Mitchell Austin Moreland

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: September 6, 1985 in Amory, MS
High School: Amory HS (Amory, MS)
School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 17th round of the 2007 amateur draft.
Signed August 4, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 2010 (Age 24)   vs. OAK 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Rangers 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$503k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.067, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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• 5/17 Baseball Jerks: Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for May 17: Aside from the typical Cubs’ matinee, there is a full slate of MLB games tonight. So, head on over to Star Fantasy Leagues and...
• 5/17 We Talk Fantasy Sports: The Pitching Duel Fail and Thursday’s Box Scores: There was speculation that the Justin Verlander versus Yu Darvish pitching duel could be a thing of legend. However, Verlander...
• 5/17 Nolan Writin': Rangers Conquer Verlander In Blowout Fashion: The Ranger offense dumped 8 runs across on Justin Verlander (4-4), and Yu Darvish slung 8 innings and 130 pitches to give Texas...
• 5/16 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Season: Far From Over, But If It Was…: With the Toronto Blue Jays in the midst of a season long four game winning streak, it sounds negative to talk about a topic like...
• 5/16 Nolan Writin': Rangers Supplant Athletics In Extra-Inning Thriller: Right now because of my schedule I’ve been stuck playing catch-up. This article is recapping Tuesday’s win. Later...
• 5/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast: May 13, 2013: Chris and the Doctor are joined by their guest Gina Muscato this week for an hour of fantasy baseball talk. Click HERE More......
• 5/15 BaseballGuys.com: Ride The Wave: Fantasy baseball is all about riding the wave. Sometimes we paddle out and just wait, and wait, and wait. Other times we start...
• 5/15 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May 14th: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday May 15th, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors....
• 5/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Clayton Kershaw, Carlos Gonzalez, Mitch Moreland: Taking a look around the league, here’s a recap of last night’s action and suggestions for your fantasy baseball team. Mr....
• 5/15 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 15, 2013: This Friday, be sure to to enter the “Spring Fling” over at DraftKings. It’s your chance to turn an $11 entry fee into a...
• 5/15 Swingin' A's: Bullpen Can’t Contain Rangers as A’s Lose In Extras: Tonight’s matchup between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers was a battle that came down to the very last pitch...
• 5/14 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 14: DraftKings.com Team of the Day As always, I’m playing in the Double Up! contest on DraftKings. Don’t forget to get your deposit...
• 5/13 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Peaks and Valleys – Take Risks, See Rewards: Just last week I brought up the topic of taking chances. My team was in need of a fresh take, and I decided to make a couple of...
• 5/13 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 13th 2013: DraftKings.com Team of the Day: Today, we are going with MLB $1,500 Moon Shot [$1,500 Guaranteed] for just a $2 entry you can...
• 5/10 Baseball Jerks: May 10 Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: The work week is at an end and there is a full slate of MLB games tonight. So grab some food, claim your spot on the couch, and...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Can David Murphy pull a Mitch Moreland turnaround?: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.First of...
• 5/10 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues and AL/NL Only: Didi Gregorius can help your team the rest of the way. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "Under...
• 5/9 BaseballGuys.com: Draft Day Challenge, May 2: Daily baseball is all the rage in the fantasy sports world, so I will be covering the game a couple of times a week here at BaseballGuys.com....
• 5/9 Nolan Writin': Rangers Salvage Split In Milwaukee: Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland each smashed a solo homer apiece on their way to multi-hit games, Derek Holland threw 7.0 innings...
• 5/8 mlbreports.com : Daily Home Run Hitters Update From May.07/2013: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, May.08/2013 DH – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. We are going to run the...
• 5/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Can David Murphy pull a Mitch Moreland turnaround?: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.First of...
• 5/7 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 7: DraftKings.com Team of the Day Today I’m playing in the Double Up! contest on DraftKings. Don’t forget to get your deposit...
• 5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Comparison A’s vs. AL West: It is well known that the A’s are one of the more frugal teams in the American League and in baseball as a whole. Only the...
• 5/5 Red Sox Life: Beltre helps Rangers to sweep of Red Sox: Jim Monaghan Contributing Writer Adrian Beltre's single in the bottom of the 9th inning off Clayton Mortensen drove in...
• 5/4 Nolan Writin': The Rangers Are 18-11: I just talk and talk and talk and it’s great   I’ll let the box score tell the narrative: Derek Holland —...
• 5/3 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Texas RangersThe Advanced Scout munches on a barbecued brisket sandwich and analyzes the Texas Rangers...
• 5/1 Southside Showdown: Let’s Stop This Losing Streak Business – Lineups 5/1: Thinks aren’t going so great right now. The losing streak is at 3, Jose Quintana’s stretch of solid starts has come to an...
• 5/1 Nolan Writin': The Rangers Are 17-9: Another day down, and another day the Rangers stave off reaching double-digits in the loss column on the young season. - On a...

• 4/30 Southside Showdown: White Sox vs. Rangers, Who Have That One Guy At Catcher – Lineups 4/30: You will be kept up to date on the man that Tyler Flowers has replaced as catcher, trust me. The beat writers, the television...
• 4/28 Nolan Writin': The Rangers Are 16-8: Derek Holland didn’t pitch poorly, but the defense let him down and the offense didn’t do anything until it was much...
• 4/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Scooping the Rangers: I might have been wrong about Mitch Moreland: I might have been wrong on Mitch Moreland. To this point in the season, I might be willing to say that I was wrong about Mitch...
• 4/24 Nolan Writin': Mitch Moreland: An Everyday First Baseman?: As I type this, I feel it necessary to clarify that you and I both know and realize that yes, the season is still young and we’re...
• 4/23 Nolan Writin': Rangers Leverage Game One From Rivals In Anaheim: Here, just look at it: Source: FanGraphs   If you aren’t familiar with how a leverage index works, it’s quite...
• 4/23 Nolan Writin': Strong Starts: Admittedly I’m still suffering from writer’s block, or whatever the force is called that doesn’t compel me to...
• 4/22 Call to the Pen: Starting Lineup: Paul Clemens, Playing Outdoors, and a Giancarlo Stanton Trade Proposal: Five home runs by five different players in five consecutive innings. That’s what the Texas Rangers did on this date two years...
• 4/21 Nolan Writin': Observations on the Rangers’ Sweep of Seattle:   Coming into Friday, the Rangers were dealt with some disappointing news when the team learned that Matt Harrison will be...
• 4/21 Nolan Writin': Heading Into Sunday –: - I’m not sure if it will come tomorrow or two months from now, but right now I am not yet comfortable assigning declarative...
• 4/19 Injury Report: ()
• 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Scooping the Rangers: To trade or not to trade Jurickson Profar: The Texas Rangers say they’re going to hang on to minor league phenom Jurickson Profar. Yet they’re also doing their homework...
• 4/13 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Week 3 - Preferred Pitching Matchups: Every season, fantasy owners rely on streaming starting pitching. If you don't know which pitchers will get two starts that week,...
• 4/11 Nolan Writin': Rangers Drop Finale, Win Series: Ian Fullington and I discuss stuff Due to random circumstances I haven’t been able to get behind my keyboard, and subsequently...
• 4/10 Baseballhotcorner.com: Texas Rangers: Prospect Joey Gallo Ready To Impress: For the last several years, Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations Jon Daniels has overhauled the Rangers minor leagues...
• 4/9 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Angels Jered Weaver To Miss 4-6 Weeks With Broken Arm: The Los Angeles Angels already had a suspect pitching staff. Now they will have to fend without their ace for the next 4-6...
• 4/9 Sports Out West: Jered Weaver injury: Angels ace on 15-day DL with broken elbow: The Los Angeles Angels will be without their ace for the foreseeable future as the team placed Jered Weaver on the 15-day disabled...
• 4/9 Baseball Musings: Elbow Ouch: The Angels lose Jered Weaver to a broken elbow: Remember how Jered Weaver left Sunday’s game, after hitting the ground hard...
• 4/9 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Jered Weaver Watch: Broken Elbow - Out 4-6 Weeks: Angels righty Jered Weaver is out four to six weeks with a broken left (non-pitching) elbow, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Jered Weaver To Miss 4-6 Weeks: Angels righty Jered Weaver is out four to six weeks with a broken left (non-pitching) elbow, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports....
• 4/9 TheLeadoffWalk: Rays vs. Rangers: Day Eight Observations: Rangers 5, Rays 4 Ben Zobrist Well that was one way to end a game. Up to with the Rays down by a run and a runner...
• 4/9 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 7: The Actual Recap- Discussing Jeremy Hellickson, The Rays Bullpen, Evan Longoria: We know all about the blown call to end the game. Feel free to rant in the comments here. Now let’s talk about the rest...
• 4/8 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Awful Aces: When you see pitching match ups such as Justin Verlander vs CC Sabathia, R.A. Dickey vs Jon Lester, Stephen Strasburg vs Johnny...
• 4/7 Sports Out West: Jered Weaver injury: Angels P leaves game with elbow injury: Los Angeles Angels ace Jered Weaver suffered an apparent left elbow injury and was immediately taken out of the game vs. the Texas...
• 4/7 The Baseball Haven: Chris Davis: “Crush”-ing It: After hitting all of .302/.364/.595 with 74 doubles, 74 home runs, and 233 RBI by the age of 22 in the minor leagues, the Texas...
• 4/7 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Rays Blank Indians, Jays Stop Red Sox, Pujols Lifts Angels: Alex Cobb  pitched into the eighth inning allowing just four hits in the Tampa Bay rays shut out the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for...
• 4/7 Nolan Writin': Starting Pitcher Struggles, Team Loses: It was sunny today in Arlington. 73 degrees. Clear. And the wind was blowing. As such, the conditions favored the offenses, which...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Kershaw, Fernandez, Davis: Baseball is back, and that also means the return of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Let's dive in.. Clayton...
• 4/6 Tomahawk Take: Morning Chop: Braves News 4/6:   The Leadoff Walk Cubs vs. Braves: Day Five Observations Juan Francisco: For his career, Braves third baseman Juan Francisco...
• 4/6 WasWatching: Still Waiting For That First 2013 Hit: Players with 10+ ABs this season so far with zero hits: Rk Player AB H Year Age Tm G PA R RBI BB SO BA 1 B.J. Upton 14 0 2013...
• 4/4 fantasyteamadvice.com: Waiver wired – Hot and cold first baseman – fantasy baseball 2013: 3 days in to the fantasy baseball season, and I am coming at you with a complete list of the hot and cold first basmen of 2013....
• 4/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: 2013 Texas Rangers: Things To Watch: With the Texas Rangers  opening day less than 24 hours away and our baseball horniness is at an all time high, here is a few...

• 3/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Will the AL West title return to the Texas Rangers?: For the 2013 Texas Rangers, a new season brings about a whole new list of possibilities as well as a few new faces. No longer...
• 3/26 Nolan Writin': Tepesch To Be 5th Starter; Kirkman To The Bullpen; Leury Garcia To Be Utility Infielder: We have news! Okay, yeah, I hate using exclamation points, too, but actual, definitive news is rather exciting. It has apparently...
• 3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers preview: Post-Josh era should be a success: After a disappointing end to the 2012 season and an offseason where the club failed to land any marquee players, the Texas Rangers...
• 3/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rangers Not Trading Andrus: Despite Jon Heyman's report that the Rangers were planning to trade their short stop Elvis Andrus, GM Jon Daniels says otherwise. Last...
• 3/19 Baseball Press: 2013 Breakout Seasons and Spring Training Slugging: Domonic Brown's SLG% indicates he could have a big year. (US Presswire)A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article discussing how...
• 3/19 Pinstripe Pundits: A (Potentially) Concerning Trend Pertaining to Teixeira’s Injury: It’s been almost two weeks since I attempted to quantify the absence of Mark Teixeira from the Yankees’ lineup under...
• 3/13 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Texas Rangers ...
• 3/4 Indians Baseball Insider: 2013 Spring Training Game #8: Rangers 10, Indians 0: Overview The Cleveland Indians’ 5-0 start to Spring Training is quickly becoming a distant memory as the Tribe lost its...

