LAS VEGAS - The Rangers did their usual thing at the end of the winter meetings, which is to stuff a bunch of extra stuff into their bags after holing up in a suite for most of four days, eating bananas, energy bars, vitamin supplements and, for some reason this year, a jar of maraschino cherries.
They did not take the maraschino cherries - apparently scouting director Kip Fagg had some rather gory descriptions of the goings-on in maraschino cherry factories from a job he once held in his youth - but they did jam an extra pitcher and a valuable draft pick into their luggage.