Many writers, readers, and fans are pontificating the possibility that the Texas Rangers may still have the upper hand in the AL West despite the power shift to the Los Angeles Angels via the signings of 1B Albert Pujols and their former staff ace CJ Wilson moving out west.
Obviously, putting a player with the success rate in Arlington like Pujols a number of times a year will bode well for Albert, and numerous home runs should be a certainty at away games. Losing the ace in Wilson will be a nightmare match up for the Rangers, but one has to believe that the resurgent DH Michael Young, RF Nelson Cruz, 3B Adrian Beltre, and so many others will enable the team to still in the midst of such a strong opposing rotation still find ways to score runs.
The issue will be pitching, yet P Derek Holland emerged as a viable option to ace, Pitchers Neftali Feliz and Alexi Ogando also came on strong, with at least one most likely winding up in the rotation at seasons start, and with the warfare en...
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PLAYERS:
Albert Pujols,
CJ Wilson,
Michael Young,
Nelson Cruz,
Adrian Beltre,
Derek Holland,
Neftali Feliz,
Alexi Ogando,
Hideo Nomo,
Hideki Okajima,
Daisuke Matsuzaka,
Ichiro Suzuki,
Hideki Matsui
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics
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