MLB insider makes Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi trade deadline prediction for Rangers

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The Texas Rangers are nearly playing .500 baseball in a very winnable division.

As of Friday morning, just 5.5 games separate the first-place Athletics and last-place Houston Astros.

For Texas, they'll need to prioritize offense instead of pitching at the trade deadline if they are in postseason contention. Their plus-8 run differential needs improvement if they want to maintain a Wild Card pace.

FanSided's Robert Murray agrees that the Rangers will need to add a few bats. Murray wholeheartedly disagreed that the AL West club could trade one of Jacob deGrom or Nathan Eovaldi.

"The Rangers are absolutely still in the playoff picture and in a division that looks very winnable. They have the flexibility to move a starter after trading for , of course, but this is a team that wants to win with its pitching," Murray wrote Thursday. "