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Texas Rangers: Corey Kluber cements a playoff caliber starting rotation

When the Texas Rangers signed Kyle Gibson and Jordan Lyles to contracts this offseason, it seemed they might be done with their upgrades to the starting rotation. In 2019, Texas relied heavily on the duo of Lance Lynn and Mike Minor to keep them afloat. While the talented duo was stellar, the starters outside of the veterans posted a combined ERA over 7.00 and signaled a big need for additions come this offseason. Gibson and Lyles were two solid grabs that could give Texas a competitive rotation and help win a few more games. But Jon Daniels pulled off a masterstroke on Sunday bringing in two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber via trade with the Cleveland Indians in exchange for OF Delino DeShields and RHP Emmanuel Clase.