• 2/25 Nolan Writin': This Will Be Mitch Moreland’s Breakout Season: He’s a leaner meaner first baseman and Ron Washington has informed him he is THE first baseman. Mitch Moreland shared time at...
• 2/21 Halo Hangout: How The Los Angeles Angels Stack Up…First Base: Let’s continue with our look around the division with first baseman. As I said in the past, I’m going off of MLB depth...
• 2/20 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers Notes From Surprise, Az: Here are a few notes from Surprise, Az:   Today the Texas Rangers will be playing an intra-squad game against each other...
• 2/15 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 41: Fleet of Foot, Absent of Neck: It is OPENING DAY! At 3 p.m. EST, Jordan Montgomery takes the mound against Liberty University and for the first time since last...
• 2/15 Nolan Writin': 30 Rangers In 30 Days: Olt & Profar: Yesterday Jon Daniels threw a wet blanket over the fire to quiet — but not completely extinguish — speculation of...
• 2/11 Nolan Writin': Questions Abound as the 2013 Texas Rangers Begin: After one of the oddest off seasons in recent memory, there are many questions surrounding the 2013 version of the Texas Rangers. ...
• 2/10 Nolan Writin': 30 Rangers In 30 Days: Lance Berkman: I suppose I prematurely jumped the gun when I last wrote that Nelson Cruz was the final member of the Rangers’ everyday...
• 2/8 Nolan Writin': 30 Rangers In 30 Days: Nelson Cruz: Alas, we’ve reached the final day discussing the assumed starting lineup heading into the 2013 season. The starting rotation...
• 2/6 Nolan Writin': 30 Rangers In 30 Days: David Murphy: The starting rotation has been covered. A.J. Pierzynski, Mitch Moreland, Ian Kinsler, Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus have each...
• 2/1 Baseball Jerks: Texas Rangers 2013 PreviewThe Rangers were one of the favorites to go all the way in 2012. In fact, they were in first place in the AL West......

• 1/31 Nolan Writin': 30 Rangers In 30 Days: Mitch Moreland: After already hitting on the starting rotation and catcher, the next position to browse over is first base. Since the illustrious...
• 1/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Cruz, Gonzalez, Ryan: In the wake of Nelson Cruz's connection to a Miami-based clinic that allegedly supplied performance-enhancing drugs to several...
• 1/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers podcast: Starting rotation and the World Baseball Classic:   The Texas Rangers have some holes to fill, but with spring training just a few weeks away, we preview the starting rotation...
• 1/17 Nolan Writin': Sources: Mike Napoli Finally Completes Deal With Red Sox: So, uhm, the Red Sox apparently finalized their deal with C/1B Mike Napoli, though not for anywhere near the original 3-year,...
• 1/16 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Texas Rangers Hitting & Pitching Preview: Texas Rangers — Predicted Finish: Third Place, AL West The Texas Rangers are at a crossroads. They were the class of More...The...
• 1/16 Through The Fence Baseball: In need of depth, should Texas Rangers pursue Michael Morse?: At Lance Berkman’s introductory press conference last week, Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels informed the media his...
• 1/14 MLBRandomFandom: Offseason Review: Texas Rangers: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 1/14 mlbreports.com : The 2013 Texas Rangers Roster: State of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Monday January 14th, 2013 By Brooke Robinson (Rangers Correspondent):  Looking back on the end of...
• 1/14 Nolan Writin': Texas’ Expected Lineup In 2013: It’s about the be the early morning of January 14th, still an excruciatingly long way from Spring Training, so I understand...
• 1/9 Nolan Writin': Searching For A Reason: If you believe everything the media tells you, then apparently Jon Daniels and the Rangers Front Office is adamant keeping Ian...
• 1/9 Nolan Writin': Playing GM: Michael Morse: For many Ranger fans Michael Morse appears to be a huge upgrade to whatever the Texas Rangers will have at 1B. But is he really...
• 1/9 Baseball Jerks: MLB Fantasy Rookies – Jurickson Profar: Perhaps no prospect enters the 2013 season more highly anti**** than Jurickson Profar, but if you listen to what the Texas Rangers...
• 1/8 Baseball News Source: Texas Rangers Jurickson Profar Appears Headed Back to Minors: Profar made his major-league debut in September Jurickson Profar is arguably the top prospect in all of baseball. Texas Rangers...
• 1/7 The Baseball Haven: Faults in the Berkman Signing: When the Texas Rangers signed Lance Berkman to a one-year, $10 million deal (with a $12 million option for 2014, which vests at...
• 1/7 MLB Dirt: Baseball Notes for January 7, 2013: It’s now less than two months until pitchers and catchers report for spring training. We’ve finally gotten to the point of...
• 1/6 Nolan Writin': Rangers Sign Berkman For One Year, $11M: Whether due to the silent calm of inactivity, or the potential that he is indeed a difference maker, this morning’s signing...

• 12/29 Nolan Writin': Of Mice and First Basemen: It is fair to say that First Base has been a position of weakness for the Rangers ever since trading Mark Teixeira to the Atlanta...
• 12/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Mitch Moreland has had his opportunity; time for Rangers to move on: Following the heartbreaking loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2011 World Series, the Texas Rangers had a contingency plan...
• 12/19 Call to the Pen: Cody Ross Met with Rangers: According to Ken Rosenthal, free agent outfielder Cody Ross met with officials of the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Among them were...
• 12/15 Nolan Writin': Patiently waiting: I wrote on Monday that better things would be coming this week for the Rangers, but then Josh Hamilton hopped on over to the...
• 12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Texas Rangers Team Page: TEXAS RANGERSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Adrian Beltre (9)2. Yu Darvish (8)3. Joe Nathan (7.5)4....
• 12/10 Nolan Writin': So Long Michael Young: Being a baseball fans is sometimes like watching the movies. In the movies they rely on a thing called suspension of disbelief....
• 12/10 Seedlings to Stars: Texas Willing to Deal Olt to Mets for Dickey: Finding themselves on the losing end of Zach Greinke’s free agent decision and unsure of which potentially available pitcher...
• 12/8 Baseball Jerks: Michael Young Approves Trade from Texas, Heads to Philadelphia: It took a couple of days of debating, but Michael Young has finally accepted a trade that will send him to the Philadelphia Phillies...
• 12/8 My Pinstripes: Report: Texas Ships Young To Philly: Michael Young got tired of being shifted around the Texas Rangers' infield the last few years and having to check if...
• 12/5 mlbreports.com : The Rangers (And Especially Their Fans) Will Miss Mike Napoli: Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 Brooke Robinson (Guest Baseball Writer and Rangers Correspondent): In the early months of 2011 when...
• 12/2 Nolan Writin': Winter Meetings Wish List: The Rangers have officially arrived into their third full month of the offseason, and with only minor acquisitions to account...

• 11/12 Baseball Ruminations: The Texas Rangers’ Happy Quandry: The Texas Rangers are in an interesting position headed into the 2013 season. Not many teams have all-star players at both shortstop...
• 11/12 This is Getting Old: Adam LaRoche: where does he fit?: On Friday, Adam LaRoche rejected a $13.3 million one-year offer from the Washington Nationals, the team he’s been with for the...
• 11/12 Call to the Pen: Rangers Trying to Fix What Isn’t Yet Broken: The Texas Rangers won consecutive American League pennants in 2010 & 2011. In 2012, they were probably the best team in the...
• 11/9 Nolan Writin': Projecting the Rangers 2013 opening day roster: Here is an early prediction of what could be the Texas Rangers 2013 opening day roster: Starting lineup: Ian Kinsler, 2B Michael...
• 11/8 Call to the Pen: Adam LaRoche Drawing Interest From Red Sox, Rangers: Coming off a career-best season, free agent first baseman Adam LaRoche is drawing interest from the Boston Red Sox and the Texas...
• 11/1 Release Points: In Response to Dave Cameron’s Proposed Shin-Soo Choo Trade: Dave Cameron — of FanGraphs fame — posted a rather intriguing article on ESPN Wednesday morning entitled: 5 AL Moves...

• 10/3 Swingin' A's: A’s 3-1 Victory Sets Stage For Massive Game 162: Not that there was any doubt that the Oakland Athletics had their sights set on the AL West even after clinching a playoff spot...

• 9/27 Swingin' A's: Parker Battles, A’s Batter Rangers to Pull Within 3: Athletics 9, Rangers 3 The last time the A’s saw Martin Perez he beat them, so tonight the A’s set out to prove he...
• 9/25 Swingin' A's: As Usual, Bad Things Happen In Arlington as Beltre Burns A’s: It was a game that the A’s were in a position to win, but the Texas Rangers had other ideas.  For the second time on this...
• 9/25 Nolan Writin': Game 153: Beltre Battles Gut to Help Rangers Win: Let’s get the not so fun stuff out of the way first… Derek Holland tossed an unimpressive three innings Monday night....
• 9/21 WahoosOnFirst: Should the Cleveland Indians Fire Manny Acta?: As the Indians stumble towards the end of what’s been an incredibly disappointing season, one of the biggest questions facing...
• 9/19 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Weaver Gets 100th Career Win: Jered Weaver earned his 100th career win as the Angels used an eight run fourth to beat the Texas Rangers 11-3. The Angels are...
• 9/14 MLB Injury News: The Texas Rangers are Living Through the Pain: The Texas Rangers are quietly marching through this 2012 season ignoring every obstacle thrown their way.  They...
• 9/13 WahoosOnFirst: The Non-Reactionary Case for Firing Manny Acta: The Cleveland Indians have been playing miserable baseball for two months straight. They’re 15-43 since the All-Star Break,...
• 9/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Harrison Silences Tribe Bats While Defense Goes Wild; Rangers 6, Indians 4: By Evan Matsumoto Tuesday night marked the first game of the last series that Cleveland will play outside of the A.L. Central,...
• 9/12 WahoosOnFirst: Unearned Runs Sink Ubaldo, Tribe in 6-4 Rangers Win: The Indians showed some good fight, but it wasn’t enough to undo the damage caused by a Russ Canzler error Tuesday night...
• 9/4 Kings of Kauffman: Jeremy Guthrie Solid Again in Royals Win Over Rangers: Jeremy Guthrie rattled off another quality start and Alex Gordon and Johnny Giavotella homered to center to help the Royals avenge...
• 9/4 The Baseball Page: Last Week Of Fantasy Baseball: Come Get These Players: Here we are approaching fantasy baseball’s final week of the regular...
• 9/3 StanGraphs: There’s No Labor Day in the Alternate Universe: Happy holiday weekend, everyone. Well, the end of it anyway. We at StanGraphs certainly hope it was a good one, because you sure...
• 9/2 WahoosOnFirst: Big First Inning Snaps Streak, Propels Tribe to 4-3 Win: After a dismal month of August, the Indians got September started off on a winning note, scratching together four runs in the...
• 9/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Solid Start and Early Spark Paces Tribe to Win; Indians 4, Rangers 3: By Mike Brandyberry The Indians are undefeated in September. It’s cliché and corny, but when you go 5-24 in the month of August,...

