Now that the Rangers have extended Derek Holland, Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz, the next step would be to evaluate the possibility of giving a contract extension to Josh Hamilton. We all know what Hamilton is capable of doing when he’s healthy, and the Rangers should strongly consider extending considering all that they have invested in [...]
03/21/12
The Texas Rangers have won the rights to right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish by bidding $51.7 million, according to sources close to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. The Rangers will now have 30 days to negotiate a contract with Darvish. If the sides cannot agree to a deal, the Rangers will then be refunded their bid [...]
12/20/11
According to sources in Japan close to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser, it sounds like talks between the Oakland Athletics and Hisashi Iwakuma will be officially over on Monday. Iwakuma’s Pacific League team, Rakuten, is expected to announce his return to the Golden Eagles today.
Slusser adds that the A’s were offering $3.8 million per [...]
11/22/10
Here are the PRO Rumors World Series predictions for 2010. Agree? Disagree? Let us know what you think – leave a comment!
Ted: San Francisco Giants in 6
“The Giants have just enough offense to get Brian Wilson to the mound to get those crucial late-inning outs.”
Allan: Texas Rangers in 6
“Two words – Cliff Lee. Lee will [...]
10/27/10
Here are a few more Saturday morning PRO Rumors:
Tim Cowlishaw of The Dallas Morning News suggests that Colby Lewis could be the number three starter behind Rich Harden and Scott Feldman.
George A. King III says that Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Sergio Mitre, Chad Gaudin and Alfredo Aceves are all tied in the competition for the [...]
03/13/10
The Texas Rangers officially added pitcher Colby Lewis to the 40 man roster and designated infielder Joe Inglett for assignment.
Inglett was picked up by the Rangers in December, but he became expendable when the Rangers picked up utility man Khalil Greene.
Lewis, 30, has not played in the Major Leagues since 2007 when he was 0-2 [...]
01/25/10
According to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the Texas Rangers and free agent starting pitcher Colby Lewis have reached a tentative two-year contract.
Lewis will be joining a Ranger’s rotation that includes Rich Harden, Scott Feldman, Derek Holland, Tommy Hunter and Brandon McCarthy. It’s not known who the odd man out is.
Lewis, 30, has not [...]
01/15/10