The Rangers Made A Decision

And the winner of the Texas Rangers #5 Raffle is........

Congratulations Jamey, now that you've been selected to be the Rangers fifth starter, you've earned the right to pitch three times in April! Until then you're going to get a chance to pitch twice more in an exhibition against San Francisco, and then a trip down memory lane as you pitch for the Rangers minor league affiliate, the Roughriders.

You lucky devil.

The odd thing about this entire decision, as I mentioned previously, is that the best pitcher the Rangers had this spring "lost." Kameron Loe blew batters away all spring with a 0.92 ERA, and will be used in long relief and possibly as a setup man out of the bullpen.

"Kameron Loe deserves to be on this team," [Manager Ron] Washington said. "He out-pitched everyone on this team. This is in no way a negative reflection on him. One through 12, this sets up the best. Kameron's going to be in a position to help us win a lot of games."

Washington is correct, Loe will be in a position to help the Rangers win a lot of games, and it will probably come sooner than expected. He's the first in line to take over a spot in the rotation should any current Rangers starter falter, and the way Brandon McCarthy, Robinson Tejeda, and Wright pitched this spring I'm going to go ahead and say Loe won't be in the pen too long.

Previously at the Fanhouse:

The Rangers Need To Make A Decision