Texas Rangers – Call to the Pen https://calltothepen.com MLB News, Rumors, Prospects, and more Mon, 07 Aug 2023 02:22:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 Texas Rangers: Josh Jung breaks thumb, Jonathan Ornelas to be called up https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/07/texas-rangers-josh-jung-thumb-injury/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/07/texas-rangers-josh-jung-thumb-injury/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:00:49 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529975 The fairytale season for the Texas Rangers has hit a big of a snag this weekend, as third baseman Josh Jung has suffered a fractured thumb. Jung fractured his thumb turning a double play on a Jorge Soler rocket in the sixth inning of Sunday’s win against the Miami Marlins. Rangers announce that Josh Jung […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/07/texas-rangers-josh-jung-thumb-injury/feed/ 0 Stock Up, Stock Down: MLB trade deadline winners and losers https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/04/stock-up-stock-down-mlb-trade-deadline-winners-losers/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/04/stock-up-stock-down-mlb-trade-deadline-winners-losers/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:00:51 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529895 The 2023 MLB trade deadline has come and gone with some teams making plenty of moves to position themselves for a solid final two months and a shot at a deep playoff run in October. Others decided to sell and some chose to stand pat and not buy too much or sell. Now that the […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/04/stock-up-stock-down-mlb-trade-deadline-winners-losers/feed/ 0 MLB Trade Deadline: AL West roundup with Rangers, Angels, Astros wishlist, A’s and Mariners for sale https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/30/mlb-trade-deadline-al-west-rangers-angels-astros-athletics-mariners/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/30/mlb-trade-deadline-al-west-rangers-angels-astros-athletics-mariners/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:00:06 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529645 Tuesday, August 1, is a massive day in Major League Baseball as it is the MLB trade deadline. We know who is who this year. Now the winners are buyers, the losers are sellers and it’s the front office’s time to shine. Let’s check in with the AL West, who is being sold, and the […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/30/mlb-trade-deadline-al-west-rangers-angels-astros-athletics-mariners/feed/ 0 Stock Up, Stock Down: Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/21/stock-up-stock-down-tigers-marlins-yankees-rangers/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/21/stock-up-stock-down-tigers-marlins-yankees-rangers/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:00:18 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529128 The first two series after the All-Star break were pretty telling for some front offices. Leading into the end of the first half, the Boston Red Sox were one of the hottest teams and had a schedule in front of them to begin the second half to make a move in the Wild Card standings. […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/21/stock-up-stock-down-tigers-marlins-yankees-rangers/feed/ 0 What we got right and wrong about 3 surprising and disappointing MLB teams https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/14/3-surprising-disappointing-mlb-teams-right-wrong/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/14/3-surprising-disappointing-mlb-teams-right-wrong/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:25 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=528891 In April, I wrote about MLB teams that were surprising or disappointing after the first 20 or so games. As the All-Star break comes to an end, I decided to revisit this list to see which teams still hold up to their moniker or which have either gotten better (or worse) since the beginning of […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/14/3-surprising-disappointing-mlb-teams-right-wrong/feed/ 0 Grading Chris Young and the Texas Rangers front office at the season’s midway point https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/01/grading-texas-rangers-chris-young-midway-season/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/01/grading-texas-rangers-chris-young-midway-season/#respond Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:00:58 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=528299 In his third season as the team’s general manager, Chris Young has the Texas Rangers atop the AL West. They hit the season’s halfway point Thursday night at 49-32 and five games in front of the defending World Series champion Houston Astros. The intriguing thing about the Rangers rise is not what they’ve done, but […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/01/grading-texas-rangers-chris-young-midway-season/feed/ 0 MLB hot take: 5 disappointing players on contending teams https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/22/mlb-5-disappointing-players-contending-teams/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/22/mlb-5-disappointing-players-contending-teams/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:00:05 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=527725 There are seemingly more contending teams this MLB season compared to last. Clubs like the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles are just a few that come to mind. With these teams stepping up, some teams have fallen off a bit. That is in large part due to some of their top players not […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/22/mlb-5-disappointing-players-contending-teams/feed/ 0 Contenders or pretenders? Evaluating 5 MLB teams off to hot starts https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/20/mlb-contenders-pretenders-marlins-reds-diamondbacks-rangers-orioles/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/20/mlb-contenders-pretenders-marlins-reds-diamondbacks-rangers-orioles/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:00:30 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=527699 If the Major League Baseball regular season ended today, only four of the 12 teams that made the postseason last season would be in contention for the World Series this season. As a result of some of the best MLB teams from 2022 slumping, more under-the-radar teams have surged in 2023. While nearly half of […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/20/mlb-contenders-pretenders-marlins-reds-diamondbacks-rangers-orioles/feed/ 0 With his 2023 season already over, what is Jacob deGrom’s legacy? https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/08/jacob-degrom-legacy-new-york-mets-texas-rangers/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/08/jacob-degrom-legacy-new-york-mets-texas-rangers/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:00:46 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=527196 Jacob deGrom has undoubtably been one of the best pitchers in baseball the last 10 years. He may even be one of the most dominant pitchers of all-time, but he falls on the unfortunate list of athletes who has talents that are outweighed by injuries, and make you wonder of what could have been. Texas […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/08/jacob-degrom-legacy-new-york-mets-texas-rangers/feed/ 0 5 Texas Rangers trade targets with Jacob deGrom out for the season https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/08/5-texas-rangers-trade-targets-jacob-degrom/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/08/5-texas-rangers-trade-targets-jacob-degrom/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:15:00 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=527188 As they try to stay atop the AL West with Jacob deGrom out for the season, these five pitchers should be on the Texas Rangers’ radar to trade for. Entering Thursday’s action, the Texas Rangers have a 4.5-game lead over the Houston Astros in the AL West. That’s certainly a surprise, considering how little they’ve […]

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