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Texas Rangers: Should Austin Bibens-Dirkx Join the Rotation in 2018?

Whenever an organization has as many holes to fill as the Texas Rangers do it’s always easiest to check in-house before writing a big check. Finding three starting pitchers isn’t going to be cheap, but moving a current bullpen pitcher into the rotation could be a solution.

32-year-old Austin Bibens-Dirkx is an interesting candidate for a possible rotation spot in 2018. This season was his rookie campaign, and he surprised many with his performance. Does he have a future in the starting rotation?

He appeared in 24 games (six starts) posting a 4.