1.   But most of the time, the Rangers have come up short, to the detriment of their depleted farm system.

2.   Such are the pitfalls of trying to make deadline deals with a depleted farm system.

3.   The Rangers, with all their injuries, a depleted farm system and the trading of Ken Hill, desperately need a glimmer of hope for next season.

4.   The Rangers, even with a losing record and a depleted farm system, should have some difficult decisions.

5.   There were idealistic young administrators who tried to invigorate collective farms by turning spiritually depleted farm workers into shareholders.