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Offseason additions give Rangers depth

In the final countdown to Spring Training, here is a look at key players picked up by the Rangers.

OF Justin Ruggiano: The Rangers' ongoing quest to add a right-handed bat to the mix led them to Ruggiano, a seven-year veteran who has consistently shown the ability to hit left-handed pitching. He has 535 career plate appearances against southpaws, hitting .272 with 38 doubles, 25 home runs, 70 RBIs and a .520 slugging percentage. In a perfect world, he would be a counter-balance and give rotating time off to Hamilton, Shin-Soo Choo, Prince Fielder and Mitch Moreland against left-handers.