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10 things to know about the Texas Rangers before Opening Day

Opening Day is so close baseball fans can smell it.And just in case you are both a Texas Rangers fan and have been living on a deserted island since the team's Game 3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS (can't say we blame you if you have...), here's what you need to know before the Rangers kick off another quest for their first World Series title...Who's not here anymore?Rangers fans will miss out on a handful of familiar faces in Arlington as the business of baseball landed these players in different clubhouses in 2017.Derek Holland (White Sox), Colby Lewis (free agent), Shawn Tolleson (Rays), Ian Desmond (Rockies), Prince Fielder (retirement), Mitch Moreland (Red Sox), Carlos Beltran (Astros)Hired gunsThe back end of the Rangers rotation was a big question mark all of last season, and Jon Daniels decided to lean on a pair of ex-San Diego Padres to try and fill those roles in the new season.Andrew Cashner and Tyson Ross join returning Ranger Mike Napoli as the team's biggest acquisitions of the offseason.Figuring out the new rotationThe pitchers fans can expect to see on the mound (at least for a little while...) this year:*subject to changeNo.

 

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