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Texas Rangers Are Positioned Well For Trade Deadline And Beyond

The first half of the 2011 MLB season was a struggle for the Rangers . Only their seven-game win streak leading into the all-star break spared it from being a big disappointment, as they passed on several chances to separate from the Angels and, despite the fast finish, sit just one ahead of their long-time rivals.

The Rangers expected their outfield to be a team strength, but Josh Hamilton 's over-analyzed head first slide into home in the eleventh game of the season cost him six weeks and Nelson Cruz, David Murphy and Julio Borbon were all disappointing ( Adam Morris gives  those three C-, F and D+ grades for their first halves).

They expected dominance from their closer, but Neftali Feliz does not look like the same guy from 2009 or 2010. The middle of the bullpen terrified writers, bloggers and talkers, and it turns out that they were somewhat right. The Texas bullpen has blown 13 of 36 save opportunities, fourth most in the AL (LA has blown 17, by the way), after saving 46 of 66 opportunities last season. That equates to a drop from 70% success to 64%, and the league average has dropped from 70% to 68%, so you're talking about going from being league average to a little below. 

Coming off of a dream pennant winning season that all seems like a letdown, but a look at the full picture makes it hard to not be a Rangers optimist. A very good first half for the farm system and more high profile activity in international free agency has the organization once again among the elite organizations in baseball talent-wise, and unlike one year ago we know that the Rangers have owners who can and will support the team financially. 

Building A Rangers Rotation

After they failed to sign Cliff Lee to a new deal over the winter and did not opt to unload their system for a Zack Greinke or Matt Garza , the Rangers' 2011 season was always going to be about what their entirely home grown rotation would produce. C.J. Wilson and Colby Lewis both pitched well in 2010 and seemed at least somewhat reliable entering their second full seasons as major league starters, but Matt Harrison , Derek Holland and Alexi Ogando had proven almost nothing, and other alternatives like Feliz, Scott Feldman , Tommy Hunter , and the one free agent signee, Brandon Webb all offered big question marks themselves. 

Wilson has been really good, while Lewis has had a rough first half, almost exclusively because of the 23 home runs he's allowed. That's not too far from what we should have expected from the pair overall. Ogando and Harrison are this team's biggest stories and are on a path whose importance can't be overstated. Ogando in particular has been one of the 10-15 best starters in the league in his first full season of this - starting, in the majors, you name it. His long, wiry strong body has thus far withstood the transition to starter innings, and he's shown the stuff, command and aptitude to suggest that he can be really good as a starter for years to come. Harrison has battled through the first half and posted less impressive secondary numbers, but the end result has been 103.2 innings with a 3.04 ERA. Since a little hiccup a month into the season he's been shockingly (for me) consistent. He's allowed more than three earned runs once (more than two just three times) and has failed to complete at least six innings just once in his last 11 starts. He's also currently working on a stretch with a 24:5 K:BB ratio.

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