A little walk down what might have been lane...
In 1989, the Rangers had 24 year-olds Kevin Brown and Kenny Rogers to go along with 25 year-old Bobby Witt, and 26 year-olds Jamie Moyer and a rehabbing Jose Guzman.
Future All-stars Juan Gonzalez, Sammy Sosa, Wilson Alvarez, Mike Stanley, and Dean Palmer had made their debut. Hall of fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez was in the minor leagues.
All of this talent was waiting in the wings to go along with young All-Stars Ruben Sierra, Rafael Palmeiro, Julio Franco and Jeff Russell.
Tom Grieve was the general manager at the time and I don't know whether to give him credit for compiling the talent or to blast him for not putting it all together. I just hate the thought of not having late 90's Brown, Rogers, and Moyer anchoring the rotation with the lineup that we put together in those days.