Texas Rangers: Impressions from the spring opener

A 9-1 loss was not the spring training start the Texas Rangers were looking for. The losing effort was a result of quiet bats and ineffective arms.

The Texas Rangers fell to the Kansas City Royals by a score of 9-1 in yesterday’s spring opener. It’s spring training, and yesterday was game one of spring training; thus, the result doesn’t mean much. However, I won’t go as far as to say it means nothing.

Player progression is a massive part of spring training. So is competition. Some players have the luxury of going through the motions, namely the veterans. For example, Elvis Andrus could have a terrible spring but no one would worry. He’s been there, done that. Come the start of the regular…