After examining the “locks” to the 2016 Texas Rangers bullpen in part one of this series. It is now time to examine the second grouping of bullpen candidates. These are the pitchers who will engage in a spring training dogfight under the Arizona sun, in an effort to lay claim to one of what will likely be 2-3 remaining bullpen spots. In reference to the fight these players will find themselves engaged in while trying to net a major league job, I’ll call them the “Spring Training Gladiators”.
The arms who fall in the Spring Training Gladiator group, find themselves so positioned for a variety of different reasons.