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If imagining misfortune for division rivals makes you happy (I plead guilty) you'll probably like this piece on the Rangers.

http://neifi.co/the-texas-rangers-might-be-finished/

Key pull quotes:

The 2017 Rangers are currently projecting at 77.5 wins.

The 2007 Mariners were almost a mirror image of the current Rangers, leading to the famously ill-fated offseason that followed: the Bedard trade (shedding both Adam Jones and Chris Tillman in the process)...


Yes, Houston's got a lot of young talent.  But Correa was not MVP, as many expected. Only the Rays struck out more.  Here are the FIPs for their rotation:

McHugh 4.35

Fiers  4.48

Keuchel  4.55

Fister  4.64

McCullers  (elbow)

In fairness, both Felix and Walker were worse than these numbers.  (But for Doc, Karns was 4.05).

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