The first two things when you think of the Texas Rangers may be Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz. They are the big bats in the lineup that will put RBIs on the board every night. The reason to their success, as with most teams, is due to pitching.
Two new members in their rotation are carrying that burden, and it isn’t Rich Harden or Scott Feldman. You may be surprised to hear this, but I am going with C.J. Wilson and Colby Lewis. C.J. Wilson was a good reliever for them last year, the Rangers, with the aid of Nolan Ryan himself at the top, decided to try to stretch out Wilson and put him in the starting rotation. He is currently owned in only 47 percent of yahoo leagues. You cannot argue with a 1.75 ERA in 25.1 innings, and those 22 strikeouts prove to be a vital statistic to any league. The lefty should be owned in a whole lot more leagues, don’t let the thought of him pitching in Arlington be a reason to not pick him up.
The second starter has an interesting story; Colby Lewis pitched in the 2008 and 2009 seasons in Japan, for the Hiroshima Carps. In his two years overseas, he won the award for most strikeouts. He also hit five home runs himself, who knew. The numbers that he achieved overseas had given him hope that he could pitch in the major leagues again. Currently, Colby Lewis is only owned in 38 percent of leagues, and his ERA is a little high at 3.80. The main statistic that Lewis will provide you help in, is strikeouts, he has 28 in 22 innings pitched, and K/9, which is at an outstanding 10.65. Don’t miss out on these two gun slingers and pick them up now on the waiver wire!
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