Monday, November 21, 2011

Rangers start offseason with aggressive signing of Joe Nathan

It didn't take long for Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels to fire up the hot stove and cook up a free agent offseason signing.

Texas signed Minnesota reliever Joe Nathan to a two-year, $14 million deal on Monday night. The acquisition confirms Neftali Feliz's transition from Rangers closer to starter, and more than likely signals the end of the C.J. Wilson (free agent) era in Arlington.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Fallout reflections: Losing World Series will take time to process

I'm still not sure I'm fully recovered from the baseball events that transpired on Oct. 27 and 28 in the 2011 World Series.

As everyone knows by now, the Texas Rangers dropped Games 6 and 7 in St. Louis, a huge letdown from the two-time defending American League champions after building a 3-2 series lead that I never saw coming.