Thirty years ago, the Rangers, coming off a couple of unspeakable seasons, suddenly became the talk of baseball. They traded for Rafael Palmeiro and Julio Franco, two of the organization's all-time greats. Yet neither was the headliner that winter. The big news from '88, then and now, was how the Rangers talked a Lone Star legend into coming to North Texas.
Which brings us to the Rangers question of the week, or maybe decade:
Could Clayton Kershaw become their 21st century Nolan Ryan?
Once he gets over the shock of back-to-back World Series losses, something the home folks can identify with, Kershaw will decide any moment if he's staying in Los Angeles.