Because there isn’t much happening in the baseball world on this Wednesday night and because HardballTalk is nothing if not festive, here’s Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper in his Halloween costume:
Props to the Harper house for giving out King Size candy bars. And those RGIII socks are a nice touch.
The Texas Rangers have hired Julio Rangel as their new pitching coach.
Rangel has spent 12 seasons a minor league pitching instructor for the Giants and Indians.
Rangel replaces departing pitching coach Doug Brocail. Under Brocail the Rangers ranked 13th in runs allowed per game in the American League.
