Texas Rangers - The Obama / Trump Years (2010-2019)

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Top Rangers Players of the Twenty Teens

2010 - Won Division; Won ALDS (TB); Won ALCS (NY); Lost WS (SF)

2011 - Won Division;Won ALDS (TB); Won ALCS (Detroit); Lost WS (StL)

Pitchers:

2012 - WC. Lost WC Play-in (Balt)

Colby Lewis (10.22) - 37

2015- Won Division; Lost ALDS (Toronto)

Yu Darvish (18.05) - 32

2016- Won Division; Lost ALDS (Toronto)

Derek Holland (10.46) - 26

Neftali Feliz (6.99) - 23

BallPark:

Cole Hamels (10.47) - 21

Arlington Stadium

Martin Perez (5.05) - 20

Joe Nathan (4.92) - 20

Team Name:

CJ Wilson (9.91) - 19

Rangers

Matt Harrison (9.59) - 18

Mike Minor (11.52) - 16

Owner:

Shawn Tolleson (2.08) - 13

Tom Hicks (2010)

Sam Dyson (2.83) - 12

Bob Simpson & Ray Davis (2010-2019)

Lance Lynn (7.51) - 11

Yovani Gallardo (4.2) - 10

General Managers:

Andrew Cashner (4.26) - 7

Jon Daniels (2010-2019)

Catchers:

Managers:

Robinson Chirinos (9.08) - 31

Ron Washington (2010-2014)

Mike Napoli (7.36) - 22

Jeff Banister (2015-2018)

Don Wakamatsu (2018)

First Basemen:

Chris Woodward (2019)

Mitch Moreland (4.72) - 28

Joey Gallo (8.42) - 19

No Hitters:

Prince Fielder (0.25) - 9

None

Second Basemen:

Hall of Famers:

Ian Kinsler (18.36) - 34

None

Rougned Odor (6.86) - 32

Michael Young (2.79) - 11

Rookie of the Year:

Neftali Feliz (2010)

ShortStop:

Elvis Andrus (28.4) - 90

MVP:

Jurickson Profar (2.06) - 6

Josh Hamilton (2010)

Third Base:

Cy Young:

Adrian Beltre (43.35) - 79

None

Outfield:

Notable Events:

Nelson Cruz (8.41) - 37

Shin-Soo Choo (9.1) - 30

2010 - GM John Daniels joined the club in 2006 and by 2009 had acquired the

Josh Hamilton (16.96) - 29

talent to turn things around and make Texas a contender.

Leonys Martin (9.04) - 26

The Rangers won 87 games in '09 and were a team on the rise coming

David Murphy (6.85) - 21

into the Twenty-teens. Owner Tom Hicks supported Daniels financially

DeLino DeShields (5.76) - 21

as he was looking to make the team more attractive before selliing the club,

Nomar Mazara (2) - 21

which he did, to a consortium named Rangers Baseball Express led by a

Ian Desmond (2.72) - 12

couple of Texas oil billionaires, Bob Simpson and Ray Davis.

Carlos Gomez (2.59) - 11

Good news for Rangers fans is that this new ownership group has deep pockets.

Craig Gentry (7.54) - 10

Keepers on the 2010 roster:

□ 1B - Justin Smoak, 23, 11th overall pick in 2008 draft.

Notable Events:

Dealt for Cliff Lee in 2010

□ 1B - Mitch Moreland, 24, 17th round pick in 2007, rookie in 2010,

2014 - After a nice five year run as a contender, Texas crashes and burns.

leaves as a FA in '17

They nosedive on both offense and defense.

□ 1B - Chris Davis, 24, 5th round pick in 2006, rookie in 2008,

Offensively, they lost two big sticks, Cruz (Free agent) and Kinsler (trade),

dealt to Baltimore at 2011 trade deadline for Koji Uehara, 36 - one that got away

plus Moreland and Beltre suffer major power losses. Also, Prince

□ 2B - Ian Kinsler, 28, 17th round pick in 2003.

Fielder, 30, who was acquired for Kinsler from Detroit, finally started

Dealt for Prince Fielder in 2013

paying the price for being severely overweight.

□ SS - Elvis Andrus, 21. obtained from Braves at 2007 trade deadline

On the mound, pretty much the whole staff battled arm problems

for Mark Teixeira

on top of losing closer Joe Nathan to free agency.

□ 3B - Michael Young, 33, obtained at 2000 trade deadline from Toronto

for Esteban Loiaza

2015 - OF Joey Gallo, 21, is a rookie - he was a first round pick in the '12 draft

□ LF - Josh Hamilton, 29, obtained from Reds in 2008 for Edinson Volquez.

