The Rangers have made half-hearted efforts for years to sign that big ace on the mound. The club really hasn't been able to do that since landing Nolan Ryan in 1989. It's been pretty slim pickings since then. Ironically, Nolan could help turn the tide again, this time from the front office.

Signing Ben Sheets would do a lot for this organization.

The skeptics will say that Sheets is injured too often and won't be a reliable guy the Rangers can count on when the season heads down the home stretch.

Doesn't matter. The Rangers need a clear number one ace, and Sheets would be that man. When healthy, he's one of the true power pitchers in all of baseball. Even with his usual injury problems last season, he threw nearly 200 innings for the Brewers, racking up 158 strikeouts.

Bottom line: if Sheets doesn't pitch for the Brewers last season, the Brewers don't go to the playoffs.

With so much young talent on its way to Arlington, Sheets would not have to be "the savior." He would be the staff's clear number one and for now, that would be enough. Sheets would give the Rangers a pitcher opponents would fear at the top of the rotation.

When was the last time we had that guy in Arlington?

Just ask Nolan, once again. He'll tell you.

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