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OTM Open Thread 3/25: It is Monday

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ This. Week. Happy Monday. Opening Day is this week. Thursday at 10 PM ET the Red Sox and Seattle Mariners start their seasons on the West Coast. Get your coffee ready. Jordan Montgomery still has not signed. The Red Sox have announced a full rotation: Brayan Bello, Nick Pivetta, Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck, and Garret Whitlock. No room at the inn I guess, Monty. The Red Sox take on the TExas Rangers tonight at 8:05 PM ET with Whitlock on the mound. We’re almost done with Spring Training...hard to believe. Talk about what...

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Mariners Moose Tracks, 3/23/24: Wyatt Langford, Jackson Holliday, and Trevor Gott

Photo by John E. Moore III/ A future Mariner killer has been born. Hello everyone and welcome to the weekend! As spring training wraps up these next few days, let’s get you the latest from around the league. In Mariners news... Scott Servais, J.P. Crawford, and Cal Raleigh are sponsoring a special fundraising event in Kirkland on April 11th called All Paws On Deck — raising money for Team Okanogan Animal Rescue. Around the league... Rangers 2023 first round draft pick Wyatt Langford has made the team’s Opening Day roster, where he is an early favorite to win...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Colorado Rockies at Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Photo by John E. Moore III/ A split penultimate day in Arizona During the second to last day in Surprise, the world champion Texas Rangers are splitting the squad for a final time this spring. In Surprise, RHP Jose Urena will take the mound for Texas opposite LHP Kyle Freeland for Colorado. Here are the lineups for the game against the Rockies: Today's Lineups ROCKIES RANGERS Brenton Doyle - CF Marcus Semien - 2B Sean Bouchard - DH Evan Carter - LF Ryan McMahon - 3B Wyatt Langford - DH Elias Diaz - C Adolis Garcia - RF Michael Toglia - 1B Jonah Heim -...

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Rockies Spring Training game No. 26 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. José Ureña

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Colorado’s Opening Day starter squares off against an old teammate The Colorado Rockies square off against the World Series champion Texas Rangers and will face a familiar face to boot. The Rockies will send out Kyle Freeland (2-0, 3.21 ERA) to start on the mound. Freeland has enjoyed a good spring training thanks to a revived fastball and healthy shoulder. In his previous start against the Oakland Athletics, Freeland allowed two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts over five innings. He’ll be followed by a string of bullpen...

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J.P. Crawford continues to impress as Mariners run away from Rangers

J.P. Crawford's solid spring training continued Monday as with a pair of hits in the Mariners' 9-5 win over the Rangers on Monday.

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Spring Training Game Thread: Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers

Photo by John E. Moore III/ Running low on Cactus League games The world champion Texas Rangers are having their AL West division mates, the soon-to-be-erstwhile Oakland Athletics, over for one of the final tune-ups of the spring. RHP Yerry Rodriguez will make the start this afternoon for Texas opposite RHP Tyler Ferguson for Oakland. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups ATHLETICS RANGERS Ryan Noda - 1B Marcus Semien - 2B Zack Gelof - 2B Leody Taveras - CF JJ Bleday - CF Evan Carter - DH Brent Rooker - DH Adolis Garcia - RF Miguel Andujar - LF Jonah...

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Mariners Spring Training Game #24, 3/18/24: SEA at TEX

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports An early spring matchup against an AL West rival It’s the final week of spring training in Peoria before the team heads out to San Diego for a pair of exhibition games and then onwards to the home opener in Seattle on the 28th. The Mariners are not bringing their full A-squad to Surprise, although Cal Raleigh is getting back-to-back work. The team is also opting to skip Bryce Miller’s scheduled start, giving the Rangers one less look at him; he’ll pitch a simulated game on the back fields in Peoria. This will be a major audition...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers

Photo by John E. Moore III/ Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona The world champion Texas Rangers welcome the ringless Seattle Mariners to Arizona for a Cactus League clash as the final week in Arizona gets underway. RHP Adrian Sampson will take the mound this afternoon for Texas opposite RHP Tyson Miller for Seattle. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups MARINERS RANGERS J.P. Crawford - SS Marcus Semien - 2B Josh Rojas - 3B Evan Carter - CF Cal Raleigh - C Wyatt Langford - LF Dominic Canzone - LF Adolis Garcia - RF Luke...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs

Photo by John E. Moore III/ Will the Rangers have the luck of the Irish on their side? The world champion Texas Rangers will don a green hat for St. Patrick’s Day and then they will face their eventual Opening Day opponent, the Chicago Cubs, in a Cactus League tussle this afternoon. RHP Jose Urena will take the mound today for Texas opposite RHP Javier Assad for Chicago. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups RANGERS CUBS Marcus Semien - 2B Ian Happ - DH Leody Taveras - CF Seiya Suzuki - RF Evan Carter - LF Cody Bellinger - CF Wyatt Langford -...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers

Photo by John E. Moore III/ Splitting the squad For the first time this spring, the world champion Texas Rangers are opting to play two games with some split squad action. This probably comes at a good time with a day off on Wednesday and yesterday’s game getting rained out. Gotta get those innings in, after all. In Surprise, LHP Cody Bradford will take the mound for Texas fresh off being named for the rotation opposite RHP Ryne Nelson for Arizona. Here are the lineups for the game against the Diamondbacks: Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Ketel Marte -...

