I saw some grousing about how terrible the Rangers #6-#9 hitters in the Opening Day lineup (Murphy, Byrd, Laird, Broussard) are.
To offer some perspective...here are the lines for the aggregate A.L. #6-#9 hitters in 2007:
#6 -- .273/.339/.435
#7 -- .265/.326/.419
#8 -- .241/.301/.364
#9 -- .249/.302/.367
Here's the PECOTA 50% projection for each of those 4 hitters:
Murphy -- .266/.325/.415
Byrd -- .274/.330/.428
Laird -- .240/.298/.393
Broussard -- .268/.324/.441
Now, these aren't park-adjusted, so you have to take that into account...but still, the Rangers projected performance from the #6-#9 slots compares pretty favorably with the average performance in the A.L. from those slots last year.