The reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers are four games under .500 heading into the second half of the season.
They are 7 1/2 games back of a Wild Card spot in the American League and five games out in the AL West.
Despite that, general manager Chris Young still hopes to buy at the trade deadline.
\"We are going to do everything we can to win this year,\" Young said, though he also left some ambiguity by adding that he \"wants to take as much time as possible to make a choice and hope in the next week [the results] make it clear we are buyers.\"