Josh is quite simply the best hitter in the game in 2010

2015 - CF DeLino DeShields, 22, is a rookie. A former 8th overall pick in the

□ RF - Nelson Cruz, 29, A late bloomer who continues to improve with age.

draft not too long ago in 2010 by Houston.

Was picked up from the Brewers in 2006 in a six player deal.

DeShields was picked up by Texas in the rule 5 draft.

Leaves for Baltimore as a FA in 2014

□ OF - David Murphy, 27, obtained at 2007 trade deadline from Boston,

2015 - Texas picks up ace lefty Cole Hamels, 31, from the Phillies in exchange

leaves as a FA in '14

for six players at the trade deadline.

□ C - Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 25, obtained from Braves at 2007 trade

Hamels doesn't disappoint going 7-1 down the stretch and then follows that

deadline for Mark Teixeira.

up with a 15-5 2016 as the ace of the staff. Considering Hamels' quality,

Is dealt to Boston for three suspects at the 2010 trade deadline.

the deal is a steal for Texas. Hamels' hefty salary for the next four seasons

□ LHP - CJ Wilson, 29, 5th round pick in 2001.

had a lot to do with the lack of high quality competing offers for him -

Signs as FA with Anaheim in 2012.

an advantage of having a couple of oil billionaires owning your club. Texas wins

□ RHP - Colby Lewis, 30, 1st round pick in 1999

the Division, but is ousted in the first round of the playoffs by Toronto.

□ LHP - Derek Holland, 23, 25th round pick of 2006 draft

□ RHP - Matt Harrison, 24, obtained from Braves at 2007 trade deadline

2016 - OF Nomar Mazara, 21, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2011.

for Mark Teixeira

□ Closer - Neftali Perez, 32, obtained from Braves at 2007 trade deadline

2016 - CF Ian Desmond, 30 is signed as a FA from Colorado

for Mark Teixeira

2018 - IF Jurickson Profar, 25, plays his first full season in the big leagues.

2011 - 3B Adrian Beltre, 32, is signed as a FA from Boston

It was nice to see him play well after all of the adversity that had befallen

him injury-wise to this point in his career.

2011 -- C Mike Napoli, 29, is obtained from Toronto for Frank Francisco

2018 - Over a two year period, the Rangers have plummeted 28 games in the

2011 - CF Leonys Martin, 23, is signed as an IFA and brought up to Texas by

standings from a Division title with a 95-67 mark in 2016 to last place and a

the end of the year. He is dealt to Seattle in 2016 for releiver Tom Wilhelmsen

67-95 mark. It's the pitching that has been the major culprit in the decline.

The hitting has gone down a bit, but that's mostly due to decline in the

2012 - RHP Martin Perez, 22, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2007

productivity of Roughned Odor, who is still only 24, and Adrian Beltre, 39.

Beltre's backslide is expected at his age, actually over due.

2012 - SS Jurickson Profar, 19, debuts. He was signed as an IFA in 2009.

The pitching, on the other hand, is weak. With Yu Darvish leaving as a free

The number one rated prospect in the game at the time, Profar would

agent before the season and Cole Hamels being dealt to the Cubs in

miss two seasons due to shoulder surgery and the jury is out on his

midseason, the rotation is without an anchor.

future as a big leaguer as a result.

2019 - The Rangers gain eleven games in the standings, but it's something of a

2012 - RHP Yu Darvish, 25, is signed as a FA from Japan. Until he showed up

mirage as their run differential would only indicate a four game gain. In other words,

a lot of folks thought that, with a name like his, Darvish was fictitious.

they're still bad. Texas management is still in denial, however, as they've

Injuries have curtailed his career, but the talent is there when healthy.

got a bunch of thirty plusses all over the place. It's past due time to rebuild

If only he could develop a whirling delivery

the club. After three years of floundering, they're not going to magically

go back to where they were during the first two thirds of the decade

2012 - Closer Robb Nenn, 37, is signed from the Twins as a FA. He has a nice

when they made the post season five times.

two year run in Texas before moving on to Detroit as a FA in 2014

Candidates to trade for whatever you can get that's young and has some talent:

□ SS Elvis Andrus, 30

2014 - Rougned Odor, 20, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2011.

□ OF Hunter Pence, 36

There's something in the air that tells me he's a good prospect.

□ DH Shin-Soo Choo, 36

□ RHP Mike Minor, 31

□ RHP Lance Lynn, 32