T.R.’s Memoirs: 12 pitchers Rangers either had or could have had who could have altered franchise’s history

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Editor’s note: T.R. Sullivan covered the Rangers for 32 years in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and MLB.com. Every spring he predicted Mike Mussina would win the AL Cy Young that year. He was wrong every time.
The Texas Rangers’ quest for great starting pitching goes back 50 years. Some big ones have either flopped or slipped through their fingers who could have easily changed the course of Rangers history.
Here are a dozen pitchers who could have made a huge difference for the Rangers and didn’t.