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2007 Texas Rangers Predictions
Our 2008 Texas Rangers
Predictions are now ready!
The Rangers returned to
reality in 2005 after putting together a fluke season in
2004 which saw them finish 16 games above the .500 mark
and earning backers 24 units. I expecting them to fall
even more in 2006 as they let go of 2 established
starters in Kenny Rodgers and Chris Young, but they
improved one game. The Rangers obviously didn’t have the
foresight to know that Rogers would be one of the premier
lefties in the AL last season. How could you? Now Kevin
Millwood and Vicente Padilla have emerged as the aces on
this staff. Millwood went 16-12 last season and Padilla
went 15-10. They were the only pitchers on the Rangers
with more than 10 wins and more than 162 innings pitched.
It’s apparent that the Rangers have several holes in
their starting rotation, and despite a potent lineup, it
will keep them from gaining any ground in the American
League.
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I’m not going to waste any time letting you in on a
huge betting trend that has produced winning results 6
of the last 7 years. The Rangers are very good in the
second game of a home series after winning the opening
game. In fact, they prevailed 21 out of 28 times in this
situation in 2004 and 2005. This could be a good bit of
information to help you find your spots to take the
Rangers within their division.
The boys from Arlington have been known to take pitchers
deep better than any other lineup in the game. In 2005,
Mark Teixeira had 43 bombs, Delluci had 29, Mench had
25, Blalock had 25 as well, Young added 24, and Barajas
slugged 21. 2006 wasn’t quite as good for the Rangers’
sluggers. Teixeira had 10 less bombs last season.
Blaylock hit nine less round trippers and Young also hit
10 less. With Mench now in the NL and Delluci making a
couple stops now since his 2005 breakout season, the
Rangers have lost a little bit of pop. However, this
lineup is still scary and it is very capable of breakout
stretches where it can put up six or seven runs per game
and blow teams out. A lot of these guys bat for a high
average as well making it very difficult for opposing
pitchers.
Often times bad teams get branded as bad teams and
bettors will go against them consistently even if they
are on their home field. The Rangers are one team that
you’re going to want to take a second look at when they
are playing at home. The were a very impressive 66-38 at
home in the 2004 and 2005 seasons against teams outside
their division. Texas was also a very solid home team in
2006 and faired very well against the toughest division
in baseball, the AL Central, putting up a 25-15 record.
But as you might expect, they struggle mightily on the
road against non-division teams. This lineup can make us
some big bucks in Arlington. If the Rangers keep going
deep at home we can keep taking them to the bank.
This team has the ability to get hot. Their homerun
hitting gets contagious. it’s ridiculous to have 6 guys
in your lineup with over 20 bombs the way they did in
2005, but with the holes in the pitching staff, I don’t
think they have what it takes to over take the A’s or
the Angels in this division. Hopefully, losing several
key bats won’t change the identity of this team. The
Mariners will still be weak and the Rangers should
handle them. It all boils down to pitching for this team
and Texas appears to be paying for pitching off Rodgers
and Young.
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