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2019 AL West Division Preview: Jeff Mathis and the Texas Rangers

2018: 67-95, 5th in AL West

Who?

The Texas Rangers of Arlington in the Dallas-Fort-Worth metroplex. Last semi relevant year was 2016 when they won the AL West. In 2019, the Rangers highest paid player will be Shin-Soo Choo with retained salaries on the books totaling around 20 million dollars. Did you know the Rangers will still be paying Alex Rodriguez 1 million dollars this year?

Were they even good last year?

Nope. They couldn’t even win 70 games. The Angels had a season record against the Rangers last year of 13-6, and well, the Angels weren't that great either.