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TEX • Outfielder • #9
1 day ago
Nimmo downplayed concern after making an early exit from Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the Yankees with right hamstring tightness. It’s hardly a guarantee, but it certainly sounds like neither the Rangers or Nimmo anticipate him missing any additional time. Fantasy managers should check back in before first pitch on Friday evening.
Source: Jeff Wilson
TEX • Pitcher • #17
1 day ago
It’s the second time this year that Eovaldi has pitched seven shutout frames. Unfortunately, he’s given up 21 earned runs over 25 2/3 innings in his other five starts. Still, he’s going to keep bringing his ERA down from the 4.76 he’s currently at. He’s set to face the Yankees again next time out, though it’ll be in the Bronx next time.
TEX • Pitcher • #67
1 day ago
Latz has a 1.08 ERA in 13 relief appearances after losing out on a rotation spot to Kumar Rocker this spring. He’s probably not going to begin getting every save chance the Rangers generate, but he’s the guy in their pen most worth rostering at this point.
TEX • Infielder • #20
1 day ago
Duran scored two of the Rangers’ three runs in the win today. He now has a .440 lifetime average (22-for-50) against his original organization. The Rangers got him along with Josh Smith and a couple of others from the Yankees for Joey Gallo in 2021. Duran was starting at over Smith today, and he could be in line for more time at second base with Smith off to a really tough start. Duran has a .778 OPS in 65 plate appearances, compared to .523 in 98 plate appearances for Smith. Of course, both could play if Brandon Nimmo needs a little time off with his leg injury.
TEX • Outfielder • #9
1 day ago
Nimmo will undergo further evaluation, and likely imaging as well, to determine the severity of the issue. The 33-year-old top-of-the-order table-setter was 1-for-2 with a walk before being lifted for a pinch-runner in the fifth inning. There should be an update on his status prior to Friday’s series opener against the Tigers.
Source: Jeff Wilson
TEX • Outfielder • #36
1 day ago
The one hiccup could be weather, which may prevent Langford from getting the live at-bats on a rehab assignment that the Rangers are hoping for. MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry reports that “There are a number of options to work through for him to get live at-bats,” if the weather doesn’t comply, and “the weekend remains the target date.”
Source: Kennedi Landry
TEX • Infielder • #20
1 day ago
Over his last 10 games, Duran is hitting .276/.364/.379 with four RBI and three steals. Over that same timeframe, Josh Smith is hitting .216/.362/.270 with four RBI and one steal in 15 games, so it makes some sense for the Rangers to give Duran a few extra starts at second base to see if he can continue to give them solid production.
TEX • Pitcher • #48
2 days ago
DeGrom surrendered a run to the Yankees in the first inning on two hits. He locked in on the mound from that point, going five more scoreless frames while giving up just one more hit and no walks with five strikeouts on 13 whiffs. The 37-year-old right-hander has gone five straight starts allowing one run or fewer. He ends his day with a 2.01 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, and a 40/7 K/BB ratio across 31 1/3 innings. DeGrom lines up for a rematch against the Yankees in New York next Tuesday.
TEX •
2 days ago
Funkhouser heads to Triple-A Round Rock as emergency organizational depth for the Rangers. The well-traveled 32-year-old righty was one of the better young pitchers in Detroit’s system last decade but ended up making just 70 appearances over a two-year span from 2020-2021 due to shoulder issues.
TEX •
2 days ago
Castilo, 28, will join the Rangers from Mexican League club Los Algodoneros del Unión Laguna. He last played in the majors in 2024 for the Minnesota Twins. He’ll be a depth piece for Texas, and the Rangers will need to add him to the 40-man roster if they deem him worthy of an MLB call-up.
TEX • Pitcher • #35
3 days ago
Leiter allowed five hits aside from the homers, so it’s fortunate that he surrendered just the four runs. It’s his fourth straight subpar outing after he opened up with a 2.45 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his first two starts. He has a 6.64 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings since. He’s due to face the Tigers on Sunday.
TEX • Infielder • #4
3 days ago
Pederson had one homer previously, but the 108-mph shot tonight gave him his first barrel in 78 plate appearances this season. He’s hitting .306 in 49 at-bats since opening the season 0-for-14. Still, he’s going to have to show more power to have any chance of fantasy relevancy.
TEX • Infielder • #6
3 days ago
Jung moves up to the prime spot in Texas’ lineup to face Yankees lefty ace Max Fried on Monday night at Globe Life Field. The injury-plagued 28-year-old has been red-hot at the dish, hitting .375 (21-for-56) with four homers and 13 RBI over his last 15 games. It’s never been a talent issue for Jung. He’s healthy and he’s tearing the cover off the ball, which means fantasy managers should be rostering him in all formats.
Source: MLB.com
TEX • Pitcher • #80
4 days ago
Rocker gave up a two-run triple to Carlos Cortes in the first inning, but he didn’t allow another run for the rest of the contest. The 26-year-old only struck out three while generating an uninspiring eight swings-and-misses over 84 pitches. Still, it’s another outing where he gives up no more than two runs, and that makes three straight. He’ll get the Tigers next weekend, and he’ll take a solid 3.38 ERA into that start.
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5 days ago
He’ll throw at least one more time off of a mound before he progresses to facing live hitters. He appears to be right on schedule and the Rangers remain hopeful that he’ll be able to return at some point around the All-Star break.
Source: Shawn McFarland
TEX • Infielder • #6
5 days ago
Despite going 0-for-17 in March, Jung is currently hitting .299 on the season. He’s at .371/.430/.671 with four homers in April alone. Statcast thinks the slugging percentage is mostly a mirage, but it is really encouraging that he’s striking out just 17.5 percent of the time this year. His career rate coming into the season was 27.9 percent.
