We're only days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Surprise and Rangers news is quiet before the coming storm of Yu-mania and Josh Hamilton relapse questions.

Drew Davison of the Star-Telegram notes that Ron Washington and Jon Daniels are confident heading into spring training.

Dealing with distraction is nothing new for the Rangers and T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com talks about the flurry of upcoming distractions.

Richard Durrett's Positional Outlook series on ESPN.com concludes with a look at the front office.

And finally, Gerry Fraley of the DMN has a short blog post with some C.J. Wilson quotes about his possible reasons for his post season struggles last year.