I don't believe the Texas Rangers are in a desperate situation. In fact, I can see them contending without adding a single player between now and Opening Day. Yeah, I'm out on this limb alone.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels has talked for months about giving his best young players -- some of the best in baseball -- more of a chance to play. Circumstances -- not the circumstances he wished for -- have given him a chance to do just that.
The Rangers are never going to know how good Mike Olt, Jurickson Profar, Martin Perez and the others are until they throw 'em out there and let 'em play awhile. Not for a day at a time, either.
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