• 8/30 Nolan Writin': Game 130: Harrison Hit Hard As Rangers Fall To Rays: You can’t win them all. Matt Harrison, who has been good more often than not, struggled in the first two innings and the...
• 8/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 130: Evan Longoria Leads Barrage, As Rays Win 8-4:   In the early going, this game had all the makings of being a rout for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rangers fought back, but...
• 8/29 Nolan Writin': Baseball, and the Rays: At its material essence, baseball is simply a game of probability. A two-run lead in the 9th inning is better than just one,...
• 8/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 129: Shields Strong But Missed Opportunities Haunt Rays: 1-0. Again. There is no worse feeling. Your pitchers dominated and you let them down. Again. Yu Darvish was great on Tuesday night....
• 8/28 Nolan Writin': Game 129: Darvish Dominates Rays: The Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 in a pitching duel to take the first two games of the series and improve to...
• 8/28 mlbreports.com : Beltre and Hamilton Need to Carry the Rangers for a 3rd Straight WS Appearance: Tuesday, August.28/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): It is Adrian Beltre Awareness Week! What is that exactly?  I have...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Kinsler, Dempster lead Rangers past Twins: Minnesota 3 – Texas 9 -  Ian Kinsler was a one-man wrecking crew with three hits and four RBI to lead the Rangers over...
• 8/23 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: @Rays 5, Royals 3 / @White Sox 2, Yankees 1: I went to a coronation, and a pennant race broke out! Tampa’s surge has shaved...
• 8/23 Nolan Writin': Game 123: Rangers Mash Orioles To Take Series: Adrian Beltre hit three home runs in consecutive at bats and Mitch Moreland hit his first career grand slam to help the Rangers...
• 8/22 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Rangers crush Orioles behind Beltre’s three home run night: Baltimore 3 – Texas 12 - Adrian Beltre hit three home runs, two of them in a nine run fourth inning for the Rangers and...
• 8/20 Baseball News Source: Top Five Third Base Prospects In Baseball: Though he has not remotely made the same impact on his team as Manny Machado has with the Baltimore Orioles, Mike Olt provides...
• 8/19 Nolan Writin': Game 120: Rangers Win Rubber Match & Series Up North: Today’s rubber match pitted Matt Harrison against Henderson Alvarez. It was also a chance for the offense to get clicking...
• 8/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees keep rolling, beat Rangers 3-2: The Yankees entered play Wednesday night with a fresh bullpen and the knowledge that they'd already secured at least a split of...
• 8/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Beat Josh Hamilton, 3-2: This is the kind of game you want the Yankees to win; a close, no room for error type of contest. And to do it against the Texas...
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland limited by toe injury: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (toe) was the designated hitter for the second straight game because of bruised left toe. Moreland...[+] said the toe is getting better and is able to play with injury.
• 8/13 Baseball News Source: Which Top Prospects will Join Machado, Olt in the Majors?: His team in the midst of a pennant race and desperately needing more production out of the third base spot, Orioles general manager...
• 8/8 BoSox Injection: Josh Beckett Stinks & Red Sox Lose a Heartbreaker: Josh Beckett continued to struggle on Wednesday afternoon and failed to give his club much of a chance to win what could be an...
• 8/6 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of August 6: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid...
• 8/6 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Texas RangersThe Advanced Scout eats copious amounts of bad food to ease the pain of the weekend and analyzes the Texas Rangers...
• 8/3 Nolan Writin': Game 105: Rangers Bend But Don’t Break Against Royals: The game was closer than it seemed throughout the entire night. Even when the Rangers had a 5-1 lead on a Mitch Moreland homerun,...
• 8/3 Nolan Writin': Game 104: Brand New Faces in All the Right Places: The Rangers topped the Angels tonight in a good ol’ fashioned Texas shootout. The final score was 15-9 and both teams were...
• 8/2 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Ryan Dempster Gives Up 8 runs in Rangers Debut: Ryan Dempster started his first game for the Texas Rangers. Dempster did not have the type of game that’s going to instill...
• 8/2 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Blow Two Leads; Lose Game in Extras: You learn more from bad losses than good wins. The Angels will learn a lot from the loss last night after blowing, not one but...
• 8/2 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Rangers Held Olt, Now Promote Him: Throughout the trade deadline discussions with the Brewers, Cubs, Marlins, and any other tires the Rangers were kicking...
• 8/2 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Elvis Andrus Caps Exciting Texas Rangers Win Against Los Angeles Angels: AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas Rangers 11, Los Angeles Angels 10 (F/10) The Angels were fully prepared to sweep the AL West-leading Rangers....
• 8/1 Nolan Writin': Game 102: Peace Amongst the Dutch Tulips: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a handful of plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those...

• 7/22 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Call Up Report: Mike Olt: Let’s shake the Magic 8 Ball and ask it if Mike Olt will get the call up. Of course, the question “Will Mike Oltget...
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to begin rehab assignment: Updating a previous report, the minor-league rehab plan for Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) is for him to play Monday,...[+] July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, with Triple-A Round Rock before returning home to be with his expecting wife for the birth of the couple's first child. After the birth, Moreland will resume his rehab assignment Friday, July 26, likely with Double-A Frisco.
• 7/22 mlbreports.com : Mike Olt is One of the Best Hitting Prospects in the Minors: Sunday July 22nd, 2012 Sam Evans:  Rangers’ prospect Mike Olt is seemingly blocked in Texas. However, with his MLB-ready...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to begin rehab assignment Monday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock Monday, July 23....[+] However, his wife is due to give birth Wednesday, July 25, so he may leave the rehab assignment in the middle of the week before resuming it later in the week.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland remains on target: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) had another extensive workout at first base Friday, July 20, and he passed all fielding...[+] tests. The next step will be to run the bases Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22. If he passes all tests, he might be sent out on a minor-league rehab assignment early next week.
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland works out: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) took part in baseball activities Tuesday, July 17, and will do extensive fielding...[+] work Friday, July 20, in hopes that he can start a rehab assignment Monday, July 23.
• 7/16 Nolan Writin': Offensive Struggles, And Relief: The Rangers are having a mysterious season. On the one hand, they are tied for the Major League lead in victories with the New...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland takes part in workout: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) was able to take part in a workout Friday, July 13. He is hopeful of returning from...[+] the 15-day disabled list and playing in a game before the end of the team's current road trip. Moreland is targeting July 23 to return, but he likely will need a minor-league rehab assignment before he is activated.
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland works out before game: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) did some light running and agility drills before the team’s game Sunday, July 8....[+]
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | More on Mitch Moreland: Updating a previous report, Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) has been stretching, jogging and exercising in the pool....[+] He might begin hitting in the batting cages soon. 'It's coming along just as scheduled,' Moreland said Friday, July 9. 'I'm pretty much swinging at will right now. If I can go, then I keep going. I'm just trying to stay within my comfort level. So far, there's not been a whole lot of limitations.'
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland swinging: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) has been taking swings off a tee and jogging on a treadmill. He's hoping to return...[+] as soon as possible, maybe by the end of the month.
• 7/2 Nolan Writin': The First 80 Games, and the All Star Game Joke: It’s July already? Like, really? The Rangers are 20 games over .500 (50-30), the first team in baseball to reach the 50-win mark....

• 6/26 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 MLB AL All-Star Ballot Voting Totals - 6/25: The final update for the 2012 MLB AL All-Star balloting came out on Monday and unless a major miracle happens before voting ends...
• 6/25 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 MLB AL All-Star Ballot Voting Totals - 6/25: The final update for the 2012 MLB AL All-Star balloting came out on Monday and unless a major miracle happens before voting ends...
• 6/23 Baseball Analytics: My All Star Starters: AL 1B: Next up is my choice for American League First Baseman. Voting totals can be found here. The first baseman used to be the position...
• 6/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland expected to go on DL: Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said the team expects to place 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) on the 15-day disabled...[+] list. He underwent an MRI on his hamstring Wednesday, June 20, but the team has not received the results.
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 MLB All-Star Ballot Voting Totals - 6/18: The totals for the 2012 MLB American League All-Star Ballot came out on Monday and things aren't looking good for the Boston Red...
• 6/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to undergo MRITexas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) will undergo an MRI Wednesday, June 20....[+] Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) will undergo an MRI Wednesday, June 20.
• 6/19 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 MLB All-Star Ballot Voting Totals - 6/18: The totals for the 2012 MLB American League All-Star Ballot came out on Monday and things aren't looking good for the Boston Red...
• 6/11 mlbreports.com : 2012 American League All-Star Voting: Who Should be in the AL Starting Lineup?: Monday June 11, 2012 DEDRICK HENDRIX:  The mid-season classic is almost here ladies and gentleman.  As a baseball fan you have...
• 6/11 The Rays Today: Go Vote For The All Star Game: Posted in UncategorizedNobody wants to see an all Rangers All Star Game, Evan Longoria is ranked 3rd for third basemen and B.J....
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland drops one in drink: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland did not start Saturday, June 9, against the San Francisco Giants, but he did make his presence...[+] felt. He cracked his first-career pinch-hit home run, and he became the 25th visiting player to hit a home run in McCovey Cove.
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to lose playing time in NL parks: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland appears to be the odd-man out, at least during interleague play in National League parks. The...[+] Rangers will move 3B Michael Young to first base, at least during the series against the San Francisco Giants, costing Moreland playing time.
• 6/6 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 MLB All-Star Ballot Voting Totals - 6/5: The first wave of results are in for the American League voting totals for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game and the Boston Red Sox find...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 MLB All-Star Ballot Voting Totals - 6/5: The first wave of results are in for the American League voting totals for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game and the Boston Red Sox find...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland continues to struggle: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland grounded into a double play and struck out in his first two trips to the plate Monday, June 4....[+] He has just one hit over his past 21 at-bats.
• 6/4 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 10: Big injuries this week to the Colorado Rockies Troy Tulowitzki and the Los Angeles Dodgers Matt Kemp have created an opening for...

• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 9: The closer madness seems to be slowing towards your basic madness so this week we have a lot of starting pitching to review. One...
• 5/27 Chicken Fried Baseball: Exceptionalism Made Easy: A phrase like “exceptionalism made easy” could accurately describe Josh Hamilton’s incomparable baseball talent. His powerful...
• 5/26 Call to the Pen: MLB Game Recaps: Nelson Cruz leads Texas Rangers over Toronto Blue Jays: Texas Rangers 14, Toronto Blue Jays 3 Led by a monster 8-RBI performance from slugger Nelson Cruz, the Texas Rangers blew out...
• 5/24 Fragile Freddy's: Starting Nine: I enjoyed doing this last week so with an off day Thursday, why not break out another edition of “Starting Nine.”1B – The...
• 5/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rangers Game 39: The A’s won today in extra innings 5-4. The A’s record now stands at 20-19 and they find themselves a mere four games...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland hits a pair of homers: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland slugged two home runs in a losing effort Thursday, May 17. He went 2-for-3 with two runs scored,...[+] three RBIs and a walk. Moreland now has six homers on the year.
• 5/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: Buy and Sell Calls for Cellar Dwellers: While the MLB non-waiver trade deadline seems like a tiny dot in the distant future, it might be too early for some teams to pull...
• 5/12 Call to the Pen: MLB Game Recaps: Josh Hamilton leads Texas Rangers route of Los Angeles Angels: Texas Rangers 10, Los Angeles Angels 3 Josh Hamilton just keeps on mashing, and the slugger smashed two home runs against an underperforming,...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland collects three RBIs: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBIs against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Friday,...[+] May 11.
• 5/10 Full Spectrum Baseball: Will The Rangers Go Ham?Reportedly, the Rangers declare great interest in signing Josh Hamilton to a contract extension....
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Hamilton, Moreland: Josh Hamilton has generated lots of contract chatter this week after hitting four home runs in a single game against the Orioles....
• 5/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Beltre Blasts Rangers By Tribe; Rangers 5, Indians 2: By Mike Brandyberry The Tribe was able to waste an outstanding pitching effort by the Rangers Derek Holland, but the bullpen...
• 5/5 FanSided: Game 27: Beltre's Blast Hamstrings IndiansUsually we do a little something with the moments that mattered. In this game, the moment that mattered was that ...
• 5/1 High Heat Stats: Delayed recap of Monday games (4/30): – The Pirates scored more than 5 runs for the first time this year. Their streak of 21 straight games of 5 runs or less...
• 5/1 NY Baseball Digest: David Phelps Should Not Be a Short-Term Solution: I was in the midst of writing a “Girardi Needs to Yank Garcia from the Rotation” piece when the Yankees announced Sunday that...

