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The Texas Rangers have entered into a partnership with the Nippon Ham Fighters to cooperate in both baseball and business operations.
The Rangers signed free agent pitcher Brandon Cumpton to a minor league deal, prompting Evan Grant to bust out a “straight outta Cumpton” reference.
Gerry Fraley talks to a scout who says that Adrian Beltre is key to the Rangers’ chances for success in 2018. The scout also mentions something that I’ve thought is a big part of why the Rangers have been reluctant to move Beltre, even if they appear unlikely to win — the impact that watching Beltre prepare and do his job each day has on the Rangers’ young players who are still learning how to be major leaguers.