New manager Buck Showalter is a good strategist, but he'd be a better fit for a young team. He's probably going to have a hard time getting Alex Rodriguez or Rafael Palmeiro to listen to him when it comes to little disciplinary stuff.... The Rangers can thump with anybody. Juan Gonzalez has always had a lot of nagging injuries, but I expect this year to be a big one for him.... If Carl Everett keeps swinging the bat as he did this spring, the lineup could be deadly. That said, Doug Glanville has to play center if they're going to have a decent outfield.... Hank Blalock looked better this spring, but I don't believe he'll ever be a star.... Palmeiro is on the way down. I'd be shocked if he's still a 30-homer guy.... Einar Diaz will be very popular here because he's not Ivan Rodriguez. Diaz has a very strong arm and gets along much better with pitchers than I-Rod does.... Chan Ho Park has nothing left. He used to be a curve-curve-curve guy, and that'll wear an arm down. Ismael Valdez has bounced around, but he's their best starter.... Ugueth Urbina is an upgrade over John Rocker, but he's not a guaranteed door slammer. In fact, Reynaldo Garcia has better stuff than Urbina." 
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