A misconception that potentially is bogging down the Texas Rangers’ win-loss predictions by various baseball sources and at various sports books is that they are going to be young.
A look at the bullpen is proof enough to discount that.
Shawn Kelley, who played with manager Chris Woodward in 2009, considered retirement in the off-season. Jesse Chavez also played with Woodward.
Chris Martin and Zach McAllister also sport birthdays from the 1980s.
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Add closer Jose Leclerc, who is only 25 but is coming off one of the best seasons by a reliever in the majors, and the Rangers have the potential for a veteran back end of the bullpen.