Joakim Soria

Josh Lindblom never expected to start in the big leagues. He always viewed himself as a reliever at the highest level and didn't fully commit to starting. That changed this spring, though, when Lindblom didn't break camp with the Texas Rangers and the...

MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Jurickson Profar, the heralded Rangers prospect, is back. And this time he won't be sitting around. Texas manager Ron Washington said Sunday that he would use the just-recalled infielder regularly while...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers will join the rest of MLB's melting pot on Monday. They will start a pitcher who has spent time with another major league club. When righty Alexi Ogando headed to the DL...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH It really doesn't matter what challenge you give 1B Mitch Moreland these days, he's up to the task. Even if that means being down 0-and-2 to Justin Verlander. Despite being in that hole...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Fortunes can change in a heartbeat in the world of professional sports. Right-hander Justin Grimm was named the American League Rookie of the Month for April. Just two weeks later, his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH In what may be the most-anticipated pitching matchup in Rangers Ballpark history, righty Yu Darvish will square off against 2011 Cy Young/MVP winner Justin Verlander when the Rangers open...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Remember way back in April -- you know, like two weeks ago -- when third baseman Adrian Beltre was struggling to find his swing and drive in runs. Yeah, it does seem like ages. On...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Righty Yu Darvish is having a sensational season and may be the early favorite to capture the AL Cy Young Award. If only he could catch teammate Derek Holland in the ERA chase. After...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Cather A.J. Pierzynski, the ironman of current catchers, ended up on the disabled list Thursday for just the second time in his 14-year career. Pierzynski, 36, has been bothered by a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Manager Ron Washington isn't ready to hit the panic button just because the two rookies at the back end of the Rangers' rotation have each lost their past two starts. No, the jobs of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Lance Berkman is a full-time designated hitter. If there were any doubts about that, they have been erased during the first two games of the Rangers' stretch of three consecutive...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH If it looks like a platoon and it acts like a platoon, it must be a platoon. Even if Rangers manager Ron Washington says it isn't. With first baseman Mitch Moreland suddenly tattooing...