A quiet trade deadline for Texas?

In the run up to the All Star Break, the big question in regards to the Texas Rangers and the trade deadline was whether they would be buyers or sellers. The team did not hit for the first two and a half months of the season, had been below .500 since mid-May, and there appeared to be the real possibility that they’d be far enough out of the race come the deadline that it would make sense for them to sell.

The Rangers have gone 8-3 in their last 11 games, however, including winning 5 of 6 since the Break, and it now looks unlikely they will be in full on sell mode at the deadline. Its not out of the question — Texas plays six more games before Thursday’s 5 p.m. Central deadline, and going…