• 4/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Are these the last weeks of Phil Hughes as starting pitcher?: Last night, Phil Hughes didn’t make it out of the third inning. He got to two outs in the inning, but just couldn’t...
• 4/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Hughes struggles again as Yankees lose rubber match to Rangers: Phil Hughes had a somewhat decent outing in his last start against the Twins, and had a chance to make a statement about his...
• 4/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Darvish dominates, Yanks get shut out: After besting the red-hot Rangers 7-4 behind solid pitching from CC Sabathia, the Yankees looked to continue their success in...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland likely to platoon: Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said 1B Mitch Moreland will likely be a platoon player at first base for the foreseeable...[+] future. Moreland is hitting just .152 with one home run and four RBIs in 33 at-bats.
• 4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Rangers | 4/23/12-4/25/12: Pitching Matchups Monday, 4/23/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: C.C. Sabathia, LHP Last Start: 7.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 7 K,...
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Hamilton, Moreland, Angels: It was on this date in 1990 that Mariners right-hander Brian Holman just missed out on perfect game immortality.  Holman had...
• 4/20 FanSided: Mitch Moreland: No Need To Worry:   Baseball is the greatest game for a lot reasons, but one of the best reason is the ability for every fan to see things...
• 4/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/19: The nine-game homestand started out with such promise for the Boston Red Sox. They took the first three games from the Tampa...
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland back in action: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (tooth) returned to the lineup Wednesday, April 18, against the Boston Red Sox. He served as the...[+] designated hitter and was hitless in three at-bats with a walk.
• 4/17 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Texas Rangers: Photo: Samara Pearlstein The two-time American League champion Texas Rangers visit Fenway Park for a short two-game series. For...
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to return Wednesday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (tooth) will return to the lineup Wednesday, April 18, after undergoing a procedure to fix an...[+] infected tooth. He will make two more trips to the dentist to finish his root canal.
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland sits againTexas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (tooth) was out of the lineup again Sunday, April 15....[+] Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (tooth) was out of the lineup again Sunday, April 15.
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland taken out of lineupTexas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (tooth) has been taken out of the lineup Saturday, April 14, because of an abscessed tooth....[+] Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (tooth) has been taken out of the lineup Saturday, April 14, because of an abscessed tooth.
• 4/10 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Mariners Brought back to Reality in 11-5 loss to Rangers: You have to be a true Mariners fan to be to understand the feeling of getting a 4-0 lead in the first inning against a team...
• 4/5 RantSports.com: Texas Rangers Projection: the Hitters:   Every year, it is fun to create projections for our favorite teams, and for me that is the Texas Rangers. Spring Training...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Texas Rangers: The Rangers outbid the competition for Yu Darvish in the hopes that the Japanese right-hander can help put them over the top...

• 3/30 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League West: Ron Opher doesn't pull any punches as he previews each Major League Baseball division. Instead of giving us a bunch of "ifs,"...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/18 The Baseball Page: Texas Rangers Season PreviewTexas Rangers Season Preview...
• 3/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: Auction league hidden gems: If you have spent much time playing auction draft fantasy baseball leagues, then you understand the value of finding an inexpensive...
• 3/7 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Lineup Under Construction: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 3/6 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers First Base Outlook Improves: While we’re far from saying, “Prince who?”, Mitch Moreland’s spring got off to a good start yesterday. Moreland provided...

• 2/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to play Thursday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) said he is ready to play in the team's intrasquad game Thursday, March 1. He hasn't had...[+] any setbacks with his surgically repaired wrist this spring. 'He looks good,' manager Ron Washington said. 'He's certainly different from last year. I'm certain the hand was bothering him, but he is over it. He's hitting the ball to the opposite field with authority and concentrating on swinging at strikes.'
• 2/29 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: First Base: There was no position where prices dropped more in the CBS auction environment this year than at first base. Last year's...
• 2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland still limited: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) is still limited to no more than 75 swings, but said Friday, Feb. 24, that he needed just...[+] 60 swings to get his work in Thursday, Feb. 23. 'I'm excited because I don't feel pain and I'm not far behind at all,' Moreland said.
• 2/22 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League West: PhillyPhanatics.com’s Major League Baseball previews begin with the American League West In 2011, the American League champion...
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland nearing full strength: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) might be close to full strength heading into spring training, as he appears to be ahead...[+] of schedule in his recovery after surgery on his right wrist at the end of November. Originally he was expected to need eight to 12 weeks of recovery time. Moreland is hitting four times per week with hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and doing all of his conditioning. 'Going into spring training, I'll be in some kind of routine, but I don't think there will be many limitations,' Moreland said Tuesday, Feb. 7.
• 2/7 Mastersball.com: Gambling on Gamel: I recently completed two early season drafts run by our own Perry Van Hook.  Many longtime Mastersball readers will be...
• 2/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Sign Conor Jackson, Joe Beimel: The Rangers signed outfielder/first baseman Conor Jackson and left-handed reliever Joe Beimel to minor league contracts, MLB.com's...
• 2/1 Baseball Musings: Motivating Moreland: The Rangers’ pursuit of Prince Fielder motivated Mitch Moreland to improve in 2012: “I think it was more of a motivation...

• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland motivated by Prince Fielder chatter: The Texas Rangers flirted with free-agent 1B Prince Fielder before he signed with the Detroit Tigers. The chatter has motivated...[+] 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) heading into 2012. 'I think it was more of a motivation thing for me, you know. He's a good player and all, but you know, I want to go out and prove that they didn't need him,' Moreland said Tuesday, Jan. 31. 'I'm looking forward to this year and getting started.' As far as his surgically repaired wrist, he said he is ahead of schedule in his recovery.
• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland feeling great: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) said his right wrist is feeling great, and he expects to be fully healthy in spring training....[+] 'It's feeling great. I've been hitting. No problems there. Working out. Not very many limitations I guess you could say. Therapy is going good. The range of motion is there,' Moreland said. He admitted that he fought through pain in his wrist late last season.
• 1/24 Nolan Writin': Why Worry About Center Field: image courtesy of daylife.com   Prince Fielder is dead to me after signing with the Tigers therefore I want to look at the...
• 1/21 Nolan Writin': Rangers Add First Base Depth, Eye Fielder: Mitch Moreland, photo courtesy http://static2.stuff.co.nz Mitch Moreland must feel like a man hunted. He is coming off a serviceable...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wood, Soriano, Yankees, Moreland, O's: Some links as Saturday turns into Sunday... Before re-signing with the Cubs, Kerry Wood agreed to a deal with another club...
• 1/14 Nolan Writin': Adding Fielder And Keeping Moreland:   Prince Fielder could make the Texas Rangers line up deadly not just through his own ability but through what having him...
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to swing next week: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) said Saturday, Jan. 14, that his right wrist feels good after offseason surgery, and that...[+] he's participating in full workouts. He expects to begin hitting off a tee next week. 'The only thing I'm behind on is I usually start my workouts earlier than this,' Moreland said.
• 1/12 Nolan Writin': Minor League Pains: When Prospects Don’t Pan Out:   Minor League baseball can rip your heart out. You can fall in love with a player who comes in with all the talent in the...
• 1/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: Yu Darvish, Ryan Madson, Mitch Moreland:   With just nine days left until the January 18th deadline, the Texas Rangers have very little room for error when it comes...
• 1/8 Nolan Writin': Rangers And The Need For Bench Depth:   Position player depth may be the weakest link in the Texas Rangers that needs to be talked about. This offseason alone has...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Among Teams Interested In Brad Hawpe: 10:10pm: The Rangers are one of the teams interested in Hawpe, reports MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.  Hawpe is seen as insurance should...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On The First Base Market: Prince Fielder news and rumors will likely dominate the coming month at MLBTR, but only one team can sign the powerful 27-year-old....

• 12/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: Matt Garza, Prince Fielder, Yu Darvish: With just over a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to their respective spring training homes, Major League Baseball’s...
• 12/22 Chicken Fried Baseball: Turning the Page: I write this with the full understanding that most Ranger fans won’t be happy with my opinion. The front office has made a...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Fielder, Moreland, Kuroda: Agent Scott Boras hasn’t explicitly stated Prince Fielder’s asking price, but one GM with some interest in the free agent...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: King's Latest: Yankees, Fielder, Rangers, McGehee: Here are some notes from George A. King III of The New York Post... “I am ready to rock and roll," said Yankees GM Brian...
• 12/8 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - AM Update: Final day of the Winter Meetings today.  The big news is hoped to be a resolution to the Albert Pujols situation, maybe...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Hopeful Of Multiyear Extension With Napoli: The Rangers are "optimistic" about signing Mike Napoli to a long-term contract this winter, a source tells FOX Sports' Jon Paul...
• 12/1 Call to the Pen: Mitch Moreland Undergoes Wrist Surgery: Last night the Texas Rangers announced that first baseman Mitch Moreland underwent surgery on his right wrist.  Texas mentioned...

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Fielder, Pujols, Moreland, Levine: 9:25pm: The Rangers have interest in Fielder, but he's not high on their priority list, according to Jon Paul Morosi and Ken...
• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland could be limited in spring training: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) could be limited in spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist Wednesday,...[+] Nov. 30. Moreland is currently in a soft splint after the procedure and will begin the rehab process within the week.
• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland has surgery: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) underwent surgery on his right wrist Wednesday, Nov. 30, and he will be out eight to 12...[+] weeks. Moreland had the small bone in his wrist removed during the procedure.
• 11/28 Chicken Fried Baseball: Alonso Availability Could Create Options for Texas: It’s the time of year when the headlines on TexasRangers.com read “Rangers Captain Ready for Holiday Season”. No, it’s...
• 11/23 Roto Think Tank: 2011 A.L. First Basemen: Entering 2011, anecdotal evidence suggested that Rotisserie owners were extremely excited about the first base pool. ...
• 11/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to be re-evaluated: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (wrist) will have his right wrist re-examined within a week. He has been resting his injured wrist...[+] since the season ended.
• 11/21 Nolan Writin': With or Without C.J. Wilson, Rangers Will be Stretched Thin on Money: Coming off back-to-back American League Pennants, the Texas Rangers don’t have many holes to fill this winter. Their lineup,...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 11/13/11 - 11/19/11: Here's a look back at the original analysis and reporting churned out by the MLBTR writing team over the past week. We'll begin...
• 11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Rangers Rally Again, One Win Away: Mike Napoli comes through for Texas Game 5 of the World Series served as a microcosm for the series itself; another low-scoring,...
• 11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: 2011 World Series Preview: The World Series starts Wednesday, and six and a half months of regular season and playoff baseball have whittled down the 30...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Thad Levine On Bullpen, Feliz, Moreland: The Rangers are looking to bolster their pitching this offseason, assistant GM Thad Levine said today in Milwaukee. Here are more...
• 11/15 i70baseball.com: The Buyers MarketWhen it comes to shoppers for Albert Pujols, it may be a buyers market....
• 11/13 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/6/11 - 11/12/11: With the hot stove heating up, it's time to take a look back at the week that was.. After a rumored four-year, $44MM deal...
• 11/13 El Maquino: DONE DEAL: PUJOLS IS STAYING IN ST. LOUIS: > It was supposed to be the free agent rush of the short century: the best player in the game, maybe ever, was available to...
• 11/11 El Maquino: WHY PUJOLS IS STAYING PUT: > Albert Pujols will be a Cardinal for the next ten years.  I don’t think he would leave St. Louis anyway, and even...
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Nolan Ryan Talks Moreland, Pujols, Fielder: Rangers president & CEO Nolan Ryan expressed confidence in first baseman Mitch Moreland and cast doubt on the notion that...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Texas Rangers: The two-time defending American League champions will focus on acquiring pitching this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Adrian...

