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RANGERS HALL OF FAME: MICHAEL YOUNG
When I first started writing here at SDI, I used a pen name – Aaron Mathews (Hank and Eddie, of course). At the time I thought I had good reasons for it but now, in hindsight, it just seems silly. So,...
View ArticleOn the Trade Block: Jurickson Profar
Jurickson Profar is finally producing for the Rangers. The former #1 prospect is posting an unsustainable yet eye-popping, .380/.392/.620 (.415 BABIP and 2% BB rate) line. His isolated power (ISO,...
View ArticleForgotten man: The state of first base for the Texas Rangers
The last few years, many Ranger related discussions focus on the infield. Questions like “Can Rougned Odor keep this up?” or “Should the Rangers have a quick hook on Elvis Andrus if Jurickson Profar...
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RANGERS HALL OF FAME: NOLAN RYAN
This is the second in a series of profiles on members of the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, and it’s about one of the most dominant and polarizing figures in the team’s history: Nolan Ryan. As a player he...
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Texas Rangers’ Summer Shopping Wish List
The Texas Rangers are currently the best team in the American League. This season has been incredible thus far, even with little to no production from many expected big time contributors. Moving...
View ArticleWith one trial down, another difficult test awaits Texas
It’s June 24th and the Texas Rangers are enjoying their largest division lead at the earliest point in time in franchise history. They just finished a stretch of 20 games in 20 days, made possible by a...
View ArticleNo way around it: The Rangers need a starting pitcher
0.2. 4.0. 4.1. 4.0. 4.2. Those numbers listed above are the amount of innings the Rangers starting pitchers have completed going into the final weekend before the All Star Break. With Derek Holland,...
View ArticleThe Man in the Arena: Jon Daniels and the quest to find a complimentary ace...
This is an installment in our Trade Week series, where writers focus on potential moves the Rangers might make ahead of the July 31st trade deadline. “…The credit belongs to the man who is actually...
View ArticleHow a Brewers battery could supercharge the Rangers’ title hopes
Trade season is here, and the Rangers are spinning in and out of the rumor tornadoes. For months they have been linked to Jonathan Lucroy of the Milwaukee Brewers. Those rumors have yet to die, even...
View ArticleRay(s) of hope: Tampa Bay the key to Texas’ pitching revival
When I first started playing fantasy football in 1995, I joined an existing league and one of the veteran owners warned me, “That guy is the devil. Don’t make any trades with the devil, you’ll regret...
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Looking at what’s wrong with Sam Dyson
Our lives are consumed with finding answers. What’s our purpose in life? What happens when we die? Where are you getting your energy? The trade deadline is a marketplace of questions and answers. Just...
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A Moment of Majesty: The Michael Young Retirement Ceremony
Much to the dismay of many, baseball is changing. Gone are the days where anecdotes and plain vision are the story-telling tools of choice. They’re still employed, but they’re no longer the only thing...
View ArticleSDI MD: Examining The Injury History of the New Texas Rangers
If you’re reading this, you survived. The trade deadline that is. Let me just start off by saying all of the anxiety, suspense, twitter refreshing, pacing around, nausea and vomiting WAS SO WORTH IT....
View ArticleDiagnosing(and curing) the Rangers’ offensive maladies
I don’t think it’s a big secret that a lot of analysis is based in guesswork. At least in how you start. You identify a problem or situation, before figuring out what’s wrong or right. It’s rare that...
View ArticleWinning Pieces: How Texas can maximize their bullpen in 2016
There are few things in baseball more amazing than the evolution of bullpens. From not existing when the game began to the reason Kansas City won their title last season, the progress is stunning....
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Jonathan Lucroy deserves an extension; Texas should give it to him
Background/Current Situation Full disclosure: I’ve wanted the Rangers to acquire a long-term solution at catcher for a while. I’ve been banging the drum for Jonathan Lucroy for over a year now. August...
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2015 Preview: The Manager
For the first time in eight seasons, a number other than ’38’ will be at the helm of the Texas Rangers’ ship. Players have come, players have gone, staff has been switched around or moved on to...
View ArticleLike the offense, defense also struggling.
Writing about a bad baseball team is not fun. Writing about a bad baseball team is also hard. The Texas Rangers are currently a bad baseball team, and are also not very fun to watch play baseball. At...
View ArticleInteractive Josh Hamilton Fan Poll
With the controversial return of former slugger Josh Hamilton, we here at SDI thought we would get the fans voice. Below is an interactive fan poll, fill it out and tell us how you really feel about...
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Number 4: Texas Rangers 2015 MLB Draft Preview
Picking at number four is the highest selection the Texas Rangers have had in the draft since the mid 80s when they took Kevin Brown with the fourth pick out of Georgia Tech in 1986. The Rangers could...
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