{"id":628115,"date":"2026-03-17T13:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/628115\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:17:13","slug":"texas-rangers-news-and-links-march-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/628115\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers News and Links &#8211; March 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Evan Grant offers up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/03\/16\/texas-rangers-spring-training-observations-mackenzie-gore-josh-jung-white-sox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a few observations<\/a> from camp as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With Opening Day right around the corner, Grant has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/03\/16\/texas-rangers-chris-young-president-spring-training-roster-lineup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more from Young\u2019s Q&amp;A<\/a>, including thoughts on the general vibes of camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jayson Stark writes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7123746\/2026\/03\/16\/minor-league-rule-changes-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more rules changes are coming<\/a> to the minor leagues, which is often a testing ground for future changes to the big leagues.<\/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\/03\/16\/corey-seager-texas-rangers-semien-schumaker-culture-stats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant writes<\/a> that the spotlight has been on Corey Seager this spring after the Rangers transitioned away from players that Seager won a World Series with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jim Callis checks out <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Frangers%2Fnews%2Ftop-rangers-prospects-to-watch-this-spring\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the state of the farm<\/a> for the Rangers in camp, including a couple of youngsters that Texas is trying to develop as two-way players.<\/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\/03\/16\/justin-foscue-marc-church-texas-rangers-roster-cuts-triple-a-round-rock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant notes<\/a> that, after making it back from spring injuries, Marc Church and Justin Foscue were sent to minor league camp in the latest round of camp cuts yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Davy Andrews at FanGraphs begins their positional power rankings with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fangraphs.com\/2026-positional-power-rankings-catcher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a look at catcher<\/a> where the Rangers project in the bottom third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Landry writes that Michael Helman is the owner of a brand new Rolex after <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Frangers%2Fnews%2Fbrandon-nimmo-thanks-michael-helman-for-new-rangers-number\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">relinquishing No. 24<\/a> to Brandon Nimmo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Evan Grant offers up a few observations from camp as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White 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