Even a team that is rebuilding, as the Texas Rangers are, must plunge into free agency to complete its roster for the upcoming season.
Teams designed to lose -- or those that give themselves only an outside shot at contending – have holes, too. It’s hard to find 25 players for Opening Day, not to mention the additional depth pieces needed to get through a season.
The Rangers have mapped out a plan for free agency, just as they did last off-season ahead of the official declaration of the rebuild and after the 2010 season on the heels of their first World Series appearance.