Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks...

Jamey Newberg has a deep dive on how Sherten Apostel ended up being the player to be named later in the Keone Kela trade.

Willie Calhoun has been running in the mornings with Rangers coach Jayce Tingler, and has recently been joined by Jon Daniels and Mike Daly.

Chris Woodward has a different message for his players than the previous two Rangers managers had.

T.R. Sullivan identifies four Rangers who might not make the Opening Day roster, but who could still have an impact in 2019.

Evan Grant has a new Evan Help Us column up.

Jeff Wilson looks at why the San Diego Padres went big on signing Manny Machado, while the Texas Rangers, who had a similar record last year, aren’t pursuing top free agents.

Anthony Castrovince looks at the most likely award winner from each team this year...and his pick for the Rangers seems extremely unlikely.

The S-T looks at the two Brady Feigl phenomenon.

Carlos Tocci is likely spending most of 2019 in the minors.

The Rangers are running low on healthy middle infielders in camp.

T.R. Sullivan has notes on Jose Leclerc being stronger, Joe Maddon praising Drew Smyly, and Connor Sadzeck looking to cut down on his walks.