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Are the Rangers Buyers, Sellers, or Neither?

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Joe Sheehan has some good stuff on the current state of the Rangers up on BP's site. The Rangers are a legitimate 51-41. They’ve outscored their opponents by 36 runs, and while their third-order record is a bit less impressive—48-44, the eighth-"best" mark in the AL—it’s close enough to their actual record. Adding Elvis Andrus to the mix has been a boon, and while his performance is slipping as we get deeper into the season, he has been a big reason why the Rangers’ Defensive Efficiency and PADE are both fourth in the game. (Chris Davis also showed considerable dexterity at first base while he was in the majors.) This was a different run-prevention team this year, and that trait should carry forward into future seasons; when the high-strikeout pitchers arrive, this will be a very difficult team to score upon