Only the Atlanta Braves had a higher team OPS in the MLB last season.
Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford connects for a run-scoring single against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz. SURPRISE, Ariz. – On Wednesday in Goodyear, your intrepid reporter made a bush league mistake, though, all things considered, not as bush as ordering the salmon in Phoenix on Sunday. Took me ‘til Tuesday to recover. The problem Wednesday? Briefly vacated the pressbox with Wyatt Langford due up.
The flip side is that few teams hit like the Rangers. One through nine, the Rangers raked last year. Can they do it again? Baseball norms suggest you shouldn’t expect everybody who turned a breakout season – Josh Jung, Jonah Heim, Carter and Leody Taveras, in part – to pick up where they left off. Could be a regression to the mean at several other points across the board, as well.But swapping out Mitch Garver for Langford should be a considerable upgrade.
One other thing they ought to try: The Rangers stole 79 bases last year, only good for 27th in MLB. Langford and Carter make the Rangers much faster. Taveras, just 14 of 18 on attempts last season, promised this spring to be more aggressive after an oblique strain last spring turned him cautious.
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