27-year old righty starting pitcher Alexi Ogando has been terrible lately for the Rangers as he appears to be running out of gas. In his last 7 games (6 starts) for the Rangers, Ogando is 2-2 with a 6.90 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. He has now pitched in 27 games (26 starts) for the Rangers so far this year and he is 12-7 with a 3.66 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. He has only given up 140 hits and 40 walks in his first 155 innings this year while whiffing 116, which is pretty impressive. With Scott Feldman back healthy, the Rangers might use Ogando out of the pen most of the rest of this year.

24-year old lefty starting pitcher Derek Holland is starting to go in the right direction this year. He has started 23 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 10-4 with a 4.35 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. The Rangers wish he would be more consistent though as he is usually really good or really awful with little in between. Holland has thrown 4 complete game shutouts so far this season, which is very impressive, but in his other 19 starts he has a 5.85 ERA. Holland has now pitched in 70 games (54 starts) in his first three years for the Rangers and he is 21-21 with a 5.03 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Holland has great stuff and he’s finally starting to get good results as he continues to learn how to pitch. If he ever masters setting up hitters, Holland will be one of the best starters in the American League down the road.

28-year old righty starting pitcher Rich Harden might be on the verge of losing his spot in the rotation. Harden has started 15 games for the Rangers this year and he is 4-4 with a 5.45 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP. Harden has had huge issues with walks (50) and gopher balls (16) this year despite only pitching 74 1/3 innings for the Rangers. If he continues to pitch like garbage don’t be surprised if the Rangers yank him from the rotation and replace him with either Matt Harrison or Derek Holland.

27-year old righty starting pitcher Scott Feldman looked like a pitcher ready to break out in 2009. In 2009, Feldman pitched in 34 games (31 starts) for the Rangers last season and he was 17-8 with a 4.08 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. But this season Feldman is pitching a lot of batting practice. He has started 12 games for the Rangers this year and he is 3-6 with a 5.73 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. He has given up 90 hits (9 homers) in only 70 2/3 innings this year. He could even be in danger of losing his spot in the starting rotation if he doesn’t improve soon.

30-year old righty Frank Francisco has been so bad so far this season that the Rangers are going to replace him as the closer with Neftali Feliz. Francisco has pitched in 3 games for the Rangers this season and he is 1-2 with a 27.00 ERA and a 5.00 WHIP! He has given up 8 hits in only 2 innings pitched so far this season! Neftali Feliz pops the ball into triple digits quite a lot so he has the stuff to dominate in the 9th inning. He has pitched in 3 games for the Rangers this season and he is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. He has whiffed 5 batters in only 2 1/3 innings this season for the Rangers. Feliz has good enough stuff to close as long as he keeps his head on straight.