Surprise, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers have signed catcher Chris Snyder to a minor league contract. The Rangers are in need of catching depth after it was announced Monday that Geovany Soto would miss 10-to-12 weeks with a torn […]
In the immediate aftermath of that exhibition with the Royals, however, the consensus that another postseason re-do is an automatic has been significantly impacted. When closer Aroldis Chapman was drilled by a comebacker after Kansas City’s Salvador Perez turned on […]
“I’m hoping that it’s kind of a springboard into next year,” Francona said, “as opposed to a nice little year that ended quicker than we wanted. It was still a fun year. Saying that, it’s going to be hard to […]
Chicago probably thought 2013 was going to be a promising one after coming up short on a playoff bid the previous season, when the club recorded an 85-77 record and finished second in the division. The Detroit Tigers were able […]
Is this the year Major League Baseball’s model for small-market franchises that remain competitive despite their financial limitations can finally take that long-awaited next step forward? The 2014 A’s bring back largely the same core that finished second in the […]
Even though Moore lacked the big-name free-agent acquisition, he did make two moves that should allow veterans such as left fielder Alex Gordon, designated hitter Billy Butler and first baseman Eric Hosmer to produce from the middle of the lineup. […]
“This guy was born to manage,” said Tigers general manger Dave Dombrowski. Ausmus was given the keys to an Indy race car with tremendous talent across the board in slugger Miguel Cabrera and a rotation worth drooling over. How badly […]
So, out with the old and in the new, as the team hired John Farrell to be their new skipper and used that found money sent to Los Angeles to bring in free agents Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli and Koji […]
Can the Rangers rediscover the mojo that took them to back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011? They would certainly appear to have the lineup to get it done, even without All-Stars Ian Kinsler or Nelson Cruz. Back in […]
The Rays have reached the playoffs four times in six seasons since dropping “Devil” from the moniker, and they did it again in 2013 while with a roster that saw nondescript names like Matt Joyce, Jose Lobaton and Sam Fuld […]