Saturday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks...

The Rangers fell to the A’s, 3-1, yesterday.

Jeff Wilson has his “Rangers Reaction” to the loss.

T.R. Sullivan’s game story talks about the Rangers not capitalizing on a solid start from Nick Martinez.

Christopher Fittz has the game story for WFAA.com from yesterday’s loss.

Jeff Wilson questions whether Carlos Gomez will have a starting job when he and Joey Gallo both are activated from the d.l. It seems to me that if you are going to sit someone to play Delino DeShields every day, it would be Mike Napoli, not Gomez.

Ricky Rodriguez has gone from high-A reliever recovering from Tommy John surgery to major league reliever in just a few short months.

Evan Grant looks at how the Rangers have re-vamped their approach to developing pitching in the minors.

Evan also ranks the top 10 Rangers pitching prospects.

Kevin Carter writes up Pedro Gonzalez, the outfielder acquired by the Rangers as the player to be named later in the Jonathan Lucroy deal.

Gerry Fraley looks at what will factor into the Rangers’ chances in grabbing a Wild Card spot.

The Rangers’ website notes has items on the possibility of travel issues for the Rangers going to Houston Sunday night, potential September call-ups, and Tony Barnette.