Sunday's dismantling by Detroit was the culmination of an offseason's worth of poor planning and roster management. And things might get worse from here.
The Rangers always faced long odd of repeating as World Series champions. But they, and the 2011 Mavericks before them, could have looked a lot tougher trying to retain their titles.
A disappointing season ends with Texas having plenty of work to do to get back atop the baseball world. It can start by applying a few lessons from its archrival.