The Rangers are a team in transition, but stalwart Ian Kinsler is the clear star.Photo Courtesy of Keith Allison
Texas Rangers — Predicted Finish: Third Place, AL West
The Texas Rangers are at a crossroads. They were the class of the American League in 2010 and 2011. While 2012 was a good year in Arlington, they failed to make it past the Wild Card game. Worse for 2013 is that they lost perhaps their most recognizable player, Josh Hamilton, to free agency, to a division rival, no less.
Their starting pitching is inexperienced and average, at best. Their lineup lost Hamilton and two more above-average hitting contributors in Mike Napoli and Michael Young. On the bright side, they are also sitting on two heavily hyped prospects in Mike Olt and Jurickson Profar. But with the addition of free agent Lance Berkman, it appears that the lineup is set to be without those two young bats to start the season.
So where does that put the Rangers? Well as we take a look at their potential opening ...
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January 16, 2013
