BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic -- The Rangers are not rebuilding. At least not here.
Here, they are starting fresh, building from the ground up.
Beyond the center-field fence of their "academy," where their youngest, and often poorest, minor leaguers get their professional start, dirt is being moved. At least today. Maybe it's all a show since ownership has flown down from Texas in mass to check on the progress of construction, or the lack thereof.
Eventually, a $10 million complex that will serve as the foundation for the Rangers' Latin American operations will rise from the dirt.