The Rangers are not out of the pennant race yet!

[bullets13]

12 games into the season and they're in last place in the AL west (again), but only by 2.5 games.  If they can take 2 of 3 from the angels this week, they'll be in decent shape.

[KFDM COOP]

[Ty Cobb]

They will be if they keep letting Jason Jennings pitch!!! 

[bullets13]

after the rangers went on their semi-annual 2-12 skid, i figured they were done, but they're turning it up!  since then, they're 13-5, including a nice 9-3 against their division.  right now, they are 20-21, and if the angels lose tonight, they will be only 3 games back!

[Interested Observer]

Why would anyone want Jason Jennings on their team? I would think everyone would have learned from the Astros mistake...

[bullets13]

Why would anyone want Jason Jennings on their team? I would think everyone would have learned from the Astros mistake...

You must not be familiar with the Rangers' strategy when it comes to pitching.  Anytime they have a good young prospect, they trade him.  Then they sign veteran pitchers that had one good season 4 or 5 years ago. 

[HouTexan]

;D When was the last time the Rangers were in the pennant race?

[bullets13]

;D When was the last time the Rangers were in the pennant race?

they're in the pennant race every season!  (for the first week, anyway  ;D )

[The dirty doody]

Why would anyone want Jason Jennings on their team? I would think everyone would have learned from the Astros mistake...

You must not be familiar with the Rangers' strategy when it comes to pitching.  Anytime they have a good young prospect, they trade him.  Then they sign veteran pitchers that had one good season 4 or 5 years ago. 

this is also true for the astros....guess who started in their farm club....JOHAN SANTNA??

[bullets13]

just to name a few rangers who were traded and have become very good...

Carlos Pena

Adrian Gonzalez

Chris Young (the pitcher)

Edison Volquez

there are several more...

[WHBaseball14]

12 games into the season and they're in last place in the AL [glow=red,2,300]central[/glow] (again), but only by 2.5 games.  If they can take 2 of 3 from the angels this week, they'll be in decent shape.

I thought they were in the AL West??

[bullets13]

12 games into the season and they're in last place in the AL [glow=red,2,300]central[/glow] (again), but only by 2.5 games.  If they can take 2 of 3 from the angels this week, they'll be in decent shape.

I thought they were in the AL West??

pardon my typo.

[cardinalcc]

just to name a few rangers who were traded and have become very good...

Carlos Pena

Adrian Gonzalez

Chris Young (the pitcher)

Edison Volquez

there are several more...

That hurts to lose prospects as good as those guys are.

[bullets13]

sure does, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. i was pleased last year when they finally made some really nice trades of players they were going to lose anyway and brought in a lot of quality prospects.