TEX • Pitcher • #1
5 days ago
Gore struck out seven, but this was a mediocre, inefficient outing in which he needed 106 pitches to get his 15 outs. Still, at least now that he’s working in front of a quality defense and throwing to a solid catcher, his weaker outings look more like this instead of the three-inning, six-run affairs during his Nationals career. Gore will make his next start in Detroit.
TEX • Pitcher • #67
5 days ago
Latz has seemed like a candidate for saves in the Texas bullpen for weeks now, but this is his first save of the year. He joins Jakob Junis (three), Tyler Alexander (two) and Cole Winn (one) in having earned saves for the Rangers. Junis set him up with a scoreless eighth tonight, while Winn wound up with the win for pitching a scoreless sixth. It’s difficult to recommend any one Texas reliever right now, but Latz is probably the best bet of the bunch from an ERA standpoint.
TEX • DH
5 days ago
McCutchen gets a chance to face Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Saturday afternoon with Joc Pederson heading to the bench. The 39-year-old has played sparingly this season, hitting .242 (8-for-33) with one homer and five RBI in 17 games, mostly as a pinch-hitter.
Source: MLB.com
TEX • Infielder • #6
6 days ago
Jung managed to stay hot in a game where the rest of the Rangers’ lineup failed to get much going. The double was his ninth of the season and his 12th extra-base hit in his last 12 games. After starting the season going 0-for-17 through four games in March, he has a .387/.451/.661 slashing in April and looks to possibly be turning a corner.
TEX • Pitcher • #17
6 days ago
Eovaldi simply could not keep the ball in the yard here. Nick Kurtz blasted a 417 foot home run on the first pitch of the game and both Carlos Cortes and Tyler Soderstrom quickly joined in on the fun with long balls on their own. At that point, he’d thrown 12 pitches and allowed three homers. He settled in nicely for the few innings that followed before Cortes got the best of him again with a three-run just before Eovaldi was pulled. It’s been a challenging start to the season for him as he’ll take a 5.79 ERA into his next start against the Yankees.
TEX • Infielder • #5
7 days ago
Seager victimized Pirates’ starter Bubba Chandler for his 382-foot (104.7 mph EV) three-run shot in the fourth inning, extending the Rangers’ lead to 6-0. Through his first 104 plate appearances on the season, the 31-year-old shortstop is slashing just .207/.317/.448 with six homers, 16 RBI and one stolen base.
TEX • Outfielder • #32
7 days ago
Carter thought he had worked Bubba Chandler for a walk in the third inning, but the fourth ball was overturned after the Pirates challenged. Carter then smacked a ball off of the bullpen wall in right center and it caromed into no-man’s land in center field, affording the speedy 23-year-old outfielder time to race around the bags and dive in safely with a headfirst slide just ahead of the tag at home. He also singled in the contest, finishing the day 2-for-4. On the season, Carter is slashing just .216/.337/.392 with three homers and nine RBI.
TEX • Pitcher • #48
7 days ago
DeGrom scattered just five hits and one walk on the evening. The only blemish on his day came on a solo blast off the bat of Oneil Cruz in the fifth inning. DeGrom piled up a whopping 20 swings and misses on 89 pitches on the night — nine of those on his heater which averaged 97.5 mph — while registering an elite CSW of 38 percent. He has been terrific through his first five starts, posting a 2-0 record, 2.13 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 35/7 K/BB ratio across 25 1/3 innings. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling when he takes on the Yankees at home on Tuesday.
TEX • Catcher
7 days ago
The Rangers needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for the promotion of Peyton Gray on Thursday and unfortunately MacIver was the odd man out this time around. There’s a decent chance that he slips through waivers unclaimed and continues to function as extra catching depth for the Rangers at Triple-A Round Rock.
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7 days ago
Gray will take the place of the injured Robert Garcia (shoulder) in the Rangers’ bullpen. It’s the first trip to the big leagues for the 30-year-old right-hander. He has been exceptional in seven appearances at the Triple-A level, firing 12 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball with a 0.79 WHIP and a 15/2 K/BB ratio. If he can carry that over he could provide a major boost to the Rangers’ bullpen.
TEX • Pitcher • #62
7 days ago
The 29-year-old southpaw had been taking things day-to-day, but wasn’t bouncing back as quickly as the Rangers had hoped so they’ll sit him down to make sure the issue clears up before rushing him back into action. Peyton Gray had his contract selected from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday to take his place in the Rangers’ bullpen.
TEX • Infielder • #6
8 days ago
Jung was responsible for the only two runs the Rangers were able to pick up when Graham Ashcraft was in the game. That’s the third roundtripper of the season for the third baseman, and he’s driven in 11 runs over his 21 games played. Jung has disappointed over the past two seasons more often than not, but it’s certainly possible a breakout campaign could be coming as a 28-year-old.
TEX • Pitcher • #35
8 days ago
Leiter allowed five hits, walked a pair and struck out five. He allowed a run-scoring single in the first, but then blanked the Bucs over the next four innings before giving up a three-spot in the fifth. He was able to generate a solid 15 swings and misses over 84 pitches, and his fastball topped out at 98.1 mph before exiting. It was far from a dominant start, but it passed the eye test more than the box score might suggest. He’s scheduled to face the Yankees on Monday.
TEX • Pitcher • #30
8 days ago
It’s a notable development for the Rangers that Church passed through waivers unclaimed and will remain with the club as relief depth after being jettisoned from their 40-man roster earlier this week. The 25-year-old made five relief appearances last year and will continue pitching at Triple-A Round Rock.