The only important thing for the Rangers thus far is the signing of RF Richard Hidalgo. Inconsistent, but he had a bad year in '04, paving the way for a good '05 in the 5th or 6th spot in the lineup.

From what I hear, Carlos Delgado really wants to come to Texas, where he's a .316 hitter in his career. That would make next year's lineup this:

2B Alfonso Soriano
SS Michael Young
3B Hank Blalock
1B Mark Teixeira
DH Carlos Delgado
RF Richard Hidalgo
LF Kevin Mench
CF Laynce Nix
C Rod Barajas

That's a pretty good lineup, from the looks of it. We're involved in talks with the Rockies about the availability of pitcher Shawn Chacon, who had a good first half of '03. I really don't know.

Other than that, their pitching rotation next year may be:

Kenny Rogers
Ryan Drese
Ricardo Rodriguez
Juan Dominguez
Chris Young

With Park on the DL. All young, except for Rogers. Go Rangers!