Newberg Report
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Husband, father, lawyer, baseball writer: http://newbergreport.substack.com & @DMagazine, SMU adjunct prof. Rangers fan since well before Roger Moret's catatonic trance.
Will drop my writeup on today's Rangers non-tenders in the morning.
It will not be journalistic.
Writing this one strictly as a Rangers fan. And I'll make it free for anyone to read.
It will not be journalistic.
Writing this one strictly as a Rangers fan. And I'll make it free for anyone to read.
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Will drop my writeup on today's Rangers non-tenders in the morning.
It will not be journalistic.
Writing this one strictly as a Rangers fan. And I'll make it free for anyone to read.
It will not be journalistic.
Writing this one strictly as a Rangers fan. And I'll make it free for anyone to read.
We arrive this week at the 3B entry in our roster-building exercise.
Come for the Troy Aikman reference, stay for . . . whew.
This was a tough one for me to work through. I went into it conflicted . . . and came out of it conflicted.
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Come for the Troy Aikman reference, stay for . . . whew.
This was a tough one for me to work through. I went into it conflicted . . . and came out of it conflicted.
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Building the 2026 Rangers roster: Third base.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We arrive this week at the 3B entry in our roster-building exercise.
Come for the Troy Aikman reference, stay for . . . whew.
This was a tough one for me to work through. I went into it conflicted . . . and came out of it conflicted.
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Come for the Troy Aikman reference, stay for . . . whew.
This was a tough one for me to work through. I went into it conflicted . . . and came out of it conflicted.
newbergreport.substack.com/p/building-t...
In this week's Hops: profiles on each member of Skip Schumaker's coaching staff, which is now (nearly) set; the approaching non-tender deadline; the latest on the deGrom club option; an Alejandro Rosario update . . . sorta; a bunch of COFFEY; and more.
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Sunday hops, 11-16-25.
A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In this week's Hops: profiles on each member of Skip Schumaker's coaching staff, which is now (nearly) set; the approaching non-tender deadline; the latest on the deGrom club option; an Alejandro Rosario update . . . sorta; a bunch of COFFEY; and more.
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There will be additions to the Rangers roster in three days — with the potential implications more long-term than immediate.
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Previewing Tuesday’s Rangers moves.
Minors leaguers eligible for next month’s Rule 5 Draft must be added to the roster or exposed to the draft — and there are some close calls.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There will be additions to the Rangers roster in three days — with the potential implications more long-term than immediate.
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The closest thing to a lock on this roster. And not just for the reasons we expected.
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Building the 2026 Rangers roster: Shortstop.
If anything, Corey Seager has quieted the biggest question. For now.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The closest thing to a lock on this roster. And not just for the reasons we expected.
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In this week's Hops—which is free today (no paywall)—piecing things to predict the Rangers' next pitching coach, defense honors, a bunch of smaller moves on the fringes of the roster, a massive stack of COFFEY notes, and more.
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Sunday hops, 11-9-25.
A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In this week's Hops—which is free today (no paywall)—piecing things to predict the Rangers' next pitching coach, defense honors, a bunch of smaller moves on the fringes of the roster, a massive stack of COFFEY notes, and more.
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Exploring the idea — a couple ideas, really — of a shakeup at the position . . . that are admittedly very unlikely to happen.
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Building the 2026 Rangers roster: Second base.
This almost certainly remains Marcus Semien’s post. But there are longshot scenarios for something different. I’ve cooked up a couple of them.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Exploring the idea — a couple ideas, really — of a shakeup at the position . . . that are admittedly very unlikely to happen.
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In this week's lengthy Hops: coaching changes continue—with more to come, an expanded breakdown of key offseason player movement dates and which Rangers could be affected, an IKF question from Game 7, some farm and draft honors, tons of COFFEY, and more.
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Sunday hops, 11-2-25.
A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In this week's lengthy Hops: coaching changes continue—with more to come, an expanded breakdown of key offseason player movement dates and which Rangers could be affected, an IKF question from Game 7, some farm and draft honors, tons of COFFEY, and more.
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"Game Seven." The two best words in sports.
Except when it wasn't.
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Except when it wasn't.
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It’s 11-1.
Now, and always, my favorite date on the sports calendar.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Game Seven." The two best words in sports.
Except when it wasn't.
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Except when it wasn't.
