Soto's smash sends Verlander to the showers
ARLINGTON, Texas Geovany Soto's three-run homer Thursday off Detroit ace Justin Verlander is one he will tell his grandkids about. Just ask him.
"Hell, yeah," Soto said. "No, but it felt good. Spending so much time in the National League, you only get to see these guys on TV. Once you get to face them, you're like, "Wow!" It felt good."
It...
Soto's smash sends Verlander to the showers
ARLINGTON, Texas Geovany Soto's three-run homer Thursday off Detroit ace Justin Verlander is one he will tell his grandkids about. Just ask him.
"Hell, yeah," Soto said. "No, but it felt good. Spending so much time in the National League, you only get to see these guys on TV. Once you get to face them, you're like, "Wow!" It felt good."
It...
Rangers rock Verlander, give Darvish big win
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Geovany Soto ended Justin Verlander's night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Yu Darvish lasted eight innings even though an anticipated pitching duel fizzled in the Texas Rangers' 10-4 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
Soto's drive just over the wall in left field came after Verlander walked in two...
Rangers 10, Tigers 4
Geovany Soto ended Justin Verlander's night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Yu Darvish lasted eight innings even though an anticipated pitching duel fizzled in the Texas Rangers' 10-4 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
Soto's drive just over the wall in left field came after Verlander walked in two runs - he had three previous...
Pitchers’ duel gets off-track early
Darvish vs. Verlander.
All day, I looked forward to tonight’s game. With two of the best aces in the game going head to head, I just knew it was going to be a beautiful night of pitching. I guess I forgot about the potent offenses. Or something.
The Rangers got to Verlander first, scoring once in the 1st inning, after their own pitcher had thrown 11 pitches. But then Detroit...
Rangers rock Verlander
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers have knocked out Detroit ace Justin Verlander with a seven-run third inning as an anticipated pitching duel with Yu Darvish fizzled.
Verlander gave up eight runs in just 2 2-3 innings Thursday night, capped by a three-run homer from Geovany Soto, who was hitting .170 without a long ball.
The hard-throwing right-hander had allowed four...
Rangers knock out Verlander early with 7-run 3rd
The Texas Rangers have knocked out Detroit ace Justin Verlander with a seven-run third inning as an anticipated pitching duel with Yu Darvish fizzled.
Verlander gave up eight runs in just 2 2-3 innings Thursday night, capped by a three-run homer from Geovany Soto, who was hitting .170 without a long ball.
The hard-throwing right-hander had allowed four earned runs in four previous...
Rangers catcher Pierzynski headed to DL
Texas catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who has been slowed by a strained right oblique, is headed to the disabled list.
The Rangers will recall catcher Robinson Chirinos Friday when the move is official.
Pierzynski tried to play Tuesday but was a late scratch and was replaced by Geovany Soto. He hasn't played in the first three games of the road trip.
He started just one game against...
MLB Team Previews: Texas Rangers
Key Additions
SIGNED/RESIGNED: Colby Lewis (P), Geovany Soto (C), Joakim Soria (P), A.J. Pierzynski (C), Jason Frasor (P), Lance Berkman (1B/OF), Matt Harrison (P), Derek Lowe (P)
TRADED FOR: Tommy Hottovy (P), Cory Burns (P), Josh Lindblom (P)
Key Losses
Josh Hamilton (OF), Mike Napoli (C/1B), Ryan Dempster (P)...
Sources: Texas, catcher agree to deal
The Texas Rangers, after striking out for most of the offseason, finally are on the verge of a significant free-agent score.
The team has reached agreement with free-agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski on a one-year contract, according to major-league sources. The deal is pending a physical.
Pierzynski, 36, produced career-highs with 27 home runs and an .827 OPS for the Chicago White...
Rangers make several minor moves
The Texas Rangers made several transactions Thursday morning in Nashville but not of them involved the names Hamilton, Greinke, Young or Upton.
Texas made a pick in the Rule 5 draft, selecting right-handed sidearmer Coty Woods from Colorado in the major-league phase of the draft. The Rangers also picked up infielder Marquez Smith from Cincinnati in the Triple-A phase of the Rule...
Rangers reach deal with Soria, Soto
While waiting to find out whether there will be more talks with Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers agreed to a two-year contract with free-agent reliever Joakim Soria and reached a deal to keep catcher Geovany Soto.
Soria, a two-time All-Star with Kansas City, is recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery on April 3. The 28-year-old right-hander also had the ligament replaced...
Rangers near deal with reliever Soria, keep Soto
While waiting to find out whether there will be more talks with Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers neared agreement with reliever Joakim Soria and reached a deal to keep catcher Geovany Soto.
