Jeff Banister

2018 American League West Projections

X-Houston Astros 97-65 What a difference that four years made for the Houston Astros. In 2013, the Astros were the worst team in Major League Baseball. That year the Astros lost 111 games and it also marked their third consecutive campaign in which they lost at least 100 games. The Astros were in the midst [...]

2017 American League West Projections

X-Texas Rangers 90-72 Since 2009, the Texas Rangers have been one of the better teams in Major League Baseball as they have seven winning seasons and a pair of American League Pennants to their credit. But as good as the Rangers have been, the one thing that they've been unable to put on their resume [...]

How The West Was Won

To the untrained the Texas Rangers may not be a Major League Baseball franchise that jumps out as a storied organization. But since 1996, the Rangers have seven playoff appearances which included consecutive American League Pennants in 2010 and 2011. After a 95 loss campaign in 2014, the Rangers hired Jeff Banister to be their [...]

2016 American League West Projections

X-Los Angeles Angels 90-72 (2) In 2015, the Los Angeles Angels were expected to contend for their second consecutive American League West Title. But the Angels like most people didn't expect the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros to each creep up on them in the fashion that they did. Due to the surge by both [...]

A Texas-Sized Turnaround

From 2010-2013, the Texas Rangers were one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. The Rangers would make the postseason in three consecutive years while taking taking home the American League Pennant in 2010 and 2011. But the bottom would fall out for the Rangers last year when they went 67-95 which marked their [...]

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2015 American League West Projections

X-Los Angeles Angels 89-73 Last season was a tremendous one for the Los Angeles Angels. The Halos won 98 games in the regular season which was tops in Major League Baseball, but they had an October to forget as they were swept in the American League Divisional Series by the Kansas City Royals. Now the [...]