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... somebody else will...
The Rangers' re-tool, if that's what goes on, will leave them as powerful rivals very likely. Not writing them off by any stretch.
Still, it's a pleasant thought for M's fans ...in 2011 you had Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli all with OPS+ from 117 to 175 ... then hitters 5-6 were Nelson Cruz with 29 homers, Ian Kinsler with 32 homers at second base, Elvis Andrus, Mitch Moreland and David Murphy as the 7-8-9 offensive weapons.
They're still pretty loaded but after 2011 I was legitimately worried about a 1998 Yankees type of situation.