ESPN's Joe Peta: 78-86, fifth in AL West. The Rangers' summary is pretty simple: I see a 2015 team that dressed in 88-win clothing but actually displayed 77-win talent. The rotation might be marginally better this year, but overall, there should be little reason to expect meaningfully different year-over-year results from any of the four units. All four -- rotation, bullpen, defense and offense -- profile to be close to league-average this year. I have the Rangers winning 78 games, and combined with the view that a couple other teams in the AL West are better than oddsmakers expect, that makes Texas a pretty easy "under" call.
This guy has lost his damn mind (what little mind he evidently has). First let me say I dont have a problem with the win total prediction. If that is what he believes then that is fine. I do have a problem with his reasons, though. A rotation with almost a full year of Darvish, full years of Hamels, Holland, and Perez is "marginally better" better than one that had the likes of Nick Martinez, Ross Detwiler, Anthony Ranaudo, a too young Chi Chi Rodriquez, Gallardo as the staff ace, and Ol Suck Ass??? A "league average" bullpen and yet its been written as one of the top ones by several other pundits?? I can only think that the guy did no research at all and how he gets paid for this crap from ESPN baffles me. At least predict that they are going to be hit by the injury bug. That would make more sense.