Doubts surrounding Russell Martin's ability to turn Rangers' fortunes around intensify after a "mortifying" night at Ibrox, writes Tom English.

The Rangers are planning to skip right-hander Jacob deGrom's next start, which was scheduled for Wednesday night vs. the Royals, due to shoulder fatigue. President of baseball operations Chris Young said before Tuesday's contest at Kauffman Stadium that deGrom returned to Texas and was evaluated by team physician Dr.

The Texas Rangers could look to make a big trade in the offseason, and slugger Adolis Garcia is the main name who could be dealt.

Texas’ disappointing 2024 and 2025 campaigns happened with largely the same cast of players that won it all in 2023.

Kevin O’Connor is joined by Wosny Lambre to hand out offseason grades across the Eastern and Western Conferences, and EuroBasket.kev an Wos question if the Warriors’ front office is really all-in on winning a title, celebrate Denver’s upgrade from MPJ to Cam Johnson, and push back on the hype surrounding OKC’s long-term dynasty odds.

Despite the Rangers’ mediocre results, the pitching staff has been dominant all season, with a teamwide ERA of 3.45—the best in MLB. The team has multiple aces, notably Jacob deGrom, who has seemingly returned to his Cy Young-level form after missing most of the 2024 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Rangers are looking to sign a new striker but have missed out on TWO top targets, with sales required before Russell Martin's side make any big moves.

On Tuesday, asked to pinch hit in a tie game against lefty Angel Zerpa, Jung fell into the same pattern. Swung at the first pitch from Zerpa, which was below the zone, then took two pitches to get ahead. And instead of looking at a 3-0 count, he swung over a 2-1 sinker at the bottom of the zone for a ground out.