The Rangers find themselves exactly where most people probably expected them to be at the All-Star Break; not among the league’s worst, but not particularly in the playoff race either. Though they do have games in hand on Columbus and Carolina, the two teams currently sitting in the East’s Wild Card slots, they find themselves 11 points back. And that’s without considering the four other teams sandwiched in-between.
The various analytical models don’t look favorably upon the Rangers’ chances of reaching the postseason.
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Nonetheless, multiple media reports have indicated that the Rangers have not made any decisions about their trading deadline plans.