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Comprehensive 2013 AL West Projections

In 2012, the AL West was expected to primarily be a dog fight between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers were coming off of their second consecutive trip to the World Series and…Read More

Mike Napoli Will be Missed for More Than His Bat

I knew that we had been in on Mike Napoli when his original deal with the Red Sox fell apart. (3 year, $39 million deal now an incentive laden one-year contract worth a reported $5 million — as much…Read More

The Price Of Leverage, And Justin Upton

We’ve now heard for quite some time that Texas already made its final offer to the Diamondbacks for outfielder Justin Upton, and this was well over a week ago, before Seattle was purportedly prepared…Read More

In A Pickle: D-Backs Point Of View

Coming into the 2013 off-season, I wanted the Texas Rangers to sign Zack Greinke more than anyone else that was available, until I saw what the Dodgers actually paid for him. When that didn’t happen,…Read More

Rangers Circle the Wagons, Tie Up Loose Ends

While the off season has been hard to call a success, considering our goals, it was not a failure either. I have read a lot of national speculation that the Rangers are not going to be back until 2014,…Read More

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Since Nothing Is Happening

When I became editor of Nolan Writin’ in October — a few months ago — I had no earthly…Read More

Justin Upton Rejects Trade To Mariners

According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi, Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers had a deal…Read More

Searching For A Reason

If you believe everything the media tells you, then apparently Jon Daniels and the Rangers Front Office…Read More

The Rangers Off-Season Award That Means More Than it Says

An interesting turn of events in the last week. Mike Olt was named the Rangers Minor League player of…Read More

What a Long Strange Rangers Off Season….So Far

I know it’s not over yet, but this has been one of the strangest since the days of John Hart and Tom…Read More

Patiently waiting

I wrote on Monday that better things would be coming this week for the Rangers, but then Josh Hamilton…Read More

The Dominos Fell on the Texas Rangers

Nobody loves a good conspiracy theory more than me.  Baseball is famous for its collusion, umm excuse…Read More

Food For Thought

Last night the Indians, Reds and Diamondbacks went through with the second blockbuster prospect trade…Read More

Better things are coming

With the Mike Napoli signing with the Red Sox, the trade of Michael Young, Zack Greinke signing with…Read More

All Quiet on the Western Front

By now, it’s no secret: The Texas Rangers are the gatekeepers of baseball. They control the tiny…Read More

Restraint -Thy Names are Ryan and Daniels

First things first, by the time this posts up something altogether different could have happened because…Read More

Rumor updates and possible starting rotation

The rumors are swirling as we head into the fourth and final day of the MLB Winter Meetings and there…Read More

The Hot Stove and Josh Hamilton

There are two passages of time during each calendar year where the rumor mill pumps and churns at a higher…Read More

The Winter Meetings: Curb Your Enthusiasm

I wouldn’t look for the Rangers to make a splash during this week’s Winter Meetings in Nashville. …Read More

Winter Meetings Wish List

The Rangers have officially arrived into their third full month of the offseason, and with only minor…Read More