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Weekend Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Weekend Discussion Thread: March 16-17, 2024

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post This weekend, we’ll see more spring training baseball and the first Spring Breakout. Let the games continue! So far, the Rockies are 12-7 in their spring training games – not that it means anything, but let us enjoy these good times while we can. Plus, let’s hear it for that Nolan Jones walk-off in the rain yesterday against the World Series champion Texas Rangers. Okay, so it was during the first inning, right before the game was cancelled due to weather, but still . . . . Kyle Freeland is projected to start today’s...

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Spring Training Game Thread #23/#24: Milwaukee Brewers (7-13) @ Oakland Athletics (10-10) / vs. Texas Rangers (10-8)

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports After Friday’s rainout, Brewers look to end losing streak on split-squad day After winning both sides of a split-squad day over a week ago, the Brewers have lost six straight, and when you add in the scheduled off-day on Monday and yesterday’s rainout (especially unfortunate since it was one of the relatively few spring training games scheduled for television this spring), it’s been eight days since the Brewers have won a game, and they enter today at the bottom of the Cactus League. The Brewers will start at 3:05 p.m. CST in Mesa...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Cincinnati Reds at Texas Rangers

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Spring Breakout graduates We’ve got some Cactus League action under the lights as the world champion Texas Rangers welcome the Reds to Surprise. RHP Jon Gray will take the mound this evening for Texas opposite RHP Tejay Antone for Cleveland. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups REDS RANGERS TJ Friedl - CF Marcus Semien - 2B Matt McLain - SS Evan Carter - LF Jeimer Candelario - 3B Wyatt Langford - DH Jake Fraley - RF Adolis Garcia - RF Jonathan India - 2B Jared Walsh - 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand - 1B Jonah...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers

Photo by Norm Hall/ The Heandog days of spring The World Champion Texas Rangers will have a local telecast for the first time this spring with their own broadcast crew. Just in time to catch Wyatt Langford fever. The opponents for Texas in today’s televised Cactus League tussle will be the Cleveland Guardians. LHP Andrew Heaney will take the mound today for Texas opposite RHP Shane Bieber for Cleveland. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Myles Straw - CF Marcus Semien - 2B Estevan Florial - LF Travis Jankowski - RF Bo Naylor - C Wyatt...

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Colorado Rockies Spring Training game no. 17 thread: Cole Ragans vs. Cal Quantrill

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post After being rained out last week, the Rockies and Royals will take another run at a game. Today, the Colorado Rockies (10-6) welcome the Kansas City Royals (11-6) to Salt River Fields — again, after being rained out last week. Cole Ragans will take the mound for the Rangers while Cal Quantrill will start for the Colorado Rockies. First Pitch: 2:10 PM MDT TV: Not available Radio: KOA Lineups For the visiting Royals: Cole Ragans heads to the mound as we travel to Scottsdale to take on the Rockies....

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ESPN ranks top 100 MLB players

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via The defending champion Texas Rangers have a respectable showing in ESPN’s top 100 list ESPN has released their rankings of the top 100 players in MLB this year, because it is spring training and everyone loves (or at least looks at) these sorts of lists. The ESPN list is based on who will be better in 2024, and the article says that was determined by presenting their panel “with pairings upon pairings of the biggest names in the game and ask[ing] them which player will be better in 2024.” Because the Texas Rangers are good,...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Anaheim Angels

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Taking on the fightin’ Ron Washingtons The champion Texas Rangers are making a visit to old friend Ron Washington and his Angels in Tempe, Arizona today for a Cactus League showdown. RHP Nathan Eovaldi will take the mound today for Texas opposite LHP Patrick Sandoval for Anaheim. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups RANGERS ANGELS Matt Duffy - 2B Mickey Moniak - CF Evan Carter - CF Nolan Schanuel - 1B Wyatt Langford - DH Anthony Rendon - DH Ezequiel Duran - 3B Brandon Drury - 2B Justin Foscue - 1B Luis Rengifo...

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Mariners Spring Training Game #17, 3/11/24, San Diego “at” Seattle: Open Game Thread

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/ The Mariners take on Yu Darvish and the Padres for the second time this spring It’s time for another game with Seattle’s complex-mate and Natural Rivals, the San Diego Padres. Today Seattle is the “home” team at the shared Peoria Sports Complex, with Logan Gilbert making his third start of the spring and looking to improve on his last outing against the Rangers when he got touched up for six runs in fewer than two innings. Five of those six runs came off two Evan Carter home runs, one a grand slam, further cementing the...

