{"id":590129,"date":"2026-02-24T12:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/590129\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:47:36","slug":"texas-rangers-news-and-links-february-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/590129\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers News and Links &#8211; February 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">McFarland checks out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/02\/23\/what-we-learned-about-the-rangers-this-week-olympics-fun-and-young-bullpen-options\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">what we learned<\/a> over the first week of game action at Surprise with the Rangers sorting through their bullpen options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Frangers%2Fnews%2Frangers-looking-to-be-more-aggressive-on-bases\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kennedi Landry writes<\/a> that the Rangers plan to be more aggressive on the basepaths with new manager Skip Schumaker at the helm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/02\/22\/texas-rangers-cody-freeman-injury-skip-schumaker-spring-training\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Grant writes<\/a> that Schumaker believes recently injured Cody Freeman can still contribute to the vibes in Surprise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">At The Athletic, Will Sammon writes about new Ranger outfielder Brandon Nimmo itching to take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7063524\/2026\/02\/22\/mets-rangers-brandon-nimmo-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the role of mentor<\/a> in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/02\/22\/texas-rangers-ryan-lobus-bullpen-spring-training-undrafted\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McFarland writes<\/a> about undrafted reliever Ryan Lobus and his quest to make a name for himself in Surprise this spring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Landry names right-handed hitting veteran bench option Mark Canha as <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Frangers%2Fnews%2Fdark-horse-2026-opening-day-roster-candidates\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a dark horse candidate<\/a> to make the Opening Day roster for the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">And, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/02\/22\/texas-rangers-jacob-degrom-spring-training-debut-pitchers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McFarland notes<\/a> that the Rangers intend to have Jacob deGrom make his 2026 spring debut in the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McFarland checks out what we learned over the first week of game action at Surprise with the 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