T.R. Sullivan is on fire:

http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/01/rangers_sign_khalil_greene.html

"The Rangers have signed infielder Khalil Greene to a one-year contract to be their utility infielder. He will receive $750,000. The agreement is pending a physical. He batted .200 in 77 games and 193 at-bats for the Cardinals last year. He has had some personal issues but at one time was a front-line shortstop for the Padres."

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In the different ownership possibilities, it seems there are three people that could possibly have primary decision making power over baseball decisions.  Obviously the owner has final say, and a lot of people have input.  Assume for the purposes of this poll that you can only have one of these guys in control of player personnel decisions, not a combination of any two of them.

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http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9576858/A-Rangers-collapse-is-no-sure-bet

Some highlights:

The proper question for anyone with a working knowledge of Rangers history is, "OK, when do they collapse?"

The answer: Not now. And maybe not for a long time.

Believe it or not, the Rangers have a plan. It actually includes pitching and defense. And it actually should work.

"I do think they're legit," A's general manager Billy Beane says, "and they're also going to get better."

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The Rangers, who lead the majors in OPS and rank third in the AL in runs per game, control every one of their starting position players through at least 2012.

At several positions, they boast multiple options. That depth, general manager Jon Daniels says, will enable the team to focus almost exclusively in the future on its perennial weakness — pitching.

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The Ballpark in Arlington is notoriously hitter-friendly, but Rangers pitchers no longer fear contact; the team has improved from last in the majors in defensive efficiency last season to first in the AL thus far.

The controversial promotion of rookie shortstop Elvis Andrus and move of Michael Young to third base has proven a masterstroke; Andrus ranks third among major-league shortstops according to the plus-minus ratings on Bill James Online; Young was 32nd at the position last season.