• 10/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers have decisions to make after another disappointing finish:   For the second season in a row, the Texas Rangers made it to the World Series. For the second season in a row, they were...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: The Opposite of Power: Lance Berkman homered in the first inning, but in the bottom of the sixth he hits a slow bouncer to third and beats it out for...
• 10/27 Baseball Daily Digest: Raising Aces: Pitch Sequencing: “Sequencing” is another one of those terms in the pitching lexicon that has multiple definitions. In Raising Aces, I have...
• 10/25 El Maquino: EM V. POSTSEASON MEDIA, TAKE TWO: Time to be the one-man army against the media’s anti-Cardinal bias again. . . . > The national media is attacking Chris...
• 10/25 Tyler's Think Tank: Rangers Rally Again, One Win Away: Mike Napoli comes through for TexasGame 5 of the World Series served as a microcosm for the series itself; another low-scoring,...
• 10/25 STLCardinalBaseball: WORLD SERIES GAME 5: A Quintessential Loss: This game recap would be better titled “**** You Tony LaRussa and Matt Holliday,” but, due to legal constraints involving...
• 10/25 C70 At The Bat: Winter Is Coming: I started Monday off with a dead battery in my car.  I ended Monday with a dead battery in my team.After Game 3, Cardinal...
• 10/25 Baseball Musings: Rangers Take the Series Lead: The Texas Rangers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 and take a 3-2 lead in the World Series. The teams head back to St. Louis,...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Don’t Ask Dotel: Octavio Dotel comes in to relieve Chris Carpenter in the bottom of the eighth, and immediately gives up a double to Michael Young....
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Elvis Jeter: Yadier Molina leads off the top of the eighth with a ground ball in the shortstop hole. Elvis Andrus tries to be Derek Jeter and...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: More Air for Moreland: Mitch Moreland deposits a ball in the upper deck in rightfield to put the Rangers on the board. His solo shot in the bottom of...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Wilson Falling Behind: C.J. Wilson fell behind Albert Pujols 3-0 and got an out to end the first, but he falls behind Matt Holliday 3-0 and walks him...
• 10/23 Baseball Musings: Texas Threat: The Rangers get two on with a lead-off single and a one-out walk. Mitch Moreland comes to the plate again with men on. He’s...
• 10/20 Fungoes.net: Game 1 hardly proves La Russa a genius: At least a few commentators are falling over themselves in praise of Tony La Russa in the wake of the Cardinals’ Game 1...
• 10/19 Fragile Freddy's: World Series Preview: After a long and dramatic baseball season the World Series is finally upon us.  Let’s look at five issues that may prove...
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: World Series Preview: The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals meet in the World Series starting Wednesday night in St. Louis. The Rangers finished...
• 10/17 Tyler's Think Tank: 2011 World Series Preview: The World Series starts tomorrow, and six and a half months of regular season and playoff baseball have whittled down the 30 major...
• 10/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Most Average 2011 World Series Preview Ever: I’ll admit that my interest in the Rangers this year was primarily due to the fact that I had CJ Wilson, Matt Harrison,...
• 10/12 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Lose Game: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 10/11 mlbreports.com : 2011 MLB Playoffs: Recap for Monday October 10th:   Tuesday October 11, 2011     Sam Evans (Intern – MLB reports):  Monday was a fun day of baseball.  These two...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: Adrian Beltre just misses a home run as he hits a double off the wall in left-center. He’s 2 for 4 on the day, both doubles....
• 10/2 Baseball Musings: AL Roundup: The Rangers bats came to life in the fourth inning Saturday night. After not scoring for 12 innings against the Rays in the series,...

• 9/30 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays (91-71) at Texas Rangers (96-66): I'm going to write my usual previews for each of the playoff series. I'll say flat out that I don't follow the AL at all, so...
• 9/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Murphy’s Homers Bring Dark Cloud To Tribe; Rangers 10, Indians 4: By Mike Brandyberry Justin Masterson, who had only allowed seven home runs all season, looked like an overworked and tired starter...
• 9/13 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Close to Attendance Record: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Papelbon, Yankees, Fielder, Pujols: A Marlins shakeup is looming and the focus is on the team's minor league system, says Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports in this week's...

• 8/30 SocraticGadfly: Will Cards trade Berkman to Rangers?: The Dallas Morning News reports that St. Louis Cardinals' OF/1B Lance Berkman is of definite interest to the Texas Rangers. Yahoo...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/24: After an offensive explosion last night, the Boston Red Sox look to do it again tonight in game three of a four-game set with...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Why Your Team Won't Sign Prince Fielder: Scott Boras isn't likely to send client Prince Fielder to play for the St. Paul Saints next year; obviously he'll wind up with...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Revisiting The Mike Napoli Trades: Typically when you take on most of one of the worst contracts in baseball, you don't have to give up anything of value.  However,...
• 8/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rangers @ A’s Game 120: 4:42PM PDT: On a full count Josh Willingham pops out to Mike Napoli (now playing first) at the 15 yard line in foul ground. Rangers...
• 8/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rangers @ A’s Game 118:   8:51PM EDT: Ryan Sweeney hits a single off of Wilson. Oh how tonight has been a let down. No “highlights” until...
• 8/11 SoDo Mojo: Dispelling The Myth That The Rangers Are Good On Offense: Watching this last series between the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers, I couldn’t help but come away unimpressed...
• 8/9 The Daily Catch: Chicks Dig The Long Ball…: As the saying goes, “chicks dig the long ball”. However, I think most baseball fans love watching guys blast the ball around...
• 8/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Texas Topples Tribe Late; Rangers 5, Indians 3: By Matt Van Wormer The Indians had a chance to finish their road trip on a winning note and looked like they were poised to do...

• 7/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers a good fit for Carlos Beltran?: With just a few days remaining until the trade deadline, Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels, CEO Nolan Ryan and the remainder...
• 7/17 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Carp Swims back upstream to Majors as Peguero joins minnows in AAA: The Seattle Mariners called-up Mike Carp from AAA after today’s miserable 3-1 loss to the Texas Rangers sending free-swinging...
• 7/17 B-R Blog: Stodgy strategy … and Sunday sundries: [All factoids grown organically and prepared without Elias additives.] Explain this strategy to me: -- In Atlanta Sunday, the...
• 7/14 Crashburn Alley: This Debate Again?: So, Bill Conlin wrote an interesting article. He stood up for Ryan Howard — again — against a slew of bloodthirsty...
• 7/12 The "Mc" Effect: Home Run Derby Complaints: Major League Baseball went a different way with the Home Run Derby this year. Instead of letting a 3rd party pick the players...
• 7/12 Chicken Fried Baseball: Root Against the Rays: Sorry Kansas City, but your wave of prospects and apparent bright future might be poorly timed. The prospect haul netted by the...

• 6/29 Nolan Writin': Chris Davis and Brian Barden Selected for AAA Pacific Coast League All-Star Team: After competing for the first base position but losing out to Mitch Moreland during Spring Training due to the club’s commitment,...
• 6/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: Five players who could be dangled at the deadline: Imagine an office somewhere within Ranger’s Ballpark. Inside sits general manager Jon Daniels, CEO Nolan Ryan and the rest...
• 6/29 Nolan Writin': Rangers Right at Home in Houston: Last night the Rangers guaranteed at least a share of the Silver Boot this season. C.J. Wilson and the Rangers took on Jordan...
• 6/23 Fire Brand of the American League: All Star Voting Update: Adrian Gonzalez.jpg” width=”384″ height=”256″ /> It’s time for another All-Star voting...
• 6/23 DC is for Baseball: Latest AL and NL Vote Totals: 2011 MLB All-Star Game: Thursday, June 23, 2011       MLB reports:  With the MLB All-Star Game less than three weeks, the race to finalize the lineups...
• 6/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The New & Improved James Loney: On April 25 in Florida, James Loney went 1-4, with Jonathan Broxton blowing the lead in large part due to Jamey Carroll‘s...
• 6/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: C.J. Wilson struggles, Mitch Moreland walks off, and could Mike Napoli be traded?: C.J. Wilson struggles with command For a guy who took over the role of the “ace” in the starting rotation, C.J. Wilson...
• 6/22 Nolan Writin': Houston Astros (27-48) at Texas Rangers (40-35) Series Finale Preview: The Lone Star Series concludes tonight as the Houston Astros look to take at least one of the three while the Texas Rangers will...
• 6/22 Motor City Bengals: The Pure Power of Brennan Boesch and Miguel Cabrera: ESPN’s HitTracker is an incredibly fun data center for fans of the long ball. This site shows you the “standard distance”...
• 6/22 Baseball Musings: One More Solo: Mitch Moreland hit the fourth solo home run of the night for Texas in the bottom of the 11th, giving Texas a 5-4 win over the...
• 6/21 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers Take Game One of the Silver Boot Rivalry: The Rangers picked up three runs in the first inning and three runs in the second inning and never looked back. They went on to...
• 6/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers: Derek Holland bounces back from rough outing: The Texas Rangers, fresh off a road trip that saw them lose six of nine games, came back to their home ballpark in Arlington,...
• 6/16 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Rangers Game 67 -2011: Starting Lineups Texas Rangers Ian Kinsler 2B Elvis Andrus SS Josh Hamilton LF Michael Young DH Adrian Beltre 3B Mitch Moreland...
• 6/15 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Rangers Game 66 -2011: Yankees add right-hander Cory Wade to roster. Wade will wear No. 53. He hasn’t pitched in big leagues since ’09. Yanks...
• 6/15 Fire Brand of the American League: All-Star Voting Update: The latest All-Star tallies are in!  Not surprisingly the Yankees hold down five of the coveted slots, while two members...
• 6/14 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Indians Game 65 -2011: Alexi Ogando, RHP 7-0, 2.10 ERA Ogando is is trying to become only the third Rangers pitcher to win his first eight decisions...
• 6/10 COSFBA: Playing the Name Game: This edition of "Playing the Name Game" takes another look at player comparisons without knowing their names. Name recognition...
• 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/7: When the American All-Star Game voting totals came out for the first time last week, there were no members of the Boston Red...
• 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/7: When the American All-Star Game voting totals came out for the first time last week, there were no members of the Boston Red...
• 6/6 Nolan Writin': Rangers Complete Sweep: Back in Business: Remember at the beginning of April, this team started off winning six games in a row? This feels a lot like that. Do you also...
• 6/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Jacoby Ellsbury the All Star: photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)It’s no secret that I’ve made some claims about Jacoby Ellsbury...
• 6/6 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Sunday, June 5: Washington 9, Arizona 4 (11 innings): In a game that featured 5 hit batsmen and a pair of manager/pitcher ejections, 4 things...
• 6/5 Baseball Musings: Texas Sweeps: The Ranges shutout the Indians for the second day in a row, completing a four game sweep of Cleveland. C.J. Wilson allowed three...
• 6/3 Nolan Writin': Rangers Win a Game They Weren’t Expected To: Last night Dave Bush took the mound for the Texas Rangers, this was a spot start due to a blister from Matt Harrison. (This team...
• 6/3 Nolan Writin': Hey Fans, Rangers Need Your All-Star Votes: Hey guys. If you aren’t already aware, All-Star voting is well underway. The All-Star game is set for next month and Michael...

