Texas Rangers fans ecstatic as team has acquired reliever Aroldis Chapman from the Kansas City Royals: "We're making moves"

The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals agreed on a trade sending hard-throwing lefty Aroldis Chapman to Texas. Kansas City got pitcher Cole Ragans and outfield prospect Roni Cabrera in return.

This is the first major trade of the summer. Texas got a bullpen piece they needed, and Kansas City got some value for Chapman, who was working on a one-year contract.

Chapman should stack up well next to lefty closer Will Smith. It will be tough for opposing teams to score runs late against the Rangers with the newly beefed-up bullpen.

Chapman has been great this season with the Kansas City Royals. He has compiled a 2.45 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 29 innings of work. Chapman has turned it around after a disappointing year with the New York Yankees last season.

Texas Rangers fans could not be happier with the team's signing. The team's bullpen was one of its weak spots, which will change with Aroldis Chapman's emergence.

Texas fans could not be more excited about this team right now. They are first in the American League West with a 49-33 record, and they do not look to be cooling off anytime soon.

After acquiring Aroldis Chapman from the Kansas City Royals, the Texas Rangers are a force to be reckoned with

The Texas Rangers knew they needed to upgrade their bullpen to keep up this pace of play. With Aroldis Chapman working on a one-year deal, acquiring him from the Kansas City Royals was a no-brainer. Texas got a high-leverage arm, and Kansas City received some value for a guy who wouldn't be on the team next season.

Chapman will likely be used in a set-up role in the seventh or eighth inning for closer Will Smith. Relief pitcher Josh Sborz should see less action as Chapman will move into his role.

The Rangers have what it takes to go far this season. They have an elite starting pitching rotation and a bullpen to back them up. Offensively, they have been on fire all season long.

Texas leads the league in batting average (.274) and OBP (.343). Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, and Adolis Garcia have been tearing the cover off the ball this year. The Rangers are an all-around great team that just got better.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

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