The Rangers are set to jump into the affiliation shuffle.
Five Triple-A franchises, all in the Pacific Coast League, lack an affiliation with a major league club. They are Fresno, Las Vegas, Nashville, Round Rock and San Antonio.
Five major league clubs need an affiliation with a Triple-A franchise. They are Houston, Milwaukee, Oakland, Washington and the Rangers.
A two-week negotiating window opens Sunday. It should be simple to pair teams up.
It's not, at least for the Rangers.
The Rangers have expected to be booted out of Round Rock ever since their messy divorce from Nolan Ryan.