Last Month, grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com) from Texas Rangers Trades says (in Rangers vs. Angels Comparison) The polling for the Texas Rangers Trades Broadcaster of the Year finished. Eric Nadel won with 43% of the vote, with Tom Grieve coming in second with 26%, and Josh Lewin in third with 23%.
This week I will compare the Rangers roster, position-by-position, with the Angels roster, and say who h...

3 Months Ago, grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com) from Texas Rangers Trades says (in Free Agent Outfielders) OF Marlon Byrd – Byrd had a career year last year, leading the Rangers in RBI’s with 89 RBI’s. He also had a .283 average with 20 home runs. He qualifies as a Type B free agent. The Rangers could really use him back and offered him arbitration, but with Tom Hicks’ money situation, it doesn’t look lik...

5 Months Ago, grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com) from Texas Rangers Trades says (in Playoff Predictions) The Red Sox have a good playoff pitching staff. Josh Beckett just came back from injury, and Jon Lester is still pitching well. Clay Buchholz is also pitching well. Those three are solid for the playoffs, but compared to the Angels’ rotation, they are incredible. The Red Sox also have a pretty g...

7 Months Ago, grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com) from Texas Rangers Trades says (in August Awards) Rookie of the Year: Elvis Andrus, TEX (.267 AVG, 5 HR, 26 RBI): Not only is he tied for 5th among AL rookies in batting average, 1st among AL rookies in stolen bases, tied for 4th in home runs, and tied for 5th in RBI’s, but he also has a shot at winning a Gold Glove. As a rookie.

8 Months Ago, grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com) from Texas Rangers Trades says (in July Awards) Rangers:

Cy Young: Kevin Millwood, TEX (9-7, 3.44 ERA, 82 K): He is tied for the Rangers lead in wins, but leads the team in innings pitched, and leads the starters in ERA. I think that’s pretty deserving of being the Rangers Cy Young.
Runner-up: Scott Feldman, TEX (9-3, 3.59 ERA, 53 K)

And grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com) from Texas Rangers Trades says (in Anthony Andro Interview) Me: What do the Rangers need to do to win the division this year?

Me: Who are the next players in the Rangers’ minor league system that will make an impact with the Rangers at the major league level?

Me: How will the Rangers make room for Justin Smoak when he’s ready?

10 Months Ago, grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com) from Texas Rangers Trades says (in April Awards) Rookie of the Year: Elvis Andrus, TEX (.254 AVG, 1 HR, 4 RBI): Once again, Elvis was runner-up in my AL Rookie of the Year, and the person above him wasn’t a Ranger. He doesn’t have great stats, but he’s about the only rookie on the team so far this year that has played a lot. He’s doing a good job adju...