Soria, a two-time All-Star, is recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery on April 3. The 28-year-old right-hander also had the ligament replaced in 2003.
''We're very close...
Rangers near deal with reliever Soria
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- While waiting to find out whether there will be more talks with Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers neared agreement with reliever Joakim Soria and reached a deal to keep catcher Geovany Soto.
Soria, a two-time All-Star, is recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery on April 3. The 28-year-old right-hander also had the ligament replaced in 2003.
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AP source: Geovany Soto, Rangers agree to $2.75M
A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that catcher Geovany Soto is staying with the Texas Rangers and has agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.
Soto's agreement allows him to earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal has not yet been announced.
Soto, who turns 30 next month...
Soto and the Rangers
Way back in Ye Olden Days of 2008, Geovany Soto was the Cubs’ Rookie of the Year catcher. He hit for average, power, drew walks, and played acceptable defense behind the plate. He was just 25 years old. The best seemed to be to come.
Four years later, Soto got non-tendered by the Rangers, then reportedly turned around and signed a one-year, $3 million contract with them. For a...
Several nontendered players could be in high demand
After last week's announcements of players that had been nontendered by their clubs, several players have gotten a lot of interest from several clubs. Hell, Geovany Soto already re-signed with the Rangers for $3 million after they nontendered him. There are other players who I think will get a lot of interest, and here are a few.
Ian Stewart. In this third base market, Stewart...
Rangers re-sign Geovany Soto
Catcher Geovany Soto agreed to a one-year deal with the Texas Rangers hours after they non-tendered him writes Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Rangers acquired Soto via trade from the Cubs back in July.
The 29-year old catcher hit .196/.253/.338 with 5 HR's, 25 RBI's and a .260 wOBA in 164 plate appearances since joining the Rangers in 2012.
Image by hj_west...
Soto helps each some catching concerns
Getting Geovany Soto back in the fold isn't the big splash the Texas Rangers are hoping to make this offseason, but at least its a start.
Soto agreed to a one-year deal with the club Sunday night, according to a source. The deal is pending physical.
The club didnt offer Soto a contract at the non-tender deadline Friday but was still interested in bringing him back. Keeping...
Winter Meeting Day 1: Mets Early Morning Notes (Soto, Alderson)
The Mets have not been public with their list of catching targets, so this is all speculative. When reports came out that Soto was non-tendered by the Rangers, there was some murmurs from Mets blogs, this one included, that Soto to the Mets would make a lot of sense. I still stand behind that.
Last night, MLBTR reported that Geovany Soto and the Rangers have agreed to a 1 year deal...
Rangers non-tender catcher Geovany Soto
The Texas Rangers have decided not to offer a contract to catcher Geovany Soto for the 2013 season.
The Rangers had until 11 p.m. to make a decision, and opted to non-tender Soto as well as infielder Brandon Snyder and right-hander Jake Brigham.
The club still has interest in Soto, just not at the price it would have cost them. Soto, who was eligible for arbitration, made 4.2...
Rangers re-acquire pitcher from Cubs
The Texas Rangers re-acquired right-hander Jake Brigham from the Chicago Cubs for righty Barret Loux and a player to be named later.
Brigham was sent to the Cubs before the trade deadline in a deal for catcher Geovany Soto. But Brigham only pitched in two games after the trade and then went on the disabled list with a right elbow strain.
Sending Loux and the PTBNL to Chicago allows...
OPS Fantasy Leagues: Surprisingly High Sluggers
This week I was curious to look at what I call surprisingly high sluggers. No, I’m not talking about Geovany Soto. These are players who have at least a .500 slugging this year and fewer than 20 home runs. In order to try to limit some of the outliers, I only looked at players who had at least 300 plate appearances this year. They are listed from highest to lowest slugging.
Joey...
Rangers 3, Mariners 2
Ryan Dempster allowed two runs and six hits over six-plus innings and Mike Napoli and Geovany Soto homered to lead the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday and preserve a four-game lead over the Oakland A's in the AL West.
With Oakland's 5-4 win over the New York Yankees earlier Sunday, the Rangers were looking to avoid a sweep by the scuffling...
Napoli, Soto homer as Rangers avoid sweep
So that’s what a little offense looks like. Given the fact that the Rangers hadn’t scored a run since the 6th inning on Friday night, I had forgotten what those crooked numbers on the board looked like.
Mike Napoli broke the scoreless streak in the 4th inning today with a solo home run to deep left. He was DHing today, but the team’s other catcher, Geovany Soto, decided...
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