ARLINGTON – A bag slung over his shoulder, arms full, John King walked hurriedly across a mostly vacant Rangers clubhouse toward the exit Wednesday. He’d...
, the second 100-mph arm the Rangers have added in the last three weeks. Before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, they may well add another guy with gas, because this is a club going places.
The reason we know this isn’t simply because they pulled off their second straight sweep since the All-Star break, though beating Tampa Bay, 5-1, before 31,591 at the Globe was pretty fair evidence. The Rays came into Arlington with the league’s best record and went home needing to beat the Orioles on Thursday to retain bragging rights in the AL East.Meanwhile, the Rangers, who played what Bruce Bochy nominated for “our best game all year,” continue to demonstrate just how far they’ve come.
Only two years ago, King and Hearn represented the best hopes of a young team short on a present or future.Nick Solak on second base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa at short, Brock Holt at third, Jose Trevino catching, little Willie Calhoun in left.And the rotation? Jordan Lyles, Mike Foltynewicz, Kolby Allard and Kyle Gibson until the trade deadline, then Dane Dunning and Hearn, who made 11 starts.The Rangers lost 102 games two years ago, second-most in club history, and it was no fluke.
Since that lowest of points, Chris Young has disassociated the Rangers from the wreckage. His first order of business under Jon Daniels’ direction was to sign Marcus Semien and Corey Seager and“CY was very open and honest on how they were before we got here,” Seager said, “and what his vision was for going forward.Exhibit A: The sweep of the Rays, coming on the heels of the sweep of Cleveland, accounting for a six-game winning streak, the club’s longest of the season.
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