Willie Calhoun May Not Be Next In Line

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun may have been overtaken as the next outfield prospect to be called to the major leagues. The natural assumption has been that if Shin-Soo Choo or Joey Gallo got injured then Calhoun would be in the majors. However, there is now a chance that Scott Heineman may have overtaken him. […]

Mike Minor A Risky Option Monday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor is a risky play in any format on Monday. Minor is facing off against the Boston Red Sox, who rank first in batting average, runs and slugging percentage, as well as second in home runs. The Rangers pitcher has surrendered just six earned runs over his last 26 innings, […]

Delino DeShields Sitting, Carlos Tocci Starting Sunday

Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields will receive a day off on Sunday. In his place, outfielder Carlos Tocci will start in center field. DeShields improved his contact skills in June to hit .267, but is hitting just .100 so far in July. However, Carlos Tocci is hitting an abysmal .067 in the major leagues this […]

Ronald Guzman And Isiah Kiner-Falefa Starting Sunday

Texas Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman and utility player Isiah Kiner-Falefa will both start for the Rangers on Sunday. Guzman will man first base and hit eighth, while Kiner-Falefa will catch and hit seventh. Guzman makes for a bad DFS play Sunday, as he is struggling against right-handed pitching this season. In 178 plate appearances, […]

Elvis Andrus Sitting, Jurickson Profar At Shortstop Sunday

Texas Ranger shortstop Elvis Andrus will receive a day off Sunday. Andrus has been a regular piece of the Rangers lineup recently. In his absence, Jurickson Profar will handle shortstop and hit second in the lineup. Profar has not been overly impressive against right-handed pitcher this season. In 239 plate appearances, he has a .403 […]

Wilson Ramos Sitting, Jesus Sucre Starting Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos will receive a day off Sunday. As per usual Ramos will sit having started the previous two games. Catcher Jesus Sucre will take his place behind the plate and hit eighth. Sucre offers no DFS value Sunday, with a .019 ISO, a .267 wOBA and a .302 slugging percentage […]

Kevin Kiermaier Out Sunday, Joey Wendle leading off

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier is out of the lineup Sunday with back tightness. The long-term implications for Kiermaier are not clear and for now he is day-to-day. Mallex Smith will cover center field, with Joey Wendle in left field and hitting leadoff. Wendle has been unimpressive this season when facing right-handed pitchers, with […]

Joey Gallo Leaves Saturday's Game

Texas Rangers first baseman/outfielder Joey Gallo left Saturday's game with left hamstring tightness. Gallo had drawn the start at first base but did not return to the field to begin the bottom of the third. Ronald Guzman replaced Gallo at third and will likely see more regular playing time if Gallo is out for an […]

Ronald Guzman Sitting Saturday

Texas Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman will sit for the second time in two days Saturday. The Rangers currently have at least 10 hitters they want to get regular at-bats, meaning someone is going to miss out every day. It is interesting to see left-handed hitter Guzman sitting for a second time against a right-handed […]

Jesse Chavez Locks Down Save Friday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jesse Chavez got a two-inning save on Friday. Chavez came into the game in the eighth with the Rangers leading 4-1. He pitched two scoreless innings, striking out one, as the offense added four more runs to win the game 8-1. Chavez's role in the bullpen is generally as the long […]

Chris Martin Activated From Disabled List

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Chris Martin was activated from the disabled list Friday. Martin could slot back into a setup role in the Rangers bullpen, and he could potentially be third in line behind Keone Kela and Jake Diekman for save opportunities. Martin does not have much fantasy value outside of leagues which count holds […]

Jurickson Profar's Turn To Sit Friday

Texas Rangers utility infielder Jurickson Profar will take his turn to sit against the Minnesota Twins on Friday. Joey Gallo, Rougned Odor and Ronald Guzman have all taken their turns on the bench, and it appears as if those four are rotating through three lineup spots. When Profar is in the lineup, he offers both […]

Daniel Robertson Activated Friday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Daniel Robertson was activated from the disabled list on Friday. The Rays made room on their roster by optioning Austin Pruitt to Triple-A, delaying a decision on Adeiny Hechavarria a little longer. Robertson will start at second base for the Rays on Friday, but manager Kevin Cash has indicated both Robertson […]

Jake Diekman Gets Second Save Wednesday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jake Diekman got his second save of the season Wednesday. The opportunity arose for Diekman, as Keone Kela was unavailable after picking up saves Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Kela remains the primary closer for the Rangers, but it appears as though Diekman is the next man up. Diekman is a useful […]

Brendan McKay To Miss Time With Oblique Injury

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brendan McKay will be sidelined with an oblique injury for approximately three weeks. McKay, the Rays third-ranked prospect and MLB.com's 22nd overall prospect, dominated at Single-A this season with a 1.09 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings. Since being promoted to the Florida State League, he has a 4.63 […]

