The Rangers Are Building a Risky Team (And It Might Work) 

It worked... Part 2 coming soon

SportsStorm coming into this season you were the only baseball creator who correctly broke down what the Rangers strategy was. I look forward to seeing your follow up video.

Half a year later and its safe to say that its worked out!

October 24th, 2023: deGrom was forced to get a second tommy john surgery in late April. Rangers just clinched their 3rd AL championship against the Astros without him. He's been with the team on the sidelines for every game this year. November 1st, 2023: The Rangers just clinched their first ever World Series title. The risky team worked.

As a Rangers fan, it is just great to see the owners spending money and being ambitious again. There is reason to be proud of the organization and the future.

Can't wait for the follow-up video

As a Rangers fan, I haven’t been this stoked for a season since the 2010’s

Rangers are such a weird franchise right now, like I can’t fully trust them to be contenders even with all their talent, a lot of upside but not much to show for it

The way this aged... masterful

Came back to this video after the rangers just beat the Astros in 7 to make the World Series (:

Seems to be working out so far. Can't even imagine how good this team could be if Young, Leiter, and Rocker all hit their potential. Future is bright in Texas. As a Yankee's fan, it has been a delight watching this team. Just wish deGrom could stay healthy (though definitely improved Cole's Cy odds which is probably our best chance of winning anything this year).

I’ve been a Cubs fan since 1967, but I live in Dallas and root for the Rangers, too. I hope their plan works. I love going to the games in Arlington.

you know why im here

I have a buddy in Texas, absolute DIEHARD Rangers fan. For his sake, I want them to succeed, but I just don't know if they have the weapons. Regardless, thanks Sportstorm!

I'm glad DeGrom came to the Rangers because I've always wanted to see Trout Ohtani and DeGrom face off someday. Ohtani might experience deGrom's pitches as a hitter and make use of them as a pitcher.

This video aged well, the plan worked!!

It worked. Go Rangers!

Looking forward to the follow up video to this one.

Ay man I love the channel been here from the start, you need wayyyyy more attention, great video and content. Keep it up!

Rangers bought 3/5 of a rotation, all of whom have a history of being injured. Good job Rangers, you primed the pump 2 years too early with injury prone players (don't forget about Segar). 4th place, and out of the playoff race by early September

Yesss, I love the Ragans shoutout. Big fan of his and wrote him up a couple times last yr. So happy to see his velo back and he could be a key piece for them, either as a multi-inning RP or sliding into the rotation to cover an injury

Hey, i come from the future to say “IT FUCKING DID” LFG!!!

Very great video. Rangers are off to a good start just hope they can stay consistent!

I don't think enough people have given credit to how big of a shift going from Woodward and Beasley as managers to Bruce Bochy really can be for this team. With their absurd 1 run game records and large amount of blown saves, having a legendary manager who forged their dynasty off of great pitching could be what this team really needs. Interesting to note that a lot of fringe players on this team have incredible potential to be big contributors next year Robbie Grossman is a monster against left handed pitching but was hurt heavily by the shift against righties. Plus the Rangers have had a major hole in left field for years now, where he'd be able to fill with a consistent bat and proven defense in left. Bubba Thompson has the potential to lead the league in steals by a great margin. Jon Gray looked incredible last year whenever he wasn't dealing with blisters. Not only is Jonah Heim a solid switch hitting catcher, he is also a top 5 defensive catcher. Even if the rotation gets injured, the Rangers still have a lot of guys in their bullpen that are able to eat innings in the back of the rotation like Ragans, Hearn, Dunning, and Otto. This team is much more of a contender than people give them credit for, and I truly believe they're the biggest dark horse in baseball right now. If things go perfectly, they can be one of the best teams in baseball, but even if things don't go perfectly, they still have plenty of room to make a run for a good while.

I don’t know quite why, but I get the feeling that this experiment is going to work and the Rangers are going to win the 2023 World Series.🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂

The removal of the shift has made Seager lead the league in doubles and he has an OPS of 1.013 and OPS+ of 170….

Absolutely great and in depth video, thank you

Great analysis. Always enjoy your content!

