Gametime in Arlington's 2012 MLB All-Star starter predictions

Every year, I love looking ahead to the Midsummer Classic and predicting the starters for MLB's All-Star Game. Managers will reveal the rosters tomorrow afternoon, but here's my take on who should start at Kauffman Stadium, one of the more underrated parks in America after the renovation in 2009.

Grading the Rangers at the All-Star break: Pitchers edition

Earlier this week, I analyzed members of the Texas Rangers batting lineup in the first installment of a two-part series of handing out grades to the primary players. Today, it's time to break down the Rangers' pitchers.

The rotation looks nothing like it did in April. Neftali Feliz, Derek Holland and Colby Lewis are shelved on the disabled list, while the team added Roy Oswalt in the middle of the season to try to salvage some of the injuries.

Here's how I would hand out grades to the Texas pitchers:

Grading the Rangers at the All-Star break: Hitters edition

With a little less than two weeks until the All-Star break, the Texas Rangers hold a 4.5-game lead in the division and sport a 46-29 record.

So far, so good for the first half of the MLB season.

I'm starting a two-part series today that will provide grades for many of the main players on the roster. Today's part of the series will focus on the hitting, while a future blog topic will hand out grades to the pitchers. Let's get it started:

Is It Too Early To Become Concerned with Rangers?

No team in the American League currently has more victories than the 33-24 Texas Rangers.

The Rangers hold a four-game lead over Anaheim in the AL West.

On the surface, all would seem well in Ranger land. It doesn't really feel that way, though.