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The Texas Rangers have posted a strong stretch in recent weeks and maintain hopes for the 2025 MLB playoffs in a competitive American League wild card race leading into the MLB trade deadline