Rangers News

After another good weekend of baseball at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington the Rangers find themselves with yet another series win and a record of 22-23 just one game from .500 and 3.5 games out of first and they can continue to battle in every game.

The news I was most excited to hear on Monday morning is that Hank Blalock has volunteered to play fistbase. What are you kidding me. This guy came up as a third baseman and has played there exclusively in his MLB career. I really think this says something about the make up of this team. Hank is willing to make a move to help the team. When has a player done that? Of course it was Michael Young moving to shortstop after the trade of Alex Rodrigez to the Yankees. This will put some pressure on Ramon Vazquez to keep his hitting going and could expose him as not an everyday player, but I really think he has learned a chance and the Rangers need another option at firstbase. Chris Shelton and Frank Catalonato are not going to cut it, they aren't bad defensively but they just aren't big offensive guys. Hank has been a big offensive guy either, but he hasn't played a full season since.....? That's right never. So the question is who has to be moved so that Hank can rejoin the team and play first? Well he's gone back to Arizona to play in extended spring training and is still rehabbing his hamstring.

One concern is Josh Hamilton did not start on Sunday, but he did come in to play in the eighth as a pinch hitter and took the field in Right in the ninth. The Rangers have to have Hamilton out there to continue this run, he's really been carrying this club offensively. The Twins and Indians will be challenging series so the Rangers really need to show that they are for real and continue to win series on the road.

Go Rangers!