Rangers spring training projects: A chance to test and fine tune a new process

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Spring training will have a different feel for the Rangers in 2019.

Oh, day to day it will be the same as always. Guys saying they are in the best shape of their lives. Endless pitchers fielding practice. Evaluating daily performances.

But for the first time in a decade, it seems a little silly to think of the Rangers' contending. They are in a rebuild that started in earnest in the middle of 2019. Individual position battles for a rebuilding team with a new manager aren't nearly as important or intriguing as setting the foundation for the future.

"We're excited about what we're building," general manager Jon Daniels said. "I'm not going to put any limits on this year's…