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Daniel Gafford’s perimeter experiment should begin with passing, not a sudden career as a stretch center. Dallas can expand his decisions while protecting the finishing and rebounding that already work.
Texas got 321 innings from MacKenzie Gore and Kumar Rocker in 2026, but 132 walks keep command at the center of the Rangers’ winter rotation planning.
Chris Young’s call for rest and recovery is reasonable, but Jacob deGrom’s 2026 season showed that durability and dominance are separate standards.
Jakob Junis recorded one out and issued three walks during a fifth inning that extended Minnesota’s lead in the Rangers’ 6-4 finale loss.
TCU controlled the third quarter for 9:45 and got only a field goal, then surrendered the deciding touchdown in a 21-13 loss to UCF.
Dak Prescott’s clearest update from Rio was about timing: Brian Schottenheimer’s staff delivered the game plan early, creating extra room for players to study before Baltimore.
Kumar Rocker absorbed an early run, then escaped a third-inning threat to deliver five innings of one-run pitching in Texas’ 3-1 win over the Mets.
After Texas erased New York’s 2-0 lead in the fifth, Nolan McLean retired six straight batters and completed seven innings, preserving the close game the Mets eventually won 7-2.
Nathan Eovaldi’s sixth inning turned a 3-2 Rangers lead into a 5-3 deficit, but Texas’ three-hit offense gave itself almost no margin for a pitching mistake.