SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers want Nomar Mazara to be a little quicker on his feet.
If only that was a metaphor.
Just try sneaking a long-winded and winding question about his fielding, one of the main components of a spring training project, by him. Might as well be a flat, fat fastball.
"What do you want to get at?" Mazara said, his face breaking into a smile when your correspondent stumbled over asking him to evaluate his defensive strengths and weaknesses. "Let's just get right to the point."
OK then, here's the point: Mazara was not a good fielder last year and hasn't been since he reached the majors in 2016.