<h3>1. Texas Rangers</h3>
The best system in baseball for the second year in a row, the Rangers
are strong in many areas down on the farm. They continue to draft or
sign young pitching in what is starting to look like a pathological
fear of an impending pitcher shortage, and their stable of arms
includes potential No. 1 and No. 2 starters to innings-eater types to
front-line relievers. <span style="font-weight: bold;">They have big bats, some with positions (Justin
Smoak) and some not so much with the glove thing (Mitch Moreland). </span>
I wonder if he ever throws from a mound any on the side? You know that would be a huge asset to have. A starting outfielder who in late innings could go to the mound to face a tough lefty and then go back to the outfield afterwards. Lefties can pitch into their 40's and dont even have to be that good it seems. Most lefty relievers seem to try to get ahead with one strike then throw breaking stuff down and away out of the strike zone. He could do that if called upon.
The best system in baseball for the second year in a row, the Rangers
are strong in many areas down on the farm. They continue to draft or
sign young pitching in what is starting to look like a pathological
fear of an impending pitcher shortage, and their stable of arms
includes potential No. 1 and No. 2 starters to innings-eater types to
front-line relievers. <span style="font-weight: bold;">They have big bats, some with positions (Justin
Smoak) and some not so much with the glove thing (Mitch Moreland). </span>
I wonder if he ever throws from a mound any on the side? You know that would be a huge asset to have. A starting outfielder who in late innings could go to the mound to face a tough lefty and then go back to the outfield afterwards. Lefties can pitch into their 40's and dont even have to be that good it seems. Most lefty relievers seem to try to get ahead with one strike then throw breaking stuff down and away out of the strike zone. He could do that if called upon.