Christian Arroyo Works Out Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Christian Arroyo worked out on the field at Tropicana Field prior to Wednesday's game. Arroyo completed range-of-motion and core-stabilization exercises in his workout. There does not appear to be a fixed timetable for Arroyo's return and with the current logjam in the Rays infield, it is unlikely they will rush his […]

Chris Archer Throws From 120 Feet Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (abdominal) threw from 120 feet on Wednesday. He remains on schedule to throw a bullpen session Friday, at which point the Rays can look to formulate a timetable for his return. Archer will be hoping to improve on a rough start to 2018, where he has a 4.24 […]

Willy Adames and Johnny Field Starting Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Willy Adames and outfielder Johnny Field will both start Wednesday. Adames will play second with Joey Wendle covering third and Matt Duffy receiving a day off. Field will play right field, Carlos Gomez will be the designated hitter and C.J. Cron will sit. In addition, Adeiny Hechavarria will hit second as […]

Martin Perez Hoping To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez is hoping to head out on a rehab assignment on Monday. Perez threw live batting practice to Carlos Tocci and Robinson Chirinos ahead of the game Wednesday. Plans for a rehab assignment have not been confirmed by the Rangers, who may want to take it slowly with their left-handed […]

Carlos Tocci Starting, Delino DeShields Sitting Wednesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Carlos Tocci will start in center field for just the ninth time this season on Wednesday. Tocci has struggled in the major leagues in 2018 with a .077 batting average, and he has yet to record a single steal, home run, RBI or run scored. However, the Rangers need to get Delino […]

Joey Gallo Starting, Ronald Guzman Sitting Wednesday

Texas Rangers infielder/outfielder Joey Gallo will get the start at first base Wednesday. Gallo sat for Tuesday's game as the Rangers are looking for ways to get Adrian Beltre time as the designated hitter. Ronald Guzman is the man who misses out Wednesday, and it appears as though Guzman, Gallo, Rougned Odor and possibly Jurickson […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Starting At Catcher

Texas Rangers utility player Isiah Kiner-Falefa will make his first major league start at catcher Wednesday. With Robinson Chirinos receiving a day off, Kiner-Falefa is the only other player on the active roster who has logged time in 2018 at catcher, having started three games there in Triple-A. Kiner-Falefa is looking at reduced playing time […]

Rougned Odor Returns To Lineup Wednesday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor will return to the lineup and play second base on Wednesday. Odor was supposed to play second Tuesday night but was later scratched from the lineup. With Jurickson Profar currently floating as the utility infielder, he is going to take at-bats away from Odor and Joey Gallo. Odor will […]

Austin Bibens-Dirkx To Start Wednesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx will get the start for the Rangers on Wednesday. The opportunity for Bibens-Dirkx arises after Yohander Mendez was optioned to Triple-A for violating team rules. This will be the right-handed pitcher's third start of the season. So far he has been unsuccessful with a 6.55 ERA and 17 hits […]

Yohander Mendez Optioned To Triple-A

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yohander Mendez has been optioned to Triple-A for violating team rules. Mendez is not the only player being disciplined but he is the only player being removed from the roster. Mendez had a terrible outing in his first career major league start, giving up six earned runs in three innings against […]

Joey Gallo Sitting Tuesday

Texas Rangers infielder/outfielder Joey Gallo will receive a day off Tuesday. Gallo is the odd man out as the Rangers try to keep Jurickson Profar, Adrian Beltre and Shin-Soo Choo in their lineup. Gallo has not been having a great season, but against right-handed pitchers he has at least been palatable, so it is a […]

Rougned Odor Back At Second Base Tuesday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor is back at second base on Tuesday. Odor was on the bench for Monday's game as Jurickson Profar played second. However, it appears Profar will be the utility infielder, as he will man third base Tuesday with Adrian Beltre as the designated hitter. We would expect Odor to play three […]

Kevin Kiermaier Activated Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (thumb) has been activated from the 60-day disabled list Tuesday. Kiermaier will play center field and hit leadoff upon his return. Prior to the injury, Kiermaier struggled, hitting .167 with one steal and zero home runs in 48 plate appearances. Kiermaier's bat did show some signs of life on […]

Jose Trevino Optioned To Double-A

Texas Rangers catcher Jose Trevino has been optioned back to Double-A. The move comes less than 24 hours after Trevino was the hero in a walk-off win Sunday. This move now makes Isiah Kiner-Falefa the Rangers back up catcher, likely until Carlos Perez is activated early next week. Kiner-Falefa has hit .244, with two home […]

Rougned Odor Sitting, Jurickson Profar Starting Monday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor is not in the Rangers lineup Monday. Interestingly, this is the first day of Elvis Andrus' return pushing Jurickson Profar out of an everyday role at shortstop. Profar will take Odor's place at second and hit fifth. Profar has been significantly better than Odor so far this season, with […]