Wednesday Morning Links

Those of you that love the Mad Men-esque twists and turns of the Rangers front office as told by Randy Galloway may be in for a treat this season as Nolan Ryan met with Jim Crane and reportedly has some things to think over.

Engel Beltre continues to send the message that he's the man to back up Leonys Martin this year, as he will be going to the Caribbean World Series on the strength of a .194 line with no walks in the Dominican Republic winter league championship series.

T.R. Sullivan has an inbox column, where Sullivan gets out the safety scissors and non-toxic paste to answer questions about extending Alex Rios and how the grim spectre of death haunting Jurickson Profar's every move wears a Rougned Odor jersey.

Richard Durrett continues his Spring Training previews by looking at the bench.

Durrett also let Martin Perez take the Generic Baseball Cliche Generator out for a spin.

Russell Wilson will be on a Topps baseball card in a Ranger uniform because the Rangers paid him $12,000 to deliver motivational speeches to actual prospects.

Brandon McCarthy gives the new padded cap for pitchers a thumbs down, calling it not ready for prime time.

Here's an interview with a scientist who discovered that he's psychopath.