Should The Rangers Non Tender Dane Dunning?

Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline is tomorrow meaning that whichever arbitration-eligible players don’t receive a contract will officially become free agents. The Texas Rangers have five arbitration-eligible players this offseason. 1B Nathaniel Lowe (projected over $10 million) C Jonah Heim (projected $4 million) CF Leody Taveras (projected $4 million) RHP Dane Dunning (projected $4 million)… read more

Which Unprotected Rangers Prospects Could Be Selected In The Rule Five Draft?

The deadline to protect MLB players from the Rule Five draft has come and gone and the Texas Rangers were busy making moves. Texas added pitching prospect duo Emiliano Teodo (TEX #6) and Winston Santos (TEX #8), and infield prospect Max Acosta to their 40-man roster. With the return of RHP Carson Coleman to the… read more

Cleveland Guardians Rookie Skipper Stephen Vogt Wins Manager of the Year Award

Replacing Terry Francona as the Cleveland Guardians manager was not going to be an easy task. Stephen Vogt, a former big-league catcher, did an amazing job and was rewarded with the American League Manager of the Year award. Vogt was playing ball just two years ago, so the Guardians job was his first experience as… read more

Rockies select Zac Veen to 40-man roster

Before the 4 p.m. MT 40-man roster deadline to protect them from the Rule-5 Draft, the Colorado Rockies selected the contract of outfielder Zac Veen the club announced. Veen, 22, was originally drafted by the Rockies in the first round (ninth overall) in 2020 out of Spruce Creek High School in Florida. As a lefty… read more

Rangers Add Three To 40 Man Roster To Avoid Rule Five Draft

Coming into the day, the Texas Rangers 40-man roster sat at 37 leaving three slots to be filled before the 5:00 PM CST deadline to add players in order to protect them from the Rule Five Draft. The Rangers officially added pitching prospects Emiliano Teodo and Winston Santos in addition to infielder Max Acosta. In… read more

Paul Skenes, Luis Gil Win MLB Rookie of the Year Awards

Starting pitchers won both Rookie of the Year trophies to kick off Awards Week in Major League Baseball. Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Luis Gil of the New York Yankees took the honors. PAUL SKENES The Pittsburgh Pirates could not have made a better choice to start the 2023 MLB Draft than Paul… read more

A White Sox 2024-25 Offseason Plan

After a 41-win 2024, there’s not really one or even just a handful of attributes that the White Sox need to target when building out the 2025 roster. To put it bluntly – they need to get better at everything. A lot of that is on the shoulders of their incumbent young players being more… read more

Juan Soto Sweepstakes: Mets Meet With Prized Free Agent

The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the biggest story of the MLB offseason. The superstar outfielder wasted no time answering questions about his pending free agency after losing the World Series with the New York Yankees. He claimed that every team was available and of course, that includes the New York Mets. With Steve Cohen at… read more

Chris Sale, Garrett Crochet Win MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards

Chris Sale is a top contender for the Cy Young Award, so the Atlanta Braves starter was an easy choice for the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award. Garrett Crochet won the honor in the American League for the Chicago White Sox. Sale came back from injury to establish himself as the Braves… read more

Affected by Altitude Episode 139: Just ZiPS it

Rocky Mountain Rooftop is the Colorado Rockies affiliate of Fans First Sports Network dedicated to covering all things Rockies. Our flagship podcast Affected by Altitude, hosted by Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, covers all the happenings of the big league club. Other shows under the RMR banner include Every Rockie Ever and Rooftop Mingle featuring… read more

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