The Rangers bit the bullet and called up Rougned Odor on Thursday, hoping he'll outpace the production at second base provided by veteran retreads Donnie Murphy and Josh Wilson.
The additions of Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo in the offseason could push the Rangers over the top and to the AL West title in 2014. There are, however, some big question marks behind Yu Darvish in the rotation.
Justin Verlander gets two starts this week in what figures to be a tricky scoring period as teams jockey rotations with the playoffs in mind.
Jered Weaver has already missed one start with a shoulder injury, and he could miss more. Will he return this week?