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Martin, Profar Should Get Chances With Rangers
The week that followed the Winter Meetings would hardly be deemed a success for the Rangers, but it was pretty good for prospects Jurickson Profar and Leonys Martin.
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Rangers Will Give Garcia A Look In Center
General manager Jon Daniels slipped in a surprise name during the Winter Meetings while running down the Rangers' depth at center field, and he wasn't delirious from all the rumors and recycled air at the Opryland hotel.
De Los Santos Could Help Rays In Relief
Frank De Los Santos was one of the first players signed after the Rays opened their academy in the Dominican Republic. And he could soon pay off big.
Gallo Could Force Rangers To Make Decisions
Joey Gallo had all the markings of a first-round pick in the 2012 draft, but a college commitment to Louisiana State dropped him beyond the initial 31 picks and into the compensation round.
Winter Ball Could Open Opportunities For Young Rangers
While the Rangers have shown that they have deep pockets and are expected to be big spenders this winter, they also plan to give their top prospects a chance to make the 2013 roster. To that end, three of those prospects will extend their seasons in the Dominican League.
Rangers’ Next Wave Makes Early Impression
Another round of the fall instructional league has passed, but five Rangers prospects who occasionally shared the same round of batting practice left a lasting impression.
Rangers’ Font Gets The Good Feeling Back
As most who have had their ulnar collateral ligament operated on would say, it typically takes 18 months to get the pre-operation feeling back. Righthander Wilmer Font hit that deadline this season after having Tommy John surgery in October 2010 and performed like the highly rated prospect the Rangers believed they had signed in 2006.
Jairo Beras Gets Rangers Career Underway
The Rangers' fall instructional league program was under way, and so too their effort to crank up the development of outfielder Jairo Beras.
Profar Delivers On Lofty Expectations For Rangers
Jeff Wilson selects end-of-season award winners for the Rangers system, selecting the Best Player, Best Pitcher and a player to keep an eye on.
Rangers Look To Trio Of Young Backstops
But the length of any deal handed out to Mike Napoli this offseason by the Rangers could be affected by how quickly they believe their class of young catchers can develop into major leaguers.
Rangers Punch Up Offense With Olt
The prospect whom the Rangers wouldn't include in any deal leading up to the July 31 trade deadline found himself on the big league roster just two days after the annual swap meet.
Rangers’ Guzman, Mazara Learning Their Way In AZL
The Jairo Beras signing and suspension has been the biggest story among international prospects this year, but only a year ago, the Rangers made a splash by committing more than $8 million to Nomar Mazara and Ronald Guzman.
Lefty Chad Bell Making Fast Rise Up Rangers’ System
Lefthander Chad Bell drew the short straw in a pitching-rich organization that had enough starters at Double-A to open the season. So Bell found himself working in relief at high Class A Myrtle Beach until the Frisco logjam broke loose. Once it did, Bell broke loose, and now he leads the organization in broken apartment leases.
Rangers’ Profar Carves Up Texas League
Correspondent Jeff Wilson files a midseason report for the Rangers, highlighting a Best Player, a Biggest Leap Forward and a Biggest Disappointment for the first half.
Scheppers Finally Makes The Move To Texas
Tanner Scheppers finally arrived where most anticipated he would have been much sooner: a major league roster.
Brinson’s Upside Attracts Rangers
South Florida native Lewis Brinson grew up with the Marlins as his favorite team, but that relationship came to an end when the Rangers selected him with the 29th overall pick of the draft.
Friendly Rivalry Pushes Rangers’ Grimm, Loux
As draft stock goes, not many teams were buying Justin Grimm after doubts were raised by his junior season with Georgia. One team bought into Barret Loux but never saw any return on its investment.
Improved Control Sparks Luke Jackson’s Strong Start For Rangers
Luke Jackson was a baseball novice when the Rangers drafted him in 2010, with only 90 or so innings of wear and tear on his right shoulder.
Matthews Goes To School In Rangers’ Extended Spring
Lefthander Kevin Matthews isn't lacking many physical attributes, as his ability to dunk a basketball at just 5-foot-11 would suggest, and so far no task he has encountered in the weight room or on the field has been too much for him.
Ross Leaves Arizona With Spot In Texas
The Rangers have made a habit out of adding a spring surprise to their Opening Day roster the past few years, and 2012 was no different. Robbie Ross, a starter his entire career who had never pitched above Double-A, nabbed a spot on the 25-man roster after emerging from a crowd of nine lefthanders vying for one bullpen spot.