• 5/31 Nolan Writin': Invading the Trop: Rangers Win 11-5: This was a very long game (that’s what I get for being excited about a start before 6pm), the Rangers took care of business...
• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland socks seventh homer: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two walks and three run scored Monday, May 30, against the...[+] Tampa Bay Rays. The homer hit the catwalk at Tropicana Field.
• 5/29 Nolan Writin': Controversial Walk-Off Win for Rangers: The game was 6-5 Royals going into the bottom of the ninth inning, Royals have their closer Joakim Soria on the mound, and Nelson...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Three consecutive homers in an inning: The Texas Rangers got back-to-back-to-back home runs from 1B Mitch Moreland, C Mike Napoli and OF Endy Chavez in the second inning...[+] Saturday, May 28, against the Kansas City Royals. Those batters were the 7-8-9 hitters for manager Ron Washington. It was the first time the Rangers had three straight batters homer since Aug. 25, 2004. Oddly enough, the 7-8-9 hitters also accomplished the feat in that contest.
• 5/27 Baseball Press: Daily Baseball on a Budget - May 27th: Mitch Moreland is swinging a hot bat for the Rangers. (Icon SMI)Daily fantasy baseball leagues are the perfect opportunity for...
• 5/22 Nolan Writin': Let’s Talk About Cliff Lee – Recap of Saturday’s Game: Same story different night, the Texas Rangers took on the Philadelphia Phillies in interleague play. This is the second game in...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland back in the lineup: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) was back in the lineup Wednesday, May 18, against the Kansas City Royals. He was 1-for-4...[+] with two walks and a strikeout while serving as the designated hitter.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland could see time in RFTexas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) could start at right field in the team's game Friday, May 20....[+] Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) could start at right field in the team's game Friday, May 20.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to return Wednesday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) missed his third consecutive start Tuesday, May 17, against the Chicago White Sox....[+] He was held out of the lineup due to cooler weather in Chicago, although he did appear as a pinch hitter. Moreland, who is battling a sore left hamstring, will return Wednesday, May 18. 'He'll be in there tomorrow in Kansas City,' manager Ron Washington said.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland sitsTexas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (leg) was out of the lineup again Monday, May 16, due to soreness in his left leg....[+] Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (leg) was out of the lineup again Monday, May 16, due to soreness in his left leg.
• 5/13 Nolan Writin': Los Angeles Angels (21-17) at Texas Rangers (19-18) Game 1 Preview: Alexi Ogando (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Last time the Rangers were on the field, the game, which was going quite...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland figuring out lefties: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland, who has never homered off a left-handed pitcher in the regular season, is 4-for-10 against lefties...[+] over the past six games. 'I’ve stuck to my game plan,' Moreland said. 'I’ve been getting a few at-bats against them, and that’s helped out a lot.'
• 5/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The Rain, Braden, Morales and More: So today’s game between the A’s and Rangers didn’t happen. Rainouts are weird like that once the game has started....
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland has grand slam wiped out: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland had a grand slam Wednesday, May 11, but it does not count since the game agianst the Oakland Athletics...[+] was wiped out due to rain before the game became official.
• 5/11 Nolan Writin': Rainy Day Blues: Rangers/Athletics Game Cancelled: The game that never happened featured a grand slam by Mitch Moreland (a career first) and a 7 to 0 lead over Oakland. All of the...
• 5/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 38: 2:22PM CDT: Rain delay! 2:17PM CDT: Go Green and Gold (and Red)! 2:11PM CDT: Inning over. Final line on Gio with the one-inherited...
• 5/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 37: 7:24PM CDT: Nice strikeout of Michael Young on the breaking pitch in the dirt there. One inning in and Anderson doesn’t...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Several players expected to receive additional playing time: As a result of Texas Rangers OF Nelson Cruz (quadriceps) going on the 15-day disabled list, 1B Mitch Moreland is expected to see...[+] more playing time in right field. Backup 1B Chris Davis, along with C Mike Napoli and DH Michael Young, are likely to see additional playing time at first base.
• 5/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bronx Bombers ride the rally rollercoaster; lose 7-5: As you may have guessed from the title, the Yanks showcased some serious moxie during last night’s bout only to ultimately...
• 5/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Royalty: KC crowns new first baseman: News out of Kansas City is that highly touted Eric Hosmer has been promoted to The Show. Hosmer is one of a half dozen prospects...
• 5/5 Nolan Writin': Rangers Win in Seattle: Temporarily Prevent Sky from Falling: On an outstanding night for DFW sports C.J. Wilson showed up to the ballpark ready to work. Avoiding a Chicken Little scenario...
• 5/4 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers (16-14) at Seattle Mariners (14-16) Preview Game 2: The Rangers bullpen woes keep continuing. The bullpen seems to have trouble sticking the ball in right place across the plate...
• 5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: Rangers @ A’s Game 29: 12:44PM PDT: Mark Ellis is leading off for the A’s but manages a double over the head of Julio Borbon in center. Strange...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rangers @ A’s Game 28: 1:28PM PDT: Basehit to left by Kurt Suzuki scores CoJax. I like the Suzuki hitting ahead of Matsui, its a nice look for the lineup,...

• 4/29 Call to the Pen: Pitchers Respecting Strange Hitters: This is one of the strangest leaderboards I've seen for 2011 MLB stats--the one for fewest pitches seen in the zone: Jose Bautista:...
• 4/29 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Ryan Roberts has been tattooing the baseball, himself. (Getty)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar"...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis in lineup again: Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis is starting at first base for the fourth time this year Thursday, April 28, and the second time in...[+] three games. 1B Mitch Moreland is starting in right field and C Yorvit Torrealba has the day off.
• 4/28 Nolan Writin': Toronto Blue Jays (11-13) at Texas Rangers (15-9) Finale Preview: Sorry for missing the preview yesterday for the game – maybe it was good luck since they won thanks to Mitch Moreland‘s...
• 4/28 Chicken Fried Baseball: O’Crap: I was working out of a call center in the Philippines for the last two weeks, so my blog posts have been infrequent, and the...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Ding Along with Mitch: It looks like the Rangers made the right decision in going with Mitch Moreland as their first baseman. After hitting his third...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland hits go-ahead homer: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland hit a go-ahead homer Wednesday, April 27, to guide his team to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue...[+] Jays.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Lineup notes: Texas Rangers C Mike Napoli is playing first base Wednesday, April 27, while 1B Mitch Moreland is in right field and 1B Chris...[+] Davis is on the bench.
• 4/26 Nolan Writin': Toronto Blue Jays (10-12) at Texas Rangers (14-8) Game 2 Preview: The Rangers weren’t able to hold off the Blue Jays last night but tonight is another night and is the night for the second...
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis in lineupTexas Rangers 1B Chris Davis is penciled into the starting lineup Tuesday, April 26. 1B Mitch Moreland is out....[+] Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis is penciled into the starting lineup Tuesday, April 26. 1B Mitch Moreland is out.
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland proving he belongs: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland is batting .313 and has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games as he proves that belongs in the...[+] everyday lineup this year, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. He has nine extra-base hits with seven doubles in 15 games. Moreland only has two at-bats against lefties but is 15-for-46 against right-handers.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Napoli playing first: Texas Rangers C Mike Napoli is starting at first base Wednesday, April 20, with 1B Mitch Moreland playing right field, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. 3B Michael Young is starting at second with 2B Ian Kinsler serving as the designated hitter.
• 4/18 Baseball Musings: Texas Breaks the Tie: The Angels went into Arlington in a tie with the Rangers, but Texas stopped the Angels momentum with a 7-1 win. C.J. Wilson pitched...
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Julio Borbon resting: Texas Rangers OF Julio Borbon is receiving the day off Monday, April 18, with OF David Murphy starting in his place in center...[+] field, according to ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins. 1B Chris Davis is starting at first and OF Mitch Moreland is playing right field.
• 4/18 The Process Report: Regarding Chris Davis: I addressed potential first base alternatives over the weekend and named Rangers 1B/3B Chris Davis as one. Today, Jon Heyman of...
• 4/17 My Pinstripes: Garcia Gives Yankees Boost: Freddy Garcia..or "The Rock"?I had a nightdream yesterday. That's a combo daydream and nightmare; basically a horrible vision...
• 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 12: Rangers 5, Yankees 3: For the second night in a row, the Yankees had a young pitcher on the mound who put them in hole early.  Once again, the...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis a bench player: Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis is serving as a bench player for the time being, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. Davis...[+] said he is willing to take practice repetitions in the outfield, but 1B Mitch Moreland is more likely to be used out there.
• 4/15 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Zach Britton is an extreme ground ball pitcher with solid stuff. (Getty)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
• 4/14 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Position Options - MDS Edition: Could be 20 HRs if he ever gets the ABsWhile you need to keep the faith with Carl Crawford, you don't need to hold on to Mike...
• 4/12 Baseball Musings: Humerus, but not Funny: Josh Hamilton broke his humerus and will miss six to eight weeks of action. Hamilton hurt the shoulder on a head-first slide into...
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to see more time in outfield: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland is likely to see more time in the outfield with the team expected to call up 1B Chris Davis to...[+] play some occasional first base, according to The Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant.
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Russell Branyan: Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said recently that the club has committed most of its starts at first base to Juan Miranda,...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland in outfield: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland is starting in right field Tuesday, April 5, with 3B Michael Young starting at first base, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. OF Nelson Cruz is serving as the designated hitter.
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Texas Rangers and AL West Standings: For the first time in franchise history, the Texas Rangers have a new goal going into the season: to repeat as American League...
• 4/4 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 4/2: After falling in the 2011 season opener yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to get their first win of the season against the...
• 4/3 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 4/2: After falling in the 2011 season opener yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to get their first win of the season against the...

