With a closer that was among the best last season, and having acquire two key pieces at the trade deadline, the Texas bullpen was poised to be solid this season. Shawn Tolleson took the MLB by storm last season by going 35-37 in save opportunities last season. Jake Diekman and Sam Dyson, mid-season pickups, revolutionized the back end of the bullpen in a way that Arlington had not seen in many years.
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We’re now two weeks into the 2016 Major League Baseball season and the Texas Rangers have seemed to develop their game plan when it comes to close games in the late innings.