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Watch your step. Men working.
Forklifts. Hard hats. Dirt everywhere, because, after all, this is a construction zone. Still.
The St. Louis Cardinals assured us of that last October by jackhammering the hearts of the Texas Rangers into little pieces.
Still hurts? I hear ya.
But as Tuesday's Rangers pitching minicamp reminded us, there is work in progress. Remodeling in the bullpen areas in center field. Reshuffling in the rotation on the pitcher's mound.
The two pitching veterans who were at the ballpark Tuesday are ready to welcome Yu Darvish, when and if he signs today.
And if that means Alexi Ogando has to return to the Rangers bullpen, he convinced us Tuesday that he'll be prepared to do that.
"My wish is to be a starter and...
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