SURPRISE, Ariz. - In one week, Mike Minor, drafted by the Atlanta Braves, remade by the Kansas City Royals and finally bought by the Rangers, will open the season.
It is the 48th season in Texas; we could change that to the 48th annual edition of the never-ending saga known as:
Why can’t the Rangers develop their own pitching?
Stadiums around these parts come and go. But the pitching issue lives on. At the moment, it’s at a particularly prickly stage.
The most successful era in franchise history is long gone. A major rebuild is underway.