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Ron Washington has done so much for the Rangers, yet receives so little credit.

BALTIMORE -- There really weren't many surprises either included on or left off the Yankees' postseason roster, with the possible exception of Cody Eppley, who was a useful member of the bullpen all season. But the one who semi-surprised Joe Girar...

In a post from late Sunday evening, I mentioned a few reasons the Atlanta Braves could be the National League's surprise team in the playoffs, even if they don't win the NL East title. One reason mentioned was Mike Minor's second-half improvement: 5....

Atlanta Braves fans, you can rest easy. Your team will make the playoffs. There will be no collapse like a season ago. In fact, I suddenly like the Braves' chances to come out of the National League. The Braves' sweep of the Washington Nationals m...

From Justin Page of ESPN Stats & Information: "Five of the ten teams currently in the playoffs had an Opening Day payroll of 16th or lower. Three of the biggest surprises among teams in the playoffs -- the Orioles (19th in payroll), Nationals (20...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers bullpen, given health, is going to help them shut down opponents after six innings like never before. Much like they did in the playoffs, the Rangers will use Alexi Ogando to pitch multiple innings to get the ball to Mi...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Count the Texas Rangers among the teams that wouldn't mind an expanded playoff format to include another wild-card team, something that seems likely to start in 2012. The proposal is for the two wild-card teams to play each other i...

Rangers open competition for center field to allow Josh Hamilton to play left.

Is Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon off his rocker? He's starting rookie Matt Moore in Game 1 against the Rangers. This is a guy with one career major league start and just 9.1 career innings. On the other hand, he's the best pitching prospect in the gam...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nolan Ryan and Josh Hamilton think the Texas Rangers are better than a year ago when they were playoff newbies. Ryan, the club's president and CEO, said he first saw a difference in the club during spring training in Surprise, ...

The trade sending Doug Fister to Detroit was viewed as ho-hum, but as Jack Moore of FanGraphs writes, Fister has used a pitch-to-contact approach to become a solid No. 2 starter behind Justin Verlander for the Detroit Tigers.

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• Colin Cowherd is live from Mickey Mantle's in New York City for MLB's opening day. Cowherd believes more than half the teams have a fair shot to make the playoffs. His surprise team is Milwaukee. Listen • Yankees play-by-play voice/10...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Colby Lewis treated the Triple-A Omaha hitters he saw Thursday a lot like the big leaguers he faced during the postseason. Lewis, the Rangers' No. 2 starter, cruised through five innings against the Royals' Triple-A affiliate. H...

Rangers postseason ace Colby Lewis threw two shutout innings in his Cactus League debut, and Mike Napoli and Ian Kinsler homered for Texas in a 12-11 victory over the Royals on Monday.

Billy Butler had a two-run single and a stolen base in the first inning Sunday as the Royals beat the defending AL champion Rangers 4-2 in the Cactus League opener for the teams.