As a Astros fan in a family whos split between the rangers and astros, the rangers have a good shot for playoffs this year. if they make it good for them, but they still gotta duel it out with houston before September ends

Risky but smart in my opinion especially on the pitching side. Degrom healthy, he is the best in the game. They give their top pitching prospects, another full year in the minors, another full year to develope, sure it cost them money this year, but in the long run, if they can stay healthy, and fulfill their potential as highly touted pitching prospects, the rangers should be even better come 2024 on the pitching side, hopefully the money is well spent this year on that pitching with all those starters they signed.

Well so much for long-term huh we're already in the World Series and up one game to nothing against the Diamondbacks right now

Is part 2 still coming? As a rangers fan, I would love to see it!! What a season it was for us, just incredible

Not only did they make the playoffs, we are World Champions now!!!

Crazy to watch after into the season

Just wanna say great video you explained the Rangers quite well

Rangers are in a weird position rn. If all goes right realistically they’ll just be fighting for second place. I don’t see anyone touching the Astros in that division. But I do like how aggressive they’re being and that they have an actual plan. We’ll just have to see if the Mariners can continue their run and if the Angels can actually put it together this year which would make the West a lot more interesting

Watching Jon Daniels get fired and watching the new GM start writing checks was great

what you said about the rangers becoming the new angels is what i was afraid of more than anything, but i guess there is always risk in whatever move you make in baseball. you really do have to just get lucky sometimes. so far they look pretty good this year though, gotta say they have the most complete lineup 1-9. and yeah seager was a huge victim to the shift, glad to see the new rules are helping him this year.

2023 World Series Champions!!! And now the future’s so bright we’ll have to wear shades 😎

Great video. Never would've guessed you only have 54k subs. Keep up the great work!

Smart video title.. definitely made me want to watch

Thanks for making this video. As a Rangers fan, I'm just happy that we are at least attempting to be more competitive. I like the pieces that we have acquired, and also feel really excited about the development of guys like Jung and Leiter. Obviously this rebuilding plan has plenty of potential to fail, but I'd rather swing and miss than not swing at all and be content as a cellar dweller

Halos, Mariners and Rangers are gonna be neck and neck all year for 2nd place, barring major injuries

What has me more optimistic is not only has Chris Young been promoted to the role Jon Daniels had and brings in a different philosophy it feels like, but the coaches that were brought in. I've heard many times from former big leaguers how coaching was essential to gaining and maintaining their success. And I think bringing in Bochy was a great move but also bringing back Maddox as our pitching coach again will prove to be the most important and underated move for our pitchers. As a Rangers fan, after Maddox left, I don't remember our pitchers being any effective unless the players themselves had pure talent already. So I'm excited to see our pitching staff have some proper pitching development once again.

Great video!

I’d say a solid 81-81-83-78 esque season. The addition of Bochy is massive. I think next year they win 95 games. They need Nate Lowe to transpire into what he can be. As well as adolis, and leclerc and burke need to continue pitching well

Evaldi was an absolute steal. Yes, he's incomsitant and oft injured, but he always earns his money in october...

I think the Nationals showed the proper method for a team “rebuilding” develop your offense internally and buy pitching.

I’m a Phillies fan going to the second game of the season. I’m really excited to see the matchup between the two teams

You were spot on with Cole Ragans.

Worked out okay. 🎉

2023 World series champs 💪

Wow very impressed with his research and how he presents it...been a Rangers fan for all my life God Please this year...just one just one...😅😅😅

This hilarious the day after!😂😂😂😂

as a rangers fan im excited we haven't been good in so long

The issue is Jacob throws too hard…his ability comes from freezing batters who don’t know if his slider is coming or his four seamer. Dialing back the latter to 96-98 will enhance his durability and has proven to not hurt his ability to strike batters out.

Jacob degrom has the best stuff Major League Baseball has ever seen however when he gets the ball up he is hittable he also doesn't pitch to contact enough and that has correlated into injuries I believe he has the stuff to be an elite top-shelf closer in the mold of John Smoltz. Eventually I think that's where he goes

It worked.

think it worked out

if you’re looking for a barrel of laughs check out semien’s turf vs grass splits in the first half of 2022. truly bizarre, even if he seemed to reign in the anomaly somewhat towards the fall.

