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Finally, after weeks of discussion among Texas Rangers fans and media, the club has made the decision to keep Jurickson Profar in the majors, shipping Leury Garcia to Triple-A Round Rock with Ian Kinsler returning to the lineup. It wasn't a surpri...

Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Friday that the club is considering keeping Jurickson Profar in the big leagues when Ian Kinsler returns from the disabled list, which could be as early as Sunday.

It was May 16, a game that was more about Yu Darvish throwing 130 pitches in a 10-4 win than it was anything else, that Ian Kinsler made his last start for the Rangers. He had an awkward slide in that game, but Kinsler ended up with an intercostal mu...

The ESPN "Outside the Lines" story about MLB and possible suspensions has certainly sent shockwaves throughout the baseball world. What does it mean for Nelson Cruz? Well, we'll see. The report says MLB is getting cooperation from the owner of the...

Jurickson Profar's name has been a hot topic since the youngster came up to take the place of Ian Kinsler and has played well. He had a huge solo home run in the eighth inning Sunday, giving the Rangers the lead in a tie game. He's been a huge spark ...

ESPN.com contributor and former GM Jim Bowden has an interesting post up (Insider) on why the Texas Rangers should trade top prospects with the St. Louis Cardinals. Bowden believes that because the Cardinals need a middle infielder and the Rangers co...

Goodness. That was simply amazing. Yu Darvish sends a nearly-perfect signal to start the 2013 season that he will be in the Cy Young conversation, which shouldn't be a shock after what he did to finish the 2012 season. So this Rapid Reaction will foc...

Elvis Andrus isn't leaving the Texas Rangers at all after agreeing to a contract extension, per ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, that could keep the shortstop in a Rangers uniform until he's in his mid-30s (though there could be opt-outs that could alter that)...

X factors: Five key elements that could determine the Rangers' fate in 2013.

Editor's Note: You choose the player that will have the better year of the two featured in this blog series. Sometimes it may seem like an easy exercise and other times it may be more difficult. ESPN.com fantasy expert Eric Karabell will weigh in wit...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Joe Nathan climbed on top of the mound on Nolan Ryan Field on Friday and got his first taste of pitching to hitters this spring. "I know most of the other guys have done that, but we didn't want to rush anything," Nathan said. ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. - The Texas Rangers kicked off the Cactus League season with a 5-5 tie against the Kansas City Royals. What it means: It was the first of three games between the two teams that share Surprise Recreation Campus. The Nos. 3 and 4 sta...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- For the first outing of Cactus League play, Derek Holland's only regret is that he didn't finish off a couple of hitters. Holland gave up six hits, but none of them were particularly hard-hit balls. He got his three innings of ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Adrian Beltre and Lance Berkman are nursing minor injuries and won't play in today's first Cactus League game against the Royals. Leonys Martin will start in center field today and manager Ron Washington said Craig Gentry will l...

Editor's Note: You choose the player that will have the better year of the two featured in this blog series. Sometimes it may seem like an easy exercise and other times it may be more difficult. ESPN.com fantasy expert Eric Karabell will weigh in wit...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The wet and chilly weather Wednesday morning gave hitting coach Dave Magadan a chance to have his first full group meeting with his hitters since spring training began. His message, as translated by manager Ron Washington: "Do t...