Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning.

Evan Grant writes that, perhaps buoyed by a potentially descending Astros team, the Rangers and Angels are back at their early-2010s arms race.

Jeff Wilson notes that Globe Life Field is expected to open on time even after Saturday’s fire so, no, the Rangers likely won’t have to return to Globe Life Park to play some games on a modified football field.

Grant writes that no delays are anticipated at The Field but the construction crew will have to replace 2,000 square feet of roof area.

T.R. Sullivan looks back at the ten best defensive plays by the Rangers over this decade. (I’d argue Elvis’ diving stab and glove-flip to a sprinting Kinsler in the World Series should be here.)

MLB dot com’s David Adler notes that the Rangers made the Joely Rodriguez signing official and inked a few noteworthy NRI minor league deals.

Jim “Ralph” Bowden gives teams a grade for their work this winter so far because that is a thing people will click to read.

Count the Rangers among the early winners of the offseason thus far according to Richard Justice.

Jamey Newberg has a profile of new Rangers prospect Steele Walker, a personality that appears to be not baseball-boring. So there’s that.

Will Leitch identifies the very best player from each team from this decade and, yeah, it’s Adrian Beltre for the Rangers. Maybe pull a Witten, AB. :(

And, finally, Delino DeShields offered a classy goodbye. Good luck in Cleveland, ‘Lino!

Have a nice day!