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Astros Crawfish Boil: March 11, 2024

Mauricio Dubón | Photo by Rich Storry/ Welcome to the Monday Boil. Houston Astros News Dubón providing versatility, comic relief for Astros Astros’ 2024 Spring Training: Relative concerns (Chipalatta) 61-year-old Roger Clemens pitches in Savannah Bananas game (Arizona Sports) Dana Brown on adding Josh Hader in offseason Jose Altuve on deciding to remain in Houston AL West News A’s — Lawrence Butler primed for breakout season with A’s in 2024 Blarts — Texas Rangers claim Jose Barrero from Cincinnati Reds (Dayton Daily News) Halos — Angels non-roster...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via It’s a Wyatt Langford day While most of the infield is recovering from injuries, the world champion Texas Rangers have an exciting Wyatt Langford/Leody Taveras/Evan Carter outfield alignment — with Adolis Garcia pitching in at DH — for today’s Cactus league matchup against the National League’s Chicago Cubs. LHP Cody Bradford will take the mound today for Texas opposite LHP Drew Smyly for Chicago. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups CUBS RANGERS Mike Tauchman - CF Marcus Semien - 2B Alexander Canario -...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Dodgers

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Glendale is known for State Farm Stadium, which is the home of the Arizona Cardinals football team. The champion Texas Rangers continue their Cactus League tour in Glendale, Arizona where they will take on MLB’s latest evil superteam, the Dodgers. RHP Yerry Rodriguez will take the mound today for Texas opposite RHP Michael Grove for Los Angeles. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups RANGERS DODGERS Marcus Semien - 2B Mookie Betts - SS Leody Taveras - CF Freddie Freeman - 1B Ezequiel Duran - SS Will Smith -...

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Craig Breslow Tabs Reliever As Red Sox Spring Training Standout

Justin Slaten came to the Boston Red Sox after stops with the Texas Rangers and a Rule 5 selection by the New York Mets. Slaten joined Boston during the introduction of a new pitching regime, catching the attention of chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. So far, the right-hander has impressed during spring training. Slaten has […]

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Lowe has oblique strain, Opening Day in jeopardy

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via First baseman Nathaniel Lowe appears likely to start the season on the injured list Nathaniel Lowe has an oblique strain, per the beats, and manager Bruce Bochy says the Texas Rangers first baseman is in jeopardy of not being ready to go come Opening Day. This is a disappointing bit of news, though as we have discussed, injuries always crop up in spring training, and the Rangers have had a pretty healthy spring thusfar. Lowe is expected to miss three or four weeks, and as we discussed with Dustin Harris last week, oblique...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Will Jack attack? The Royals have come crawling back to Surprise to face off against the current kings of the complex with the Texas Rangers eyeing another Cactus League victory. RHP Jack Leiter gets the opportunity to make the start today for Texas opposite RHP Seth Lugo for Kansas City. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups ROYALS RANGERS Maikel Garcia - SS Evan Carter - CF Bobby Witt - DH Wyatt Langford - LF Vinnie Pasquantino - 1B Jared Walsh - 1B Salvador Perez - C Ezequiel Duran - SS Hunter Renfroe - RF Travis...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Remember the 2023 World Series? It’s back, in Cactus League form! The Arizona team is on the road in Arizona today to take on the vacationing team from Texas that is the home team. These teams also recently met in the World Series, in case you forgot. The Texas Rangers won that one. It’s was pretty cool. RHP Jose Urena will take the mound for Texas opposite RHP Zac Gallen for Arizona. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Alek Thomas - CF Marcus Semien - 2B Jake McCarthy - RF Evan Carter - CF Gabriel...

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Colorado Rockies Spring Training game no. 14 thread: Cole Ragans vs. Cal Quantrill

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Quantrill will make his second spring training appearance today. Today, the Colorado Rockies (8-4-1) welcome the Kansas City Royals (9-4) to Salt River Fields. Cole Ragans will take the mound for the Rangers while Cal Quantrill will start for the Colorado Rockies. First Pitch: 1:30 PM MDT due to a weather delay TV: Not available Radio: MLB.com Lineups For the visiting Royals: Cole Ragans is back on the bump as we head to Scottsdale to take on the Rockies. pic.twitter.com/qyGOf3oRGx— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) March 7,...

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Colorado Rockies Spring Training game no. 13 thread: Andrew Heaney vs. Kyle Freeland

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/ Freeland will make his second spring training appearance today. Today, the Colorado Rockies (8-4) welcome the 2023 World Series Champion Texas Rangers Seattle Mariners (7-4) to Salt River Fields. Andrew Heaney will take the mound for the Rangers while Kyle Freeland will start for the Colorado Rockies. First Pitch: 1:10 PM MDT TV: Not available Radio: MLB.com Lineups For the visiting Rangers: Rangers lineup for March 6, 2024 at Colorado. A live audio webcast of today's game will be available for streaming on...

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Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Colorado Rockies

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports El Bombi’s back! After the legend grew last fall, Adolis Garcia returns to game action for the world champion Texas Rangers for the first time since Game 3 of the World Series. Welcome back, Bombi! His first Cactus League action will be from Scottsdale against the National League’s Rockies. LHP Andrew Heaney will take the mound today for Texas opposite LHP Kyle Freeland for Colorado. Here are the lineups: Today's Lineups RANGERS ROCKIES Marcus Semien - 2B Charlie Blackmon - DH Wyatt Langford - LF Kris Bryant - RF Adolis...