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Part 2 of our series focuses on first base. There are elements in Jake Burger's game — and in his life — that might give you confidence that he will bounce back in 2026.
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Building the 2026 Rangers roster: First base.
In a lineup in need of major reboots from top to bottom, Jake Burger may be as good a bet as anyone to deliver one next season.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Part 2 of our series focuses on first base. There are elements in Jake Burger's game — and in his life — that might give you confidence that he will bounce back in 2026.
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Here we go: the first installment of this winter's roster reconstruction exercise. We start at catcher, and there might be more work to do here than just a tweak.
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Building the 2026 Rangers roster: The catchers.
We start our offseason exercise with a big decision facing the Rangers — behind the plate, where the production and dollars have been heading in opposite directions.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here we go: the first installment of this winter's roster reconstruction exercise. We start at catcher, and there might be more work to do here than just a tweak.
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In this week's Hops: I'm getting the sense some of you didn't like my free agent idea from Friday, dates to circle on the offseason player movement calendar, some Rule 5 thoughts, farm updates, COFFEY, and more.
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Sunday hops, 10-19-25.
A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In this week's Hops: I'm getting the sense some of you didn't like my free agent idea from Friday, dates to circle on the offseason player movement calendar, some Rule 5 thoughts, farm updates, COFFEY, and more.
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A @SportsSturm tweet prompted this. But not as much as last night's game did.
No paywall. Free to read.
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No paywall. Free to read.
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Show.
I’ve been writing about Shohei Ohtani for 13 years. Even I could have never imagined this.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A @SportsSturm tweet prompted this. But not as much as last night's game did.
No paywall. Free to read.
newbergreport.substack.com/p/show
No paywall. Free to read.
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Here we go. Let's start reworking this roster — with a blockbuster.
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My No. 1 offseason target for the Rangers.
We'll get to the position-by-position series soon — but first, the one (unlikely) move that would define the winter.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Here we go. Let's start reworking this roster — with a blockbuster.
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The Cowboys' 2025 offense and defense are basically the opposite of the Rangers' 2025 offense and defense.
October 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Cowboys' 2025 offense and defense are basically the opposite of the Rangers' 2025 offense and defense.
In this week's Hops: some interesting leftovers from this morning's Schumaker story, injury updates, where things stand with the draft, a bunch of farm and COFFEY notes (with a sobering statistic on the Rangers' video challenge reviews in 2025), and more.
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Sunday hops, 10-12-25.
A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.
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October 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
In this week's Hops: some interesting leftovers from this morning's Schumaker story, injury updates, where things stand with the draft, a bunch of farm and COFFEY notes (with a sobering statistic on the Rangers' video challenge reviews in 2025), and more.
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Communication. Alignment. Preparation. Execution.
It's underway.
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It's underway.
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CAPE’d crusader.
Skip Schumaker steps into a new proving ground.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Communication. Alignment. Preparation. Execution.
It's underway.
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It's underway.
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There will be a new manager in Texas in 2026.
He'll replace the best manager in Rangers history.
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He'll replace the best manager in Rangers history.
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Bruce Bochy: Mission accomplished.
Thank you.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
There will be a new manager in Texas in 2026.
He'll replace the best manager in Rangers history.
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He'll replace the best manager in Rangers history.
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Not following what you mean by "when they scored 5 they scored 10."
Doesn’t the Pythagorean record indicate offensively their runs came in clusters? Like when they scored 5 they scored 10. It’s inflated because of runs that didn’t win games?
September 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Not following what you mean by "when they scored 5 they scored 10."
In this week's Hops — free for all to read (no paywall this time) — Bochy's future, the clubhouse issue, the latest on the CBT line, the deGrom option for 2028, a busy week of minor-league honors, COFFEY, and more.
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Sunday hops, 9-28-25.
A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.
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September 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In this week's Hops — free for all to read (no paywall this time) — Bochy's future, the clubhouse issue, the latest on the CBT line, the deGrom option for 2028, a busy week of minor-league honors, COFFEY, and more.
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Robert Garcia eliminates the Astros from the playoffs in the most creative of ways.
September 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Robert Garcia eliminates the Astros from the playoffs in the most creative of ways.
Re-ranking the Top 72 Rangers prospects: 2025 v.2.
We're actually taking this one to 100.
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September 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM