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ESPN Insider Keith Law has unveiled his minor league organizational rankings today and the Rangers are No. 9. You may remember that the Rangers earned the top spot in 2010 and 2011 before Kansas City got the No. 1 position last year. This year, it's ...

Outfielder Nick Swisher is heading to Cleveland, he confirmed on his Twitter account Sunday morning. A source told ESPN that it's a four-year deal worth $56 million and includes a $14 million vesting option for a fifth season. Swisher was a name w...

ESPN.com's David Schoenfield, in his Sweet Spot blog, goes through his power rankings (as they stand now) for each MLB team. He puts the Texas Rangers at No. 9. Here's what he says about Texas: I think the rotation is playoff-caliber with Yu D...

A little AL West news for you on this Wednesday afternoon. The Los Angeles Angels, in need of some pitching help, traded for Jason Vargas. They dealt Kendrys Morales to the Seattle Mariners in making the deal with an AL West rival. I think this de...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- We're just now getting to the halfway point of the Winter Meetings -- three weeks before Christmas -- and it's time to start thinking about spring training. Circle Feb. 12 on your calendar. That's the day that pitchers and cat...

Free-agent catcher Mike Napoli and his agent are scheduled to meet with the Texas Rangers this week, likely Wednesday, a source familiar with the negotiations confirmed. Napoli met with the Boston Red Sox over the weekend, the source said, and is ...

Free-agent catcher Mike Napoli and his agent are scheduled to meet with the Texas Rangers this week, likely Wednesday, a source familiar with the negotiations confirmed.

It's the Hot Stove season and that means the odor of rumor, speculation and half-baked truths wafting around the baseball kitchen in addition to teams actually cooking up real deals. In that spirit, let's have some fun and look at a pie-in-the-sky...

The American League and National League Cy Young Awards will be announced tonight at 5 p.m. CT on MLB Network. And unlike last year, when Justin Verlander earned every first-place vote, it's a wide-open race. We do know that a Texas Ranger will n...

ESPN.com's Jim Bowden put together a post (insider) on the best fits for the big-name free agents. You'll have to get an insider account to read all of it, but he says that Josh Hamilton's best fit is with the Texas Rangers. Part of Bowden's thinking...

Editor's Note: Before we shift our complete focus to the 2013 season, let's take a quick look back at 10 memorable moments -- games, signings, events -- from the 2012 campaign. By memorable, we mean both good and bad moments. Memorable Moment No. ...

Editor's note: This is the first of a five-part series looking at the issues surrounding Josh Hamilton's free agency and how the Rangers should handle it. Today's topic: Contract I'll bet that there was a fairly large group of you that read tha...

Adrian Beltre's stomach for the fight proves invaluable in Rangers' quest.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers closer Joe Nathan blew his third save of the season, giving up a two-run double with two outs in the ninth as the Angels came back to win 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday. Some quick thoughts: What i...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers head into the second game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels with a magic number of three to clinch the AL West. The number didn't move Friday after the Rangers lost and the Oakland A's won. A ...

The Texas Rangers have split the first two games of this series with the Oakland A's, meaning the magic number to clinch the AL West is still five (a Rangers win or an Oakland loss reduces it). Texas' magic number to clinch a playoff spot is at three...