"The first round of bids are in for the Texas Rangers and someone with some knowledge of the bids said, "the wining bid hasn't been submitted yet.'' In other words, the bids aren't exactly big. Here's my suggestion for a fair price: double the $252-million A-Rod contract, which would be $504 million."

"This is part of a series of articles examining what every team's roster would look like if given only the players it originally signed. I'm compiling the rosters, ranking them and presenting them in a countdown from Nos. 30 to 1."

not gonna lie, its pretty stupid. what would you do different?

Includes Rangers Smoak, Feliz, Perez, and at 43 Pedro Borbon? I wonder if he's related to Julio

"for bone chips in his left elbow"

"They can't wait for me to get there and its going to be fun," says Pudge. "But the most important thing is that I have to go there and contribute and do whatever (Manager) Ron Washington wants me to do." -Pudge

"I'd guess that the Rangers will claim him on waivers, whenever he passes through." - Buster Olney

good thing for them that they kept gortat and got bass

per SI

almost half have to do with the rangers if you include milton

"A big deal was made out of the Rangers moving Young to third base the year after he won the Gold Glove at shortstop, but the Rangers had it right and the Gold Glove voters had it wrong. Young was below-average last year and has been among the worst defensive shortstops in the game over the past three years. This year, he's dead-last among third basemen in UZR while his replacement at shortstop, rookie Elvis Andrus, ranks as the best-fielding shortstop in the AL."

Elvis, Andruw,and Wash get props for ROY, Comeback, and Manager but don't win.

article suggests that the mavs have made an offer

popularity aside
includes Kinsler and Millwood

25 best and worst suprises in baseball

Best
"11. Scott Feldman, Rangers SP. It's been quite a nice year for the Rangers, and Feldman's contributed to their success by going 5-1 with a 4.01 ERA as a starter in a hitters' park."

"24. Darren O'Day, Rangers RP. Another Mets relief reject, he's been huge for Texas (2-0, 0.98). He wasn't himself early on with the Mets, as he was dealing with the death of friend Nick Adenhart."

Worst
"21. Chris Davis, Rangers 1B. With 88 strikeouts and a .202 batting average, Davis has done a good job fanning the assembled in a warm environment, if nothing else. At least he's playing a solid first base."

article on Hamilton's health and quotes from Jose Vazquez, the strength and conditioning coach

"I already had him rostered in AL-only play, but I saw enough in recent outings to pick him up in a deep 15-team mixed league where I was down a pitcher. His performance has made him at least a consideration in shallower formats at the moment."

i know y'all can come up w/ somethin good

good read from Sports Illustrated

should we have kept him? just thinkin about eddie's role. the sox think he could be their answer.

good read on yahoo about Nolan's methods

getting desperate?

Ranger's chance of goin to playoffs 33.5%, Tampa's is 32.5%
Ranger's chance of winning division 30.3%, Tampa's is 21.1%

"We've already seen 62 runs scored in just four Arlington ballgames"

Article in yahoo fantasy sports. It even features LSB.