These are perilous times for the Texas Rangers, who are trying to produce young talent that can lift the franchise back to where it was the last time it went through a rebuilding phase.
The last time, the young talent was Josh Hamilton, Elvis Andrus, Chris Davis, Matt Harrison, Ian Kinsler, David Murphy, Neftali Feliz and Derek Holland. Apologies to anyone who was omitted.
This time around, at least right now, it’s Joey Gallo, Nomar Mazara, Delino DeShields and Rougned Odor.