Joakim Soria

Part 3 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Oliver, Darren LHP Darren Oliver (shoulder strain) has appeared in two outings with Class-A Dunedin, pitching two innings with no hits, no walks and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers, 6-1 losers to Toronto on Friday, once again face the question of what to do with lefty Michael Kirkman, who is full of potential, but may be out of chances with the Rangers....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers drafted right-hander Alex Gonzalez with their first pick, the 23rd overall, on Thursday. However, their second pick of the first round was more intriguing. That's because...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Just as Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was heating up to white hot, he ran into the only thing capable of cooling him down -- a sore hamstring. Beltre left the Rangers' extra-inning...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH A little offense goes a long way for the Rangers. Texas finished off May and reached the 1/3 mark of the season with a 7-2 win over Kansas City. The run total triggered a promotion...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Infielder Jurickson Profar, the Rangers' top prospect, isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Profar was called to the majors on May 19 to replace disabled second baseman Ian Kinsler, who...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Yu Darvish remains on pace for a 300-strikeout season. That's a vanity stat. Of more significance is his sudden penchant for allowing homers. After going his first five...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers may be approaching a tough decision on lefty Michael Kirkman. For all his talent and as tantalizing as his left arm is, he simply isn't getting people out and the Rangers may...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Third baseman Adrian Beltre homered in his return to the lineup Wednesday after missing two games with a slight strain of his left hamstring. He wanted to return Tuesday, but he could...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers had to call on right-handed pitchers Josh Lindblom and Ross Wolf this week to make emergency starts. In the process, they ruined a perfectly remarkable streak. Until then,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH When the Rangers begin a three-game series at Seattle on Friday, they will be looking to break a three-game streak of failure that never even occurred during their precipitous late-season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH A model of stability for the first six weeks of the season, the club has had to make one change after another in the last week due to injuries. On Tuesday, the club announced that right-...