Rangers spring training projects: The next attempt to fix a problem that has vexed the organization for years

As the Rangers prepare to depart for spring training in Arizona, it's time to take a look at some key spring projects.

Spring training will have a different feel in 2019. Individual position battles for a rebuilding team with a new manager aren't nearly as important or intriguing as setting the foundation for the future. Most of the Rangers' projects under manager Chris Woodward will be process, philosophy and culturally-focused.

Here is a look at an annual project that seems to have befuddled and vexed the Rangers since they landed in Texas in 1972:

What about the pitching?

How to say this? The aim for the Rangers' pitchers is modest: Simply, get better.

The good news: That seems quite…