Article: Beating Vegas: Texas Rangers

[Seth Stohs]

Show us you can beat Vegas and you can win a Harry’s Razor starter kit! They entered last year with serious questions and ended the year with serious momentum. A trade deadline acquisition of Cole Hamels ignited them and propelled them over both Houston and Los Angeles to win 88 games and the AL West.Vegas’ Line: 84.5 wins

 

What The Line Is Saying

 

"You're good, partly because the rest of the division looks shaky. But you're going to be passed by the Astros this year."

 

They’ll Beat Vegas If…

 

They continue to hit the snot out of the ball. Yeah, their ballpark helped raise them to third best in the American League in runs scored, but the veterans who were supposed to carry the offense (Shin-Soo Choo, Prince Fielder, Adrian Beltre) just plain raked too.

 

 If you beat Vegas, you can win a free Harry’s Razor starter set. Just leave a comment with your choice of the “Over” or” Under” and your reasoning. At the end of the season, for each team, we’ll randomly pick one of the winning predictions for a free Truman Razor set.  

 

They’ll Lose To Vegas If…

 

Just a year ago, Vegas thought this was a 76.5 win team, as they looked old and like their competitive window was closing. Now most of their hitters are a year older and their big addition is 32-year-old Cole Hamels. If the veterans age, Hamels regresses and the youngsters don't jump right in, there is plenty of room for this team to fade.

 

I’ll Bet The….

 

OVER

 

Last year's second half finish was more indicative of the level of this team than their first half mediocrity. Plus, the rest of the division, with the exception of the Astros, could fade fast.

 

 Now it’s your turn. Give us your prediction in the comment section (you’ll need to register first) and you’re automatically entered. We’ll be giving out a free Harry’s Razor Truman Set to one of the winning correct predictions for each team, so we’ll be give away 15 sets of razors! You can also click over to Harry’s Razors and get $5 off on your first order using the promo code ‘gleeman’. 

 

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[alanwil2]

Over.  It appears they could win 85-90 games.

[Vanimal46]

Over by a fair amount of games. Hamels and Darvish are a great 1-2 punch in the rotation. Good lineup and depth in the farm in case of injury. They'll finish 2nd in the AL West. 

[Willihammer]

Under.

[Mike Sixel]

Over, I don't like much of the rest of the division at all.

[pbrezeasap]

Under

[biggentleben]

Over, but just barely. Their bullpen scares me.

[Wookiee of the Year]

I'll go Under. I don't believe in their second-half surge last year.

[wavedog]

I'll go over despite the age concerns.

[Jrfabian6]

Under.  Looks like a .500 team.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Over. I think they take second behind the Astros and possibly flirt with 90 wins.

[David Zeller]

Over bats rake overshadows a shaky rotation

[spinowner]

Over.