Ridiculously Early 2015 Bold Predictions: Texas Rangers
30. Arizona.
29. Colorado
And today, 28. We continue moving up the standings in our early 2015 preview article series with the Texas Rangers.

After barely missing the playoffs in 2013, the Rangers plummeted to the basement of the American League. Part of the reason why is the number of injuries the team had to deal with. Ron Washington is also gone after resigning, and the front office will have to find a new manager. Here's what we think will happen in 2015:

• Prince Fielder will hit 40 home runs. He only hit 3 homers in 42 games last year, but if he starts the year healthy, there's no reason to think he can't reach 40 for the first time since he hit 46 as a Milwaukee Brewer in 2009. 
• Elvis Andrus will have a career year. And by that we mean a batting average above .300 for the first time in his career. Andrus is signed through 2022 and has already showed signs of regressing, but if we think our next prediction is going to come true, Andrus is going to have to have a big year at the plate. Which leads us to our final prediction that....
• The Texas Rangers will make the playoffs. The Red Sox went from last in the AL East to World Series Champions from 2012-2013. If Yu Darvish can pitch at full health for the whole season, and everyone else can remain healthy for the majority of the year, the Rangers could do the same. If not, it might be time to start rebuilding. Darvish and Adrian Beltre could yield numerous prospects if traded.