Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Hank Blalock:
The best development of the first month of the Rangers season is not the streak of five-inning starts or Adrian Beltre’s health and production or the first-place perch or Nomar Mazara. It’s Elvis Andrus playing as well in the field and at the plate as he’s ever played, whether you base it on the numbers or what the approach looks like. Especially given how his 2015 season ended, it’s just huge. He’s not only gotten past October 14 — it appears at age 27 he’s found a new level .