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share-square-570779 Rangers manager Chris Woodward said that right-hander Jordan Lyles came into Spring Training, almost an entirely different pitcher, from his pitches and ball movement to fully reshaping his body. In 2020, Lyles was part of a struggling Texas staff that had a 5.02 combined ERA, good for 23rd in the Major Leagues. Lyles largely struggled across the board, going 1-6 with a 7.02 ERA. On Sunday against the Royals, Lyles got another chance to start for the Rangers, this time as part of the tandem or piggyback pitching roles with lefty Wes Benjamin following up behind him. Lyles ...

Opening Day Links Share this story Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images So Adam says I have to do the links at a reasonable time today, because his corporate overlords tell him that “whenever I crawl out of bed” apparently isn’t punctual enough. So here they are, bright and early, because Adam is a fascist. The Athletic has a roundup of the AL West rotations, with commentary by the opposing teams and division beat writers, and the only quote from the opposition about the Rangers rotation is a mealy mouthed baseball version of “she’s got a great personality.”

Mar 15, 2021 When spring training began, projecting the Texas Rangers' Opening Day roster seemed like an impossible endeavor. There were a few locks, but the rest of it was some of my best educated guesses with a few blind tosses at a dartboard — I was just hoping to hit something. I'm happy to report that Projection 1.0 was not a cataclysmic failure. All 26 players from my first projection are still on the active roster, meaning they are still in the hunt for an Opening Day roster spot.  Obviously, quite a bit has happened in the past couple of weeks, so there are a few changes this time ...

share-square-374806 In a year that saw a few of their top hitters go through down years on offense, the A’s run to a 2020 American League West title and ALDS appearance was heavily aided by a strong bullpen.  Led by a dominant back-end trio of closer Liam Hendriks, left-hander Jake Diekman and right-hander Joakim Soria, the A’s relief corps routinely shortened ballgames, leading the Majors with a combined 2.76 bullpen ERA.  But just like the other clubs in the division, the A’s enter 2021 with some new faces in the bullpen. Here’s a closer look at each bullpen in the AL West:

The Rangers play the Indians in Surprise this afternoon, and here is their lineup