Nelson determined to improve after tough ’16

ARLINGTON — With the Brewers’ team bus idling outside, there was not enough time, Jimmy Nelson said, to dissect everything that went wrong in what was supposed to be his step-forward season. Here’s the gist: Nelson wasn’t happy.

The 27-year-old made his final start of 2016 in a 6-4 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. He surrendered five earned runs in 5 1/3 innings and fell to 8-16 with a 4.62 ERA in 32 starts, with 140 walks and 86 strikeouts in 179 1/3 innings. Over his final 21 starts, he was 3-13 with a 5.79 ERA.

Nelson’s 10.7 percent walk rate is seventh-worst in the Major Leagues among pitchers who logged at least 100 innings. His 1.52 walks plus hits per inning pitched is in the bottom 15.

“I’m not happy with this entire season,” Nelson said. “It’s extremely frustrating. I put in the work on and off the field, in-season and out of season. The only thing I can do is trust that it will turn. I know that [pitching coach Derek …

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