The Rangers and right-hander Kirby Yates are in agreement on a one-year deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal for the Beverly Hills Sports Council client is pending a physical and no financial details are publicly known at this time. Per Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, the deal is expected to be for about $4.5MM. Yates, 37 in March, had something of a … [Read more...] about Rangers, Kirby Yates Agree To One-Year Deal
Astros, Rangers Among Teams Interested In Jordan Hicks
The Astros, Rangers, Cardinals and Orioles are among the teams with interest in right-hander Jordan Hicks this offseason, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Cardinals and Orioles having interest is no surprise since they had previously been linked to the 27-year-old earlier in the offseason. The connections to the Rangers and Astros, however, are new. The Rangers make … [Read more...] about Astros, Rangers Among Teams Interested In Jordan Hicks
West Notes: Giants, Yamamoto, Angels, Leiter
The Giants have long been expected to be one of the winter’s more aggressive teams after missing out on megadeals for stars Aaron Judge and Carlos Correa last offseason. While the club was still active on last year’s free agent market, deals for lower-profile players like Taylor Rogers, Michael Conforto and Mitch Haniger didn’t save San Francisco from a 79-83 campaign that … [Read more...] about West Notes: Giants, Yamamoto, Angels, Leiter
Chris Young Discusses Rangers’ Spending Outlook
The Rangers have made plenty of headlines in each of the past two offseasons. After signing Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Jon Gray during the 2021-22 winter, they added Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and Andrew Heaney a year ago. It doesn’t appear Texas is planning to be so aggressive this time around. A few weeks removed from the franchise’s first World Series, general manager … [Read more...] about Chris Young Discusses Rangers’ Spending Outlook
Rangers, Mets, Red Sox Reportedly Shift Focus Away From Pursuit Of Shohei Ohtani
Rumors about the state of Shohei Ohtani’s market in free agency have been decidedly and deliberately scarce. Ohtani is said to prefer things to be kept quiet and close to the vest, and teams involved in the bidding surely don’t want to jeopardize their chances by being too forthcoming in terms of leaking information to the media. ESPN’s Jeff Passan pulls back the curtain a bit … [Read more...] about Rangers, Mets, Red Sox Reportedly Shift Focus Away From Pursuit Of Shohei Ohtani