta.

Corneill 115, Santos 141. Fien 117, Fitz-Gerald 133, Rosario 190.

Noticed Evan Carter fell 2 days short of 2 years service time, meaning no FA until after 2030 (but also 4 arb years). But Texas didn't rig anything. He was a mess & absolutely had to be optioned in '24, actually recalled sooner than I preferred, but Taveras DFA & Pillar injury basically forced it.

My very belated thoughts about the Gore trade (I was tied up last week): scottlucas.com/2026/01/27/t...

Rangers have never had a player named Dominic on the Major League roster and by God they never will!

Noted ex-Ranger

DeGrom Eo Gore Leiter… … Latz or Rocker, as it stands. Still light on depth, and if one of top four gets hurt in March, uh oh. Corniell and Santos close but can’t count on them yet. Would really be great if they could luck into the 2026 version of Patrick Corbin.

Me: gonna be a crazy work day, in an area with virtually no internet and too busy to check anything regardless Rangers: time for a mega-trade

Rangers designated RHP Dom Hamel to make room for FA righty Jakob Junis. Hamel got a sip of coffee as a Met in '25, was grabbed off waivers by Texas in September. Not an especially hard thrower, homer-prone, but plenty of whiffs with breakers. AAA regular if retained.

Miami also looking for a "hitting/catching coach" with duties reading like what would be considered a MiLB coordinator position in the Texas org. I guess these things happen, but kind of weird from my limited viewpoint, as the Rangers (per custom) announced their complete staff last week.

Probably a tenuous hold on his 40 spot, but a nice depth pickup if retained. Transitioned to relief after leaving Texas, 93ish fastball (more like a cutter), slider, curve, a few sinkers. Benders were pretty effective.

Sounds bad.

Variance in baseball is enormous, and until you internalize this, you can't reach self-actualization.

Don’t try to amuse a Scott Lucas with dipshittery, it won’t work.

Today's Venezuelan round-robin playoff schedule (which began only yesterday) now appearing as postponed on the official MLB site.

Not sure whether any current Rangers are in the Venezuelan winter playoffs right now. When I'd checked a few weeks ago, participation was limited. Plenty of exes though. Luisangel Acuna, Yohander Mendez, Yonny Hernandez, Luis Sardinas, for example. Also there: the Chorio brothers, Yaseil Puig.

I am ready with commentary and analysis to bring you a very Crismattic 2026. Anyway, Texas didn't have any AAA depth starters in the org yet (and Crismatt himself might not qualify, as he probably has an out and could be gone in March or April), but there'll be more signings like this soon.

Noted ex-Ranger (34 days in AAA in 2024)

Merry Christmas 🤷🏻‍♂️

The noted ex-Ranger heads overseas. Isn’t making a fortune ($1mm) but much more than he’d get stateside, plus maybe a chance to resuscitate his career. Just hasn’t looked the same since the end of ‘22.

Quite so.

Greetings from one of the half-dozen Americans supporting Swansea over Wrexham today.

Collyer stays a Ranger after becoming a free agent for a while. That's cool. Stuff alone was enough to contemplate a 40 spot, control and consistency were why he didn't get that or a Curvelo-like MLB contract elsewhere in the meantime. Has a shot.

How many?

The Rangers have Sebastian Walcott and that’s cool. Past that it gets a little dicey. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

So in the context of ⬇️, if you had to build an Opening Day staff out of those currently under contract, it'd be something like: deGrom / Eovaldi / Leiter / Latz / Rocker Baumler / Curvelo / Garcia / Otanez / Winn ... umm ... 3 of Church, Corniell, Hamel, Santos, Teodo? Gulp.

Neeson with a man who got VAXXED.

Rangers also lose righty Kyle Larsen to the Bucs. 22, 2021 18th-rounder, often hurt, only 96 pro innings and none above low-A. 33 IP, 17 BB, 44 SO in 2025.

Rangers grab BoSox righty Jonathan Brand in minor phase. 25, 2022 12th round, 16 BB, 59 SO in 51 IP in hi-A and AA, then one blowup in AAA. FB/SI around 91 in that AAA outing.

White Sox select RHP Jackson Kelley from Texas as the 2nd pick in the minor phase. 2022 12th-rounder, side-armer, blandly reliable but prone to occasional control issues. Probably was headed to Frisco again, maybe a chance at Round Rock.

None gained nor lost by the Rangers in the MLB phase of the R5, unless a trade for someone else's pick is involved. IF Cam Cauley still a Ranger.

Rangers pass in the MLB portion of the R5.

Only 34 on the Texas roster heading into the Rule 5 draft. Fewest I can recall (though I've seen a 35 in the past ten years), and to be honest they could trim that number without anyone beyond a few degenerates like me noticing.

If someone wants to make an app so I can re-hear my sliding-into-dementia grandmother complain about my philandering great uncle and how the “coloreds” shouldn’t be so whiny about their rights, who am I to refuse.

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.