• 3/28 Baseball Musings: AL West Preview: The 2011 division previews continue with the AL West. I’ll use 2010 WAR from FanGraphs for the evaluation. I concentrate...
• 3/28 COSFBA: 2011 Draft Results: First Basemen Targeted: If you are new to the world of fantasy baseball, you should be very aware that first base is traditionally a position of great...
• 3/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Preview: Texas Rangers: (This post is a continuation in a series. For previous entries, click here) 2010 record: 90-72 (1st place A.L. West, American...
• 3/25 Baseball Press: Breakout Seasons and Spring Training Slugging: Bautista's 2010 spring training slugging percentage indicated a breakout. (Getty)In early February, I wrote an article discussing...
• 3/24 MLB Fantasy Recon: Position by Position Breakout Candidates: Is Travis Snider finally ready to breakout?Absolutely fantastic piece from Fake Teams with Breakout Candidates for each position....
• 3/23 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League: PhillyPhanatics.com's Major League Baseball previews begin with the American League West. In 2010, the American League champion...
• 3/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Updated Rankings by Position from Fantasy Cafe: Check out some Spring Training adjusted Player Rankings by Position out from Fantasy Cafe.  List is adjusted for spring trends...
• 3/20 MLB Fantasy Recon: Fantasy Baseball Sleepers by Position - Advanced Fantasy Baseball: Jerry Sands makes his first appearance on ReconMaybe you have that one position you missed out on in your draft.  Maybe your...
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis might not have roster spot: Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis is batting .421 (with an .872 slugging percentage) in 39 at-bats, reports Tim Cowlishaw, of The Dallas...[+] Morning News. Despite the strong spring, he finds himself behind 1B Mitch Moreland for the starting job at first base, and with 3B Adrian Beltre at third and 3B Michael Young at designated hitter, Davis doesn't look to have much opportunity despite the big spring.
• 3/18 COSFBA: Ups and Downs: 03/18/2011: As we continue to get closer to Opening Day, now seems like an appropriate time to publish another edition of Ups and Downs. Jobs...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland gets looks in RF: Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington gave 1B Mitch Moreland a start in right field Wednesday, March 16, reports Anthony Andro...[+] and Jeff Wilson, of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Moreland, who is expected to be the team's everyday first baseman in 2011, made four start in right field last season. 'I feel like any position the more you play it the more comfortable you're going to be,' Moreland said. 'I've played right a good bit in my career so far. I feel like I'm comfortable out there.'
• 3/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the 2011 Texas Rangers: Note: For previous Yankee Analyst 2011 team previews, click here. In divvying up the 2011 team previews, I knew I wanted both...
• 3/16 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2011: Texas Rangers: Two years ago, I started a series I called Playing Pepper, where I asked questions of bloggers of each major league team about...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Chris Davis: Teams are asking the Rangers about Chris Davis and, by the sounds of it, he wouldn't mind if they listened to offers. Davis...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Teams Inquiring On Chris Davis: As Mitch Moreland solidifies his case to become the Rangers’ regular first baseman, the team is receiving inquiries on the...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland entrenched at first: Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington indicated that 1B Mitch Moreland has a solid hold on the starting spot at first base and...[+] said that the spot was Moreland's to lose this spring, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. Moreland entered the game Monday, March 14, hitting .375 (12-for-32) with five doubles, two homers, seven RBIs and a .719 slugging percentage. He hasn't made an error in the field, either. Moreland is likely to platoon with C Mike Napoli and 3B Michael Young during the season.
• 3/13 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Texas Rangers: Mitch Moreland may prove a big offensive asset for the 2011 Texas Rangers. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Big Year Ahead For Rangers First Basemen: To call 2011 a make or break year for Mitch Moreland and Chris Davis wouldn't technically be right. They aren't even arbitration...
• 3/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 First and Third Base Sleepers (CI) Fantasy Baseball Bargain Players: Deep leaguers make or break their season with late round draft picks.  Finding those breakout players in the low rounds is...
• 3/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Possible Trade Target: Chris Davis: Today in “things I swear I had thought of myself but hadn’t had a chance to write about before ESPN did” news…...
• 3/4 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Front Office, Young, Davis: Jon Daniels' contract extension isn't the only news out of the Rangers' camp today.  Here's the latest on the defending AL champs... Now...
• 3/3 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 Texas Rangers: Josh Hamilton will lead the Rangers offense in 2011. (Getty)Rangers manager Ron Washington was mum early on during spring...
• 3/3 MLB Fantasy Recon: Bargain Shopping on Draft Day: Sometimes the draft doesn't play out the way you expect and sometimes your an evil genius.  Either way, you will probably...
• 3/3 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Texas Rangers: (For the second time in COSFBA's short history, an article is being presented to you by someone other than me. I've recently been...
• 3/3 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: MLB Fantasy Baseball Player Home Run Predictor: Could this be your 2011 Home Run Champion?Sell dvds, cds, games, and books at Glyde.com!The best predictor of future performance...

• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Ian Kinsler named leadoff hitter: Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington intends to use 2B Ian Kinsler as his leadoff hitter and SS Elvis Andrus as his No. 2 hitter...[+] during the regular season, after having experimented with this lineup change in two recent intrasquad games, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News. The rest of the batting order includes OF Josh Hamilton hitting third, followed by 3B Adrian Beltre, OF Nelson Cruz, DH Michael Young, 1B Mitch Moreland, C Yorvit Torrealba and OF Julio Borbon.
• 2/23 Baseball Musings: Top of Texas: Ron Washington decided to keep his lineup changes close to the vest, but Evan Grant speculates that Ian Kinsler might move into...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Seven signed to one-year deals: The Texas Rangers signed SP Tommy Hunter, SP Matt Harrison, P Wilmer Font, RP Fabio Castillo, 1B Chris Davis, 1B Mitch Moreland...[+] and C Taylor Teagarden to one-year deals Tuesday, Feb. 22, according to The Sports Network. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.
• 2/22 B-R Blog: Walk-Offs and Other Late Inning Strikeout Disasters: The final week of the 2010 season saw a wild finish in a game between the Rangers and Mariners. On September 29th, the Rangers,...
• 2/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: Outside the Top 200; Complete MLB 2011 Fantasy Baseball Hitter Sleeper Rankings: This is a complete sleeper list of hitters outside the top 200 O-Rank on Yahoo which could have an impact in 2011.  Players...
• 2/20 Mastersball.com: Michael Young: Forgotten Man Redux: For the second time in three years, a shroud of controversy surrounds Michael Young, the former starting third sacker of the AL...
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: The Market For Albert Pujols: The Mayan calendar hints that the world will end in December 2012, but the "Albertageddon" may come this winter if Albert Pujols...
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to get chance at 1B: The Texas Rangers say that 1B Mitch Moreland will be given 'every chance' to serve as the team's everyday first baseman, reports...[+] T.R. Sullivan, of MLB.com.
• 2/7 Call to the Pen: Brennan Boesch and Pitching to Rookies: Few stories gripped me as much in the first half of 2010 as the meteoric rise of Brennan Boesch. The Tigers outfielder hit .342/.397/.593...

• 1/31 Chicken Fried Baseball: Why the Confusion?: It seems like many observers are confused by the Rangers trade for Mike Napoli, and what it means for designated hitter Michael...
• 1/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland still frontrunner at first base: Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Tuesday, Jan. 25, that the starting first base job is still 1B Mitch Moreland's...[+] to lose, reports Evan Grant, of The Dallas Morning News. The team acquired C/1B Mike Napoli from the Toronto Blue Jays earlier in the day.
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays, Rangers Swap Napoli, Francisco: Hopefully Mike Napoli's suitcase is still packed. Just four days after acquiring the catcher/first baseman from the Angels,...
• 1/24 PaulLebowitz.com: The Remainders: As spring training approaches, the Rays weekend signings of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez diminishes the number of remaining...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Still Seek A Veteran Hitter: The Rangers pursed both Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez before they signed with the Twins and Rays, respectively, but that doesn't...
• 1/21 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Hone on the Rangers: Mitch Moreland could be a fantasy force in 2011. (Getty) As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier impact players...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rays, Rangers Leading Suitors For Manny: The Rays and Rangers appear to be Manny Ramirez's most aggressive suitors, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter). ESPNDeportes'...
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mutual interest in Manny Ramirez: The Texas Rangers and free-agent DH Manny Ramirez (White Sox) have mutual interest in coming to terms, according to SportingNews.com....[+] If Ramirez were to sign, he would likely be the full-time designated hitter, with DH Michael Young sharing time at first base with 1B Mitch Moreland.
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to work on defense: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland and the team feel that he needs to improve his defense for the upcoming 2011 campaign, according...[+] to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. 'We'll take care of that when he comes to Spring Training,' manager Ron Washington said this winter. 'I think all of us have areas that we can improve upon. He certainly does. I think we know that he's a grinder up there at the plate. But the game is a little deeper than just hitting. We have to tighten up some stuff defensively, tighten up some stuff decision-making-wise. And those type of things that we'll take care of as the spring begins and move forward from there.'
• 1/11 The Biz of Baseball: CARROLL: Beltre, Young, and Billions: Maybe we’re looking at this all wrong. Joe Sheehan put together a data-driven and insightful look at the problem of committing...
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Did not want to trade Mitch Moreland: The Texas Rangers did not want to include 1B Mitch Moreland in any trade for Chicago Cubs SP Matt Garza, according to the Dallas...[+] Morning News' Evan Grant. The Rangers view Moreland as their long-term first baseman.
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Rangers & Jim Thome: The Rangers may have missed out on their top offseason target, but they signed Adrian Beltre and they aren't done yet. Texas...
• 1/5 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Adrian Beltre joins the Texas Rangers: After another big walk year, Beltre cashed in with Texas. (AP) The Winter Meetings are over, but the MLB Hot Stove is still...
• 1/3 Baseball Musings: Beltre and the Rangers: Rumors were reported and denied Sunday about Adrian Beltre signing with the Texas Rangers. Baseball Time in Arlington analyzes...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Alternatives For Adam LaRoche: At this point, it seems like a match: Adam LaRoche and the Nationals need each other. The Nats seek a proven solution at first...

• 12/14 The Biz of Baseball: Rangers React to Losing Cliff Lee: Returning to the city of brotherly love, Cliff Lee stunned his two most ardent pursuers, the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. ...
• 12/5 Chicken Fried Baseball: Looking at the Rangers Moves So Far: With the Winter Meetings are set to begin on Monday, here is a brief look at the Rangers signings so far this offseason.Yorvit...
• 12/2 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Jeff Baker signed and Koyie Hill tendered - Does this mean there is a trade looming?: Paul Sullivan of Chicago Breaking Sports is reporting that the Cubs have signed Jeff Baker to a 1 year $1.175 million contract. ...

• 11/29 Baseball Reality Tour: Best Players in Their Prime: We introduced the topic of players in their prime this past weekend.  We analyzed 109 position players, younger than 29 at...
• 11/28 The Golden Sombrero: White Sox News: Konerko Rumors, Fair Trades for Floyd, V-Mart, and Phillies/Thornton: Before the Detroit Tigers landed Victor Martinez, the Texas Rangers were allegedly interested in landing the...
• 11/16 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Rangers May Want VMart: While Thanksgiving and Christmas are quickly coming upon us, tis the season also for rumors surrounding free agents in Major...
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland expected to start next year: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland is expected to begin the 2011 season as the team's starting first baseman, according to MLB.com's...[+] T.R. Sullivan.
• 11/4 Fungoes.net: Renteria saves best for last, but did he deserve MVP?: Former Cardinal shortstop Edgar Renteria won the 2010 World Series Most Valuable Player award , delivering the second World Series-winning...
• 11/1 Baseball Musings: More for Moreland: Mitch Moreland leads off the bottom of the sixth with a single. The Rangers try a hit and run with Elvis Andrus up, and Elvis...
• 11/1 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Eighth: Tim Lincecum comes out for the bottom of the eighth. He strikes out Mitch Moreland leading off the inning. That’s ten K...
• 11/1 Baseball Musings: Mitch Error: Ian Kinsler makes a great play on a slow roller by Aubrey Huff leading off the fifth, but Mitch Moreland drops the hard throw....
• 11/1 Baseball Musings: Six Strikes: Tim Lincecum strikes out the first two batters in the bottom of the third on six pitches. Update: Tim gets to seven straight strikes...
• 11/1 Baseball Musings: Fly Ball Eighth: Jeff Francoeur and Bengie Molina both fly out deep to leftfield, then Mitch Moreland strikes out to end the eighth. Madison Bumgarner...

