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Jim Bowden, Keith Law and Buster Olney bring you the latest installment of the Future Power Rankings, looking at how well each team is set up for sustained success.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2013

Jim Bowden, Keith Law and Buster Olney give you an in-season update of the Future Power Rankings. Here's the top 15.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2012

Jim Bowden breaks down next winter's free agent class, including predicted salaries and teams.

Story | Conversation | January 25, 2012

ESPN Insider's Jason Grey scouts the Rays and Rangers in advance of their ALDS matchup.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2011

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Texas Rangers, who may be on the verge of something big.

Billy Beane and Jon Daniels are among the best GMs at knowing when to swap veterans for prospects, and vice versa.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2009

In ESPN The Magazine, Howard Bryant writes how the Texas Rangers' struggles are continuing with the power battle between Nolan Ryan and GM Jon Daniels, remarking that the bitterness of losing often begets more problems.

Buster Olney examines some of baseball's biggest issues, including Mike Trout's contract dispute and Bud Selig calling for tougher steroid penalties.

Blog | Conversation | March 03, 2013

FanGraphs' Mike Petriello has a story up on ESPN.com (insider) that talks about why the Texas Rangers are still a threat to win the World Series. Petriello lists his reasons. Here's part of his thinking: Even if Jurickson Profar does start off...

ESPN.com's Buster Olney lists his top MLB 2013 storylines. Some feature the Texas Rangers. Here's a brief look at one of those (you'll have to read the rest here if you're an insider). 3. The wild, wild AL West The Angels ripped Josh Hamilton a...

ESPN.com's Jim Bowden has a list of his five bold predictions for the Winter Meetings (insider). It includes the Texas Rangers re-signing Josh Hamilton to a four-year contract. Part of what Bowden predicts: Despite all the reports that the Range...

In his handicapping of the race for 31-year-old outfielder Josh Hamilton (Insider), ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney noted what makes this "the most unique set of circumstances for any free agent since the system began in 1976, a mix of raw power and...

ESPN.com's Jim Bowden put together a post (insider) on the best fits for the big-name free agents. You'll have to get an insider account to read all of it, but he says that Josh Hamilton's best fit is with the Texas Rangers. Part of Bowden's thinking...

There's a debate on ESPN.com (Insider) right now about which player should win the AL MVP, and it centers around two names: Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera. I get it. Those are the two biggest names and they certainly have to be considered favorites...

ESPN.com's Buster Olney takes a look at the market for Josh Hamilton in his insider column. Here's part of what he says about the free agent and how the Rangers might approach it: How many years in a contract would you give Hamilton? If Major Lea...

ESPN.com decided to go back and revamp its MLB Future Rankings (insider) to reflect any changes from the amateur draft and the trade deadline. And when all the numbers were crunched, the Texas Rangers still ended up on top. The rankings look at five ...