A lot has been made of the Texas Rangers' playoff chances now that the trade deadline is over. Even with Chris Young making moves that unequivocally improved the team at the deadline, the problem is that while the playoff picture has tightened, other teams are making moves up the standings just as the Rangers got back into contention.
From this point on, the Rangers are between a rock and a hard place. The rock is that, according to Tankathon, the team's remaining schedule is among the toughest in the sport. In fact, with a .