PODCAST: What is Wrong With Texas Rangers in 2014? Well, Everything

I warned you guys about this on March 26. Sadly, that blog post - "Could 2014 be a catastrophe for the Texas Rangers" - has come to fruition a little more than three months later at the All-Star break.

The Rangers are in last place at 38-57. They are decimated by injuries. They are the only team in MLB to not arrive at the 40-win plateau by the All-Star break. It's bad. Not 0-162 bad like Ian Kinsler wanted, but let's just say the former Rangers second baseman is probably making all sorts of told-ya-so jokes in Detroit right now.

I hopped on the podcast mic with my former Plano West alum Sam Mood (@forever_dallas) to discuss what went wrong this season, who's to blame, trade possibilities at the deadline and the future of the club. Give it a listen below:



You could probably make a pretty darn good team from the injuries on this team.

Catcher: Geovany Soto
First base: Prince Fielder
DH: Mitch Moreland
Second base: Jurickson Profar
Pitcher: Martin Perez
Pitcher: Derek Holland
Pitcher: Matt Harrison
Pitcher: Tanner Scheppers
Reliever: Alexi Ogando

The result?

Oakland	59-36
Anaheim	57-37
Seattle	51-44
Houston	40-56
Texas	38-57

Not pretty - 21 games out of first place. That's what you call a lost season.

Now the attention turns to the trade deadline. Who stays and who goes? It's a tough situation because the Rangers are obviously sellers this year, but with those injured guys back in 2015, can they compete for the division? I'd like to think so. Striking that balance of not totally cleaning house and planning for the long-term will be an interesting development to follow with general manager Jon Daniels.

That nice streak of four consecutive 90-win seasons will end this year. Let's just hope it's a case of the infirmary. Because if this team continues to struggle next year, things could get really interesting.