Good morning.
Evan Grant writes that we should expect changes from the Texas Rangers this winter and the first question to answer is whether or not they’ll trade their expensive star players.
Shawn McFarland writes that the Rangers expect Evan Carter to miss the start of next season after requiring hip surgery.
Jeff Wilson writes that Carter due for a long rehab that will bleed into the 2027 season tosses another spanner in the works this winter.
McFarland notes that the Rangers have made a few changes
to their big league coaching staff with Alex Cintron moving out of the assistant hitting coach position and assistant pitching coach Dave Bush moving on.
Kennedi Landry’s weekly mailbag covers potential position changes for Texas’ superstar shortstop and Texas’ potential superstar top prospect.
At The Athletic, Tyler Kepner checks out the bona fides of the eight Contemporary Baseball Era ballot nominees for the Hall of Fame, which includes Rangers World Series winning manager Bruce Bochy.
It was free agency rankings day yesterday as ESPN, FanGraphs, and MLB Trade Rumors listed the top available players this winter. As they do annually, MLBTR went as far as predicting where the top free agents will land with the Rangers predicted to go heavily on former Astros.
And, today is the midterm elections so if you haven’t already, and have a few minutes, take the opportunity to go cast your vote.
Have a nice day!
