5 TEXAS RANGERS

O/U WINS: 67.5

KEY PLAYER: Joey Gallo.

As the Rangers open

Globe Life Field to fans in its second season, Gallo stands as their most recognizable entity. He’ll be looking to turn around a terrible 2020 and rejoin the 40-homer club. PLAYER WHO’LL NEED TO STEP UP: Kyle Gibson. With the trade of ace Lance Lynn to the White Sox, Gibson becomes the veteran leader and Opening Day starting pitcher for this ultra-shaky rotation. Gibson put up a poor 5.35 ERA last year, his first with Texas. NAME YOU’LL GET TO KNOW: Josh Jung. The eighth-overall selection of the 2019 draft, the 23-year-old third baseman might not require much more time in the sticks before joining the big leagues.

BIGGEST QUESTION MARK: Who will provide the offense? The Rangers ranked last in the AL in runs scored last season and didn’t import any big bats. Unless guys like Gallo, Nick Solak and free-agent signing David Dahl perform closer to their best selves, it’s going to be an awfully long year.

HOW IT’LL GO DOWN: The Rangers posted the worst record in the AL and traded Lynn, continuing a teardown. They’ll take the season to assess what they have, concentrate on the draft and strive toward replicating the sort of run they executed from 2010 through 2016.

PROJECTED LINEUP SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa LF David Dahl RF Joey Gallo 1B Nate Lowe 2B Nick Solak 3B Brock Holt C Jose Trevino DH Ronald Guzman CF Leody Taveras

ROTATION

RHP Kyle Gibson RHP Mike Foltynewicz RHP Kohei Arihara RHP Dane Dunning RHP Jordan Lyles