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Tom Hicks needed a Texas hero to save his franchise, or so he thought. They don't cast heroes like Nolan Ryan anymore -- big and strong, honest and direct, pitcher, banker and rancher.

I know it's just a rumor, but I could see this one happening. I've noticed that Jeff Francoeur has reverted back to his old stance and reverted away from he worked on with Rangers, hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo this offseason... by James Hulka 18 reads Opinion I know it's just a rumor , but I could see this one happening.

The Catcher and the Shortstop "Not bad," he said. "Ain't heavy like a catcher's mitt." He flexed his hand.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

We tend to measure the Rangers' progress by the development of their pitching, and considering the home team's sketchy mound history, that's a natural and righteous tendency.

Not lost among the many unfortunate things lingering from the death of Nick Adenhart is that he wasn't the first major league ballplayer to die suddenly during a season, nor will he be the last.

Teixeira turned down a big contract extension in 2007 that would have made him a franchise cornerstone, forcing the Rangers to trade their former first-round pick to Atlanta that summer.

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington seems to have the key to unlocking Milton Bradley's talent -- and he's willing to hand that key to the Cubs.

Your Texas Rangers have signed outfielder Andruw Jones to a minor-league contract.

The criticism of Jon Daniels comes high and tight - kind of like a Nolan Ryan fastball - as it should, based on some of the bad trades he's made.

As a prelude to Thursday's publication of the top 100 prospects in baseball for 2009, I've ranked all 30 organizations on the current states of their farm systems.

Rangers catcher Max Ramirez was named the Rookie of the Year in the Venezuelan Winter League on Tuesday.

Armando Galaragga was the only thing of value Jon Daniels was able to get from the Alfonso Soriano trade.