21-year old righty reliever was one of the key players the Rangers got from the Braves in the Mark Teixeira trade and he’s been showing why. Feliz has pitched in 14 games (0 starts) for the Rangers this season and he is 1-0 with 2 saves, a 1.46 ERA and a 0.57 WHIP. Feliz has only allowed 10 hits in 24 2/3 innings for the Rangers while whiffing 32 batters showing how downright nasty his stuff really is. The most amazing thing about Feliz is his control as he has only walked 4 batters this season. Look out for this guy as he will either be the closer of the future for the Rangers or they will put him in the starting rotation.

26-year old righty reliever Darren O’Day has been outstanding since he came to the Rangers. The Mets and Angels are going to wish they never gave up on this guy. O’Day has pitched in 55 games (0 starts) for the Rangers this season and he is 2-1 with 2 saves, a 1.84 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. He has only allowed 29 hits in 49 innings for the Rangers this season while he has whiffed 50 batters showing how good his stuff is. How could those other teams pass up on a guy like O’Day?

23-year old righty starting pitcher Tommy Hunter is off to a impressive start this season for the Rangers. Hunter has started 7 games for the Rangers so far this season and he is 3-2 with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. He was the Rangers’ #17 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. The Rangers need him to keep up the good work if they are going to make a true run at the Wild Card in the American League.

Scott Feldman has come out of nowhere to be the Rangers’ most effective starting pitcher this season. He has pitched in 20 games (17 starts) for the Rangers this season and he is 9-3 with a 3.59 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. This comes as a major surprise to the Rangers as Feldman came into this season pitching in 101 games (25 starts) for them and he was 7-13 with a 4.97 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. Watching Feldman pitch this season I see no reason for him to slow down as long as he remains healthy.

29-year old righty reliever Frank Francisco came into this season with only 5 saves in 170 career games. But, the Rangers gave him a chance this spring to compete with lefty C.J. Wilson for the job as closer and he beat him out. Francisco has pitched in 19 games (0 starts) for the Rangers this season and he is 1-1 with 12 saves, a 0.46 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP. But, Francisco is a little banged up right now. Still, the Rangers have to be ecstatic with the way Francisco has pitched in 2009.