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Rangers must improve how they develop their own starting pitchers

AP

Texas Rangers pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez leaves the mound after being pulled in the first inning against the Minnesota Twins during a baseball game on Saturday, July 2, 2016 in Minneapolis.(AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

The Rangers need to add starting pitching this winter. They need to retain starting pitching this winter. Those are significant projects that will require time, energy and creativity.

But they must also find time for one other significant pitching project this winter.

They must re-examine the process by which they identify and develop starting pitching.

So let's call this offseason issue:

Do some home-schooling

Martin Perez was the last starter the Rangers developed who has made 30 starts in a season for the club.