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Of the pitchers who appeared in the Rangers’ crushing seven-game World Series loss to the Cardinals in October, only starter C.J. Wilson and relievers Mike Gonzalez and Darren Oliver are no longer with the team.
Meanwhile, the Rangers have added Darvish and closer Joe Nathan — while moving Neftali Feliz into the rotation.
Give credit to Rangers ownership and general manager Jon Daniels: They could have rationalized a quiet offseason by saying they would be World Series champions right now if any number of events had transpired differently in the ninth inning of Game 6. They have done the opposite, refusing the convenient course of declaring they were already “good enough.”
Wilson signed a five-year, $77.5 million contract with the rival...
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