The Texas Rangers stats always have to be taken with a grain of salt because of the effect of the Texas humidity on baseballs at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Last season the pitching was in the middle of the pack which means it was actually quite good, perhaps one of the best in MLB. The offense was middle of the pack as well, which means that the team was actually quite a let down. The Rangers went to work in 2010 and brought in a new ace pitcher and added a new outfielder DH. The fans are hoping that somehow this change means Texas Rangers tickets will be good for a possible playoff-bound season.
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Rich Harden comes from the Chicago Cubs after Kevin Millwood left for Baltimore. Harden has managed to put up at times decent and at times amazing numbers in the hitter-friendly confine known as Wrigley Field. This pretty much means he could realistically end up with similar numbers this season, but get more wins because the offense should not be dead in the water like the Cubs were last season. He heads the starting rotation, a young rotation with four pitchers younger than 27. This youth movement shined at times last season for the Rangers and the front office ahs to hope they can do it again.
The other big acquisition is Vladimir Guerrero. Guerrero has finally left the Angels and is a more than suitable replacement for Marlon Byrd. Guerrero should have a nice statistical bump here and join 1B Chris Davis, 2B Ian Kinsler, 3B Michael Young, healthy RF Josh Hamilton, and LF Nelson Cruz in what should be one of the most prolific scoring teams in the AL.
Texas Rangers tickets are going to be available for a high-scoring baseball team at the very least in 2010, and the pitching has the potential to take them to the next level.
2010 might prove eventful. The club has been through the baseball wars, finding a toughness that only adversity can create. If they can improve upon the success of 2009, they should be able to ride the strong arm of Nefi Perez and the fielding and bats of Omar Vizquel and Nelson Cruz to a fine season. Texas Rangers tickets are going to be a hot commodity in Arlington once more, it would seem.