• 10/31 Baseball Musings: First Bag Two-Bagger: Andres Torres hits first base with his batted ball leading off the third. That causes the ball to bounce over Mitch Moreland‘s...
• 10/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Game 4 starting lineup revealed: The Texas Rangers' starting lineup for Game 4 of the World Series Sunday, Oct. 31, is as follows, according to Tim Kawakami of...[+] The Mercury News: SS Elvis Andrus, 3B Michael Young, CF Josh Hamilton, DH Vladimir Guerrero, LF Nelson Cruz, 2B Ian Kinsler, RF Jeff Francoeur, C Bengie Molina and 1B Mitch Moreland, with SP Tommy Hunter pitching.
• 10/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland hits three-run homer in WS Game 3: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer Saturday, Oct. 30, during Game 3 of the World Series, according to The Associated...[+] Press' Ben Walker.
• 10/31 Giants Nirvana: WS Game Three Recap: Jonathan Sanchez was rough: 4.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 K. The big blow was a second-inning three-run blast by Mitch Moreland,...
• 10/28 Baseball Musings: Texas First Hit: Mitch Moreland singles to right for the Rangers first hit with one out in the top of the third. C.J. Wilson bunts him over to...
• 10/28 Baseball Musings: Just in the Park: Ian Kinsler hits a ball as far as you can hit it at AT&T park and have it stay in the park. It hits off the top of the wall...
• 10/28 Caught Looking: WS: Game 1: World Series Game 1: Giants 11, Rangers 7 If you would have told me prior to Game 1 that the Rangers would score seven runs and...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: Prophetic Sign: After the Giants score six runs in the fifth, Tim Lincecum strikes out the first two batters in the sixth, making this sign look...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: Double Vision: Mitch Moreland doubles with two out in the top of the fourth inning. That’s the fifth double in the game for both teams...
• 10/23 My Pinstripes: Texas' Deep Heart Downs Yankees: The majority of Colby Lewis' 12 years of professional baseball have been spent in relative anonymity. A 1st round pick (38th...
• 10/22 Baseball Musings: Moreland On: Mitch Moreland singles into the hole between first and second, and Robinson Cano getting to the ball but over throws Phil Hughes...
• 10/22 Baseball Musings: First Hit: Alex Rodriguez leads off the fifth with a double to the gap in left-center. He also worked the count a bit, hitting a 3-2 pitch....
• 10/22 Baseball Musings: Intentional Wild Pitch: With Mitch Moreland on second and two out, the Yankees decide to walk Josh Hamilton in the bottom of the third. Phil Hughes throws...
• 10/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Texas Two-Step: Throughout the entire American League Championship Series, one aspect that has struck me more than anything else about this Texas...
• 10/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Sabathia dodges high-stakes sixth: Up until yesterday I haven’t felt such baseball-related anxiety since the 2004 postseason. My palms were actually sweating despite...
• 10/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Inside Sabathia's Game 5 outing: Though it wasn't a vintage performance, CC Sabathia reminded everyone why he's one of the best pitchers in the game last night,...
• 10/20 My Pinstripes: Yankees Live to Fight Another Day: CC Sabathia wasn't as sharp as he is capable of being, but he was a lot sharper than he was in game 1 of the ALCS. The Yankees...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: You Can’t Stop a Treanor: Matt Treanor leads off the bottom of the fifth with a home run, cutting the Yankees lead to 5-1. That’s only his second...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Rivera in the Ninth: Mariano Rivera comes in and gets Jeff Francoeur to ground out to start the ninth inning. Update: Matt Treanor flies out to right-center...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland starting in Game 5: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland is starting against a left-handed pitcher in Game 5 of the ALCS Wednesday, Oct. 20, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon. It is Moreland's fourth straight start in the playoffs.
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: Pretty Play: Bengie Molina singles to start the fifth inning, but Mitch Moreland breaks his bat and grounds a ball to Mark Teixeira. Mark fields...
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: First Runner: The Texas Rangers put their first batter on base as David Murphy leads off the third inning with a 3-2 walk as they trail 1-0....
• 10/19 Caught Looking: Sunday, Monday recap: Phillies tie series and Lee does it again: ALCS Game 3: Rangers 8, Yankees 0 Cliff Lee is pitching on a completely different planet right now from the rest of the league....
• 10/18 Baseball Musings: Two for Hamilton: Boone Logan comes in and gives up a lead-off double to Josh Hamilton starting the ninth. Hamilton and Michael Young have five...
• 10/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland starting in Game 3: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland is starting at first base in Game 3 of the ALCS Monday, Oct. 18, with a left-handed pitcher starting...[+] the game, according to ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon. 'He's swinging the bat, having good at-bats,' manager Ron Washington said of Moreland. 'I just want to keep it going.'
• 10/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Preview, Part 2: 25-Man Roster Comparisons: In case you missed Part 1, please click on the following:Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Preview: Head-to-Head Overall Team NumbersThe Yankees...
• 10/16 Baseball Musings: Murphy Moonshot: David Murphy hits the facade of the second deck in straight away right, a one-out, solo home run in the second that gives Texas...
• 10/16 PaulLebowitz.com: The Executioners: Microcosm: I haven't read the game recaps with quotes from the players and manager (I don't find much use in them), but I...
• 10/16 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: The Rangers are schedule to send up Jorge Cantu, Elvis Andrus and Michael Young in the bottom of the ninth. If one of them reaches,...
• 10/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Jorge Cantu to start in Game 1: Texas Rangers 1B Jorge Cantu will start over 1B Mitch Moreland at first base in Game 1 of the Championship Series Friday, Oct....[+] 15, according to ESPNDallas.com's Jeff Caplan. Cantu will bat ninth in the lineup. Moreland will start in Game 2 Saturday, Oct. 16, and manager Ron Washington did not rule out starting Moreland in Game 3 against a left-handed pitcher.
• 10/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Rangers with The Newberg Report: The wait is over, the Yankees are in Texas for game one of the ALCS against the Rangers tonight. There is a lot to know about...
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Matt Treanor to start in Game 1: Texas Rangers C Matt Treanor will catch in Game 1 of the Championship Series Friday, Oct. 15, according to ESPNDallas.com's Jeff...[+] Caplan. Manager Ron Washington has not decided who will play first base in Game 1, between 1Bs Jorge Cantu and Mitch Moreland. C Bengie Molina is expected to start Game 2 behind the plate.
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland starting in Game 5: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland is starting in Game 5 of the Division Series against a left-handed pitcher Tuesday, Oct. 12, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
• 10/12 Chicken Fried Baseball: Why Chris Davis Should be on the ALDS Roster: There’s been a lot written on Rangers blogs as to how the ALDS roster should be constructed. A lot of people have bandied about...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market For First Basemen: On Tuesday we analyzed the free agent market for first basemen, noting plenty of openings and a large group of players who will...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: More Bases for Moreland: Mitch Moreland picks up his first hit of the series, an opposite field double down the leftfield line. He moves up to third on...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Pitching and Defense: Through two innings, both James Shields and C.J. Wilson allowed just one hit each. James struck out two, and his hit was another...
• 10/6 Boys of Summer: 2010 ALDS Preview: Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays locked up home field advantage throughout the AL playoffs on Sunday, with a win against the Royals, or with the Yankees'...
• 10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland to start in Game 2: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland will start at first base in Game 2 of the Division Series Thursday, Oct. 7, according to MLB.com's...[+] T.R. Sullivan.
• 10/6 Obstructed View: ALDS: Rangers vs Rays: The first of the 2010 playoff games gets started tomorrow at just after 12:30 pm.  The Rangers won the AL West while the Rays...
• 10/5 Pirates Property: Postseason Primer: Rangers vs. Rays: The Skinny: The Texas Rangers (90-72) are making their first playoff appearance since 1999 and seeking their  first postseason...
• 10/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis left off postseason roster: Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis will be left off the team's playoff roster, with 1Bs Jorge Cantu and Mitch Moreland filling those...[+] spots, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland homers twice Friday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland homered twice, walked twice and scored three runs against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Friday,...[+] Oct. 1, according to The Associated Press.
• 10/1 Baseball Musings: Hamilton Returns: Josh Hamilton went 0 for 3 in his return to the lineup before being replaced by Jeff Francoeur. The Rangers lead the Angels 2-1...

• 9/30 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - Texas Rangers: Vladimir Guerrero has had a career renaissance (AP) Throughout most of the 2010 MLB season, the Texas Rangers seemed like...
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Wild pitch wins game Wednesday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland scored on a wild pitch during OF Nelson Cruz's strikeout for the game-winning run against the...[+] Seattle Mariners Wednesday, Sept. 29, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/29 Baseball Musings: Wild Ending: The Rangers come from behind to beat the Mariners 6-5 on a walk-off strikeout. Nelson Cruz is at the plate with two out and a...
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Vladimir Guerrero, Nelson Cruz resting Wednesday: Texas Rangers DH Vladimir Guerrero and OF Nelson Cruz took the day off Wednesday, Sept. 29, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan....[+] 1Bs Mitch Moreland and Chris Davis were also rested.
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Three regulars resting Tuesday: Texas Rangers SS Elvis Andrus, 3B Michael Young and DH Vladimir Guerrero are all receiving the day off Tuesday, Sept. 28, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Randy Jennings. 1B Mitch Moreland is starting at first base.
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland busts out: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland hit two homers with a career-high five RBIs Sunday, Sept. 26, The Associated Press reports. ...[+]
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis starts Wednesday: Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis started Wednesday, Sept. 22, for the first time since being recalled from the minors Sept. 15, according...[+] to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. Manager Ron Washington said 1B Mitch Moreland will sit out the next four days. 'It looks like the game is moving a little fast for him right now,' Washington said, referring to Moreland. 'I want to give him a chance to gather himself and a chance for Chris to get a game.' The team is facing three straight left-handed pitchers, and Washington said 1B Jorge Cantu will start at first base.
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis could start: The Texas Rangers could be considering giving the starting first base job back to 1B Chris Davis, according to The Dallas Morning...[+] News' Evan Grant. Davis pinch hit for 1B Mitch Moreland Tuesday, Sept. 21. Moreland has dropped his batting average to .194 in the last 21 games. He is 2-for-13 (.154) through the first five games of a 10-game road trip.
• 9/18 Baseball Musings: Hernandez in the Eighth: Felix Hernandez will face Nelson Cruz, Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland in the top of the eighth with a no hitter intact. He’s...
• 9/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Potential playoff advantages: Texas' added weapon: After watching this past series against the Rangers, one thing has become increasingly evident: Texas has a new weapon in its...
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland knocks in three Thursday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland drove in three runs in a winning effort Thursday, Sept. 9, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland homers Wednesday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland homered for the second straight game Wednesday, Sept. 1, leading off the sixth inning with a solo...[+] shot, according to The Associated Press. Moreland has five home runs in his first 25 big league games.

• 8/23 Baseball Musings: O’Day in the Eighth: Darren O’Day comes out to pitch the eighth inning for Texas against the Twins. The Rangers have a no-hitter intact, with...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Taylor Teagarden, Mitch Moreland homer Wednesday: Texas Rangers C Taylor Teagarden and 1B Mitch Moreland both hit home runs in a losing effort Wednesday, Aug. 18, according to...[+] The Associated Press. Teagarden has homered three times in his last five starts.
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland, Julio Borbon could see time in outfield: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland and OF Julio Borbon could see some time in the outfield after the injury to OF Nelson Cruz (hamstring),...[+] according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
• 8/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/15: Since I decided to make today a lazy Sunday and slept in, we are going to combine the normal morning Boston Red Sox post with...
• 8/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/15: Since I decided to make today a lazy Sunday and slept in, we are going to combine the normal morning Boston Red Sox post with...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland starting Wednesday: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland will start at first base Wednesday, Aug. 11, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. ...[+]
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Receiving Interest In Chris DavisThe Rangers are getting "much trade interest" in first baseman Chris Davis, writes T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com. ...

• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland records first hit: Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland recorded his first major league hit Thursday, July 29, and went 2-for-4 in his first major league...[+] contest, according to The Associated Press.