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2022 in review: Taylor Hearn
Photo by Tom Pennington/ After struggling as a starter, Taylor Hearn got into a groove as a reliever With the 2022 regular season over, it is that time where we go back and take a look at the players who appeared for the Texas Rangers this past season. Today, we look at reliever Taylor Hearn. It was essentially a tale of two seasons for Taylor Hearn in 2022. Hearn started the year in the rotation and struggled. Hearn made thirteen starts for the Rangers to start the 2022 season and things did not go well. After getting knocked out in the fourth inning at Detroit on...
Lone Star Ball Mar 20, 2023
Spring Training Game Thread: Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers
Photo by Dylan Buell/ Live and in color Diamond Sports Group has finally dragged their bankrupt asses to Surprise so the Texas Rangers are on TV today as they welcome the Cleveland Guardians to Surprise Stadium for a Cactus League tussle. Instead of Jacob deGrom, who started yesterday’s game, you get to watch RHP Dane Dunning pitch for Texas opposite RHP Hunter Gaddis for Cleveland. Today's Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Steven Kwan - LF Marcus Semien - 2B Amed Rosario - DH Corey Seager - SS Jose Ramirez - 3B Nathaniel Lowe - 1B Josh Naylor - 1B Adolis...
Lone Star Ball Mar 20, 2023
2022 in review: Spencer Howard
Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/ A very bad year for a pitcher we had high hopes for With the 2022 regular season over, it is that time where we go back and take a look at the players who appeared for the Texas Rangers this past season. Today, we look at pitcher Spencer Howard. During his time in the big leagues in 2022, Spencer Howard walked 7.9% of the batters he faced, compared to 8.2% for MLB as a whole. So Spencer Howard was slightly better than average in 2022 when it came to not walking batters. That is the lone positive I can point to in Howard’s 2022...
Lone Star Ball Mar 20, 2023
Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/ With any luck you won’t get probed on National Alien Abduction Day Good morning. Evan Grant writes about Jacob deGrom making short work of his Cactus League debut for the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Kennedi Landry writes that being perhaps too logistically good was the only problem for deGrom in his first A game start. Jeff Wilson notes that deGrom will likely have to keep putting up with questions about his health but he should be ready for the start of the season. Grant writes that manager Bruce Bochy anticipates penciling Robbie...
Lone Star Ball Mar 19, 2023
Glenn Otto to get MRI, per report
Photo by Christian Petersen/ Rangers pitcher Glenn Otto will reportedly be undergoing an MRI due to a sore right lat Texas Rangers pitcher Glenn Otto was scratched from what was going to be his first start of the spring yesterday due to soreness in his right lat. Per Evan Grant on Twitter, Otto is still dealing with soreness there, and will undergo an MRI as a result. Even if the MRI comes back clean, in a best case scenario, Otto is likely going to be shut down for a few days. With Opening Day 11 days away, that would seem to make it pretty unlikely Otto will be a...
