AL West: From royal crown to Crown Royal

Texas Rangers

The Rangers are on pace for a hangover so bad that not even Winston Churchill could quip his way out of it. Since July 25, when their chances to make the playoffs stood at a still hopeful 24.4% according to FanGraphs, the team has posted the second-worst record in MLB at 9-19—not the playoff push they needed to defend their World Series crown. As of August 27, those odds had cratered to 0.2%, or just a hair over Blutarsky’s GPA in Animal House. How does this tailspin into the regular season dumpster of 2024 affect PT down the stretch for TEX?

Without the urgency of a postseason hunt, they could slow play Jacob deGrom’s return to the rotation. He just completed his second rehab start in Triple-A, throwing 2 IP and...

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