ARLINGTON -- The Rangers were 78-84 last season, they are in the same division as the World Series champion Astros, and there is a widespread perception they could do more to improve this team before the offseason is over.
That leads to the opinion that the Rangers are not going to be serious contenders for the postseason in 2018.
"I like it," second baseman Rougned Odor said. "I like when people say that. That makes us play better and play harder."
Center fielder Delino DeShields, who was a rookie in 2015, said this isn't anything new.