The Rangers are hoping that all the money they are shelling out will pay out in the future. I doubt that will happen.

12-6 tonight, most likely going to 13..... 89-92 wins is my prediction. Just a feeling

You should make an update video since we have the #3 record in the AL rn lol

That projection chart is wacky!! It undershot the Astros and Mariners win by probably 10 each

While way early, 13-7 is looking like a great start. The teams is winning while Seager is out with a hamstring injury also.

love the opening series in WHAT SHOULD’VE BEEN the 2011 World Series Matchup, but thanks baseball gods for fucking that up. Anyways, I really do not think this Rangers experiment will work. They have been so horrible for so long so I get what they are trying to do but the players they chose to invest in are so high risk that I just don’t trust a Degrom and a Semien both on the wrong side of 30 and an injury prone corey seager to lead this team anywhere. this roster also has almost no depth whatsoever.

let’s not forget to mention that there are many more fans at the stadium now so they will also be making more money, not sure how it will be with them spending more money, are they making more money in the long run? i have no clue, but the stadium is definitely WAY more full

It worked!

The rangers are me in every franchise mode I do, there playing the show irl and it’s working

and it did lmoa

This aged like fine wine.

"The Rangers just need some luck on their side"..... I love DeGrom, but he is literally the unluckiest MLB pitcher in the past decade 😅

Jacob DeGrom has one of his worst starts in a while, and yet the Rangers went and won anyway with 11 runs. It's going to be a weird season in Texas this year

Love degrom, when hes healthy hes the best pitcher not the best baseball player. You cannot take that away from ohtani LOL

I need this to work.

I'm just glad that baseball could be meaningful again here in DFW. I've been so sick and tired of the Cowboys being the only thing that sports commentators talk about. The Stars playing well into the playoffs is another good thing.

So far its working

Well considering they won the World Series, I’d say they pulled it off 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can confirm, it worked

Great fuckin video man well done

Can you please do a video on whether or not Catfish Hunter should be in the hall of fame?

I’m glad to see the rangers getting some love, my uncle and I are huge fans with season tickets. It’s nice to see a Texas team like the astros win, but I’d love to see the Rangers win the fall classic

I just became a Rangers fan in the past few years but i’m as die hard as they come. I love everything about the team and ill support them whether its 110-52 or 52-110🙌🏻

In the first 3 games the rangers have score 29 runs and swept the Phillies. Not a bad start

If Texas still had an outside stadium, no way we pull in these players. I remember back in the 2010's, players wanted to play in Texas but not outside because it's really fucking hot.

I’ll take my chances!!

They need big big hitters those aren't enough most of the games those players don't even show up but when they play against terrible teams who keep winning and losing constantly they score a bunch of home runs and grand slams and score more than 20 runs

Love it they were nothing few years ago now they have a chance while the kids come up.. it cost them money... I got them buss players an fan appreciatetion so I mean 😏 why not if you can cut the check

Who’s here after they sweped the Phillies to start the season

Signing mediocre starting pitching isn’t getting the rangers anywhere. DeGrom, Perez, Eovaldi, Gray, Heaney is very meh imo I also feel like they’re similar to the Angels

seager hasnt show up yet so who knows when all cylinders start firing

The future is bright. I think they're approach is brilliant because they're not going all in now, but as soon as the Astros and Mariners take a step back, the Rangers are ready to strike.

I'm a phillies fan, but I could definitely pull for the rangers if, by the end of the season, the phillies are out af the rangers are in.

24in and it's safe to say the Rangers are doing pretty damn good right now 1st in Central Division

I hope it works I'm tired of seeing the Astros in the world series

It would be an interesting season for the Rangers for sure.

As a Mets fan I never like deform because he’s always on the DL

FA classes have top tier players literally every year, this idea that this class is “can’t miss” is so absurd next year there will be superstars, same as the next, and same as the next

the rangers have 4 starters hitting over 270 and 3 of them are double digit in home runs...in todays baseball that is like having a bunch of 320 hitters.....

I think it worked.