Eighth in a series of spring training previews
The annual Baseball America rankings of the top farm systems in the game was revealed last week, and the Texas Rangers held onto the same spot they had entering last spring.
Ordinarily, that would be a good thing. Beginning in 2009, the Rangers have routinely been in the top 10. They have been ranked as high as No. 1, a distinction that went to the Atlanta Braves this year.
But the Rangers came are No. 23. If not for the Seattle Mariners bringing up the rear, the Rangers would have had the worst-ranked system in the American League West.