Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom has already thrown off the mound this offseason and says everything feels normal
The former Texas Rangers second baseman — a club Hall of Famer and a mainstay on the some of the best teams in Rangers history — received just 10 votes from the baseball writers, a mark of 2.5% that fell well short of the necessary 5% to remain on the ballot.
The 36-year-old right-hander has started only nine games for the Rangers since signing a five-year, $185 million contract in free agency two winters ago.
The San Francisco Giants have had a productive offseason to date. In early December, they signed star shortstop Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million contract. The following month, they inked former Cy Young and MVP Justin Verlander to a one-year,
The Texas Rangers in their maybe-still-ongoing pursuit to fine-tune their bullpen have missed out on a prime target.
The Texas Rangers traded away a young closer a few years back and it has proven to be a massive mistake. ESPN's David Schoenfield recently went through each tea
DeGrom has spent this winter healthy and with an unfamiliar peace of mind. The 36-year-old returned to the major leagues at the tail end of last season, started three games for the Rangers after a 16-month layoff and checked off a number of physical and mental boxes before the offseason.
Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners runs the bases after a leadoff home run against the Texas Rangers in a Sept. 21, 2024, game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Tribune News Service) Twenty, maybe 25 years from now, do you see a player entering the Baseball Hall of Fame with a Seattle Mariners cap on?
Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman's family after his daughter was born with
When Jacob deGrom picks up a rock -- a real one, not a baseball -- he doesn’t have to think about tossing it. Those are the kind of random things you don't think about when recovering from major surgery.
Jung and Carter were both major contributors during the 2023 World Series run, but both spent significant time on the injured list last season.
The Dodgers have a plethora of available arms to fill their starting rotation, but that fact hasn't dampened their interest in bringing back a franchise legend.