It’s not a rebuild. Don’t call it a rebuild. At least that was the mantra of GM Jon Daniels as the Texas Rangers headed into the offseason after watching in-state rival, Houston, win a dramatic World Series.
The Rangers entered the offseason looking to strengthen a rotation and bullpen that combined for a 4.66 ERA in the 2017 season. After a trade deadline move that saw long time ace, Yu Darvish, head to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Rangers found themselves without a true number one in the rotation. The bullpen was awful and nobody had solidified themselves as the closing option.