As we approach the All-Star Break, rounding around the halfway point of the baseball season, organizations will begin to evaluate themselves. General managers will assess whether prospects should be traded for a bona-fide major league commodity to make a playoff push or whether to look towards the future in an already lost year. In the case of the Texas Rangers, general manager John Daniels could choose a combination of the two options. He would love to deal for current Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt to bolster his pitching staff, and he wants to also implement perhaps the league’s best farm system into his AL West leading Rangers. Here is who might be the next stars in a Rangers’ uniform:

Omar Beltre: The Cuban native, banned from the United States for five years before being granted a visa in February, started Wednesday against the Angels. He allowed a home run on his first pitch, but settled down to allow just three runs in four innings on work. Manager Ron Washington is considering the right-handed Beltre as the starter Monday against Cleveland. He relies heavily on groundouts, often locating the fastball and sinkerball down in the strike zone. Beltre’s breaking stuff is quite average, as well. Frankly, his legal issues have left him as old as Rich Harden or Ian Kinsler without any ounce of Major League experience. Read More→