{"id":639047,"date":"2026-03-23T15:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/639047\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:03:21","slug":"monday-morning-texas-rangers-update-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/639047\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Shawn McFarland checks out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/03\/23\/texas-rangers-spring-training-opening-day-ezequiel-duran-joc-pederson-kumar-rocker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:what we learned;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;what we learned&quot;}\" class=\"link \">what we learned<\/a> from the Texas Rangers over the last week as they left Arizona following a pretty smooth spring training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Zach Crizer writes about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/sports\/2026\/03\/texas-rangers-2026-langford-degrom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:some notable things;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;some notable things&quot;}\" class=\"link \">some notable things<\/a> the projection systems believe about the Rangers ahead of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/03\/23\/texas-rangers-pitching-era-nathan-eovaldi-jacob-degrom-mlb-2026-skip-schumaker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Evan Grant writes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Evan Grant writes&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Evan Grant writes<\/a> that the Rangers are entering their pitching era and that fledgling venture has been spearheaded by Nathan Eovaldi and Jacob deGrom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">McFarland writes that the Rangers and Skip Schumaker still have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/03\/22\/texas-rangers-opening-day-roster-decisions-starting-rotation-bullpen-bench\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a few roster choices;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a few roster choices&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a few roster choices<\/a> to make with Surprise in the rearview mirror.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">MLB dot com notes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/rangers\/news\/spring-training-2026-lessons-for-every-mlb-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the lessons learned;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the lessons learned&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the lessons learned<\/a> from each team\u2019s spring camp with the Rangers seeing an uptick at the plate after moving away from many of the World Series-winning parts in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ahead of Opening Day, the ESPN baseball writers crew takes a look back at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/48240870\/mlb-2026-offseason-moves-season-preview-tucker-bichette-bregman-alonso-mets-dodgers-red-sox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:notable offseason moves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;notable offseason moves&quot;}\" class=\"link \">notable offseason moves<\/a>, which included a couple of big trades from the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dayn Perry ranks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/news\/ranking-top-100-mlb-players-for-2026-ohtani-judge-soto-skenes-raleigh-witt-skubal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the top 100;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the top 100&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the top 100<\/a> players ahead of the 2026 season with Texas landing four in the top 100, including three in the top 50.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And, after a breakout season in 2025, McFarland lists big right-hander Caden Scarborough as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/03\/23\/texas-rangers-top-prospects-caden-scarborough-jacob-degrom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the No. 2 Rangers prospect;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the No. 2 Rangers prospect&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the No. 2 Rangers prospect<\/a> on the DMN\u2019s top 30 list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Have a nice day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning. 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