The latest on the once and future World Series champion Texas Rangers
Good morning.
Evan Grant writes about Jacob deGrom appearing mortal in last night’s loss for the Texas Rangers at the Angels.
MLB dot com’s Andres Soto recaps the weird loss from Anaheim with deGrom bemoaning his part in it.
Grant writes that the Rangers can’t really afford to wait around for Joc Pederson to un-pumpkin himself.
Former Rangers scribe Sam Blum checks in on Texas’ second half surge which has put them back in the mix.
Grant notes that with Jake Burger nearing a return, the lineup is close to being fully healthy for the first time in months.
ESPN’s baseball folks make some deadline predictions with David Schoenfield seeing a trade with Baltimore in Texas’ future.
Grant writes that with Kyle Higashioka still nursing a tender hamstring, Jonah Heim has stepped up.
Over at FanGraphs, Dan Szymborski proposes a trade of Nathan Eovaldi to the Cubs which, no offense to Dan, would probably be among the last things I could see the Rangers doing.
Speaking of Eovaldi, Grant notes that the Rangers aren’t planning on adjusting their rotation to put Eovaldi in the upcoming series with the Mariners.
And, Grant writes that if Chris Young wants to add at the deadline, he’ll still have to thread the needle when it comes to the self-imposed payroll limitations.
Have a nice day!