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Divorcing Josh Hamilton Was Exactly What the Rangers Needed to Do

By Sam Merten
Dec 17, 2012

Shortly after Rangers general manager Jon Daniels swapped erratic right-hander Edinson Volquez and reliever Danny Herrera for Josh Hamilton five years ago, I placed seemingly unrealistic expectations on the troubled outfielder. "He has the potential to be the best center fielder in Rangers' history and could even replace Michael Young...
Five Key Holes the Rangers Need to Fill This Winter, and How They Should Fill Them

By Sam Merten
Nov 6, 2012

Just a few days after the 2012 MLB season kicked off in Japan, one of the elite players scheduled to become a free agent in the coming offseason took himself off the market. The Giants enticed Matt Cain to stay in San Francisco, signing him to a six-year, $127.5 million...
Why (and How) the Rangers Should Go All In as the Trade Deadline Looms

By Sam Merten
Jul 30, 2012

What a week for Your Texas Rangers. Nolan Ryan and Ron Washington took turns publicly ripping Josh Hamilton for the alarming lack of discipline he's displayed at the plate, increasing the likelihood that he'll be headed elsewhere this offseason. Fans booed the slumping slugger at home for the first time...
A Texas Rangers Midseason Report: It's Time to Go All In

By Sam Merten
Jul 10, 2012

With the baseball season at the symbolic halfway point, we asked former Unfair Parker Sam Merten to root around in his beard and see if he could come up with anything to say. He obliged ... and obliged ... and ... Sports are unpredictable. That's why we watch. And there's...
Best Part About the Rangers Inking Roy Oswalt? Low Expectations and a Big Upside.

By Sam Merten
May 30, 2012

Heading into Tuesday night's 10-3 ass-kicking by the Seattle Mariners, the Rangers and their fans had very little to complain about the 2012 season. Name an offensive stat -- batting average, runs scored, hits, home runs, total bases, on-base-plus-slugging percentage (my personal fave) -- and the Rangers were better than...

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