Talk:Rangers Preview/@comment-101836-20060318163617

First of all, how can you say this is the same team as last year? Their rotation is still not the stuff of dreams by any stretch of the imagination. But, it&quot;s nothing like the patchwork rotation we had at the beginning of last year where Drese was our #1. As you said, we don&quot;t have Park and Astacio anymore. And Dominguez probably won&quot;t tear it up in the 5 spot, but look for Thomas Diamond or John Danks to come up and have some impressive appearances later in the year. You also failed to mention anything about Kinsler, who will be starting as one of the top prospects in the league. So far this spring, he&quot;s batting .304 with a .467 OBP, 3 HR, 8 runs and 7 RBI.

Two more things I wanted to point out. Loe&quot;s overall ERA last year wasn&quot;t anything to scream about, but as a starter, he was 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA. 3 of his 8 starts were quality. As for Blalock, he may not have the best defensive tools in the world, but he isn&quot;t the dreadful fielder you&quot;re making him out to be, mostly because he doesn&quot;t make a lot of costly mistakes. Last year, his fielding percentage was .973 and he committed 11 errors. Gold Glove winner Alex Rodriguez had a .971 and committed 12 errors.