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| Injuries to star first baseman Prince Fielder and others haven't helped, but the Texas Rangers' problems go deeper than that. |
After spending 11 years in Washington, the Senators moved to Arlington and became the Texas Rangers.
While the franchise was in the nation’s capital, it spent the bulk of its time in the basement of the American League, including five seasons with sub-.400 winning percentages. Since moving to Texas, the Rangers have finished with sub-.400 records only four times in the 42 years that they have played before 2014.
However, after enjoying great success over the last half decade (four straight 90+ win seasons and two World Series appearances), Ron Washington’s club has fallen on hard times. The Rangers are the league’s worst team, and the club’s eight consecutive losses before the All-Star break doubled the number of the second-longest active losing streak at the time. Buck Showalter managed the team the last time they lost that many games in a row, and the Rangers have currently lost 10 of their last 11.
