The Texas Rangers have signed 31-year old lefty swinging OF/3B Mark Teahan to a minor league deal. He played in 22 games earlier this year in AAA-ball for the Diamondbacks and he is 15 of 71 (.211 avg, .571 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 0 homers and 5 RBIs. Teahan last played in the majors [...]
23-year old lefty reliever Robbie Ross continues to dominate in 2013 in his second year in the majors. He has pitched in 20 games (0 starts) for the Rangers so far this year and he is 2-0 with a 0.42 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Ross has now pitched in 78 games (0 starts) in [...]
The Rangers have designated 39-year old righty reliever/starter Derek Lowe for assignment. Lowe pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the Rangers this year and he was 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Lowe has now pitched in 681 games (377 starts) in his first 17 years in the majors and he [...]
The Texas Rangers have placed 30-year old righty swinging 2B Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 18th due to a strained intercostal muscle. Kinsler has played in 40 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 49 for 162 (.302 avg, .869 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 7 [...]
Righty swinging catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez was an outstanding catcher for the Texas Rangers. He had a rocket launcher attached to his right shoulder and he was a pretty solid hitter. Rodriguez’ best season for the Rangers came in 1999 when he was the MVP of the American League. Rodriguez played in 144 games for [...]
25-year old righty Josh Lindblom will be called up next Monday to replace Alexi Ogando (on the D.L.) in the starting rotation. Lindblom has pitched in 8 games (7 starts) in AAA-ball this year for the Rangers and he is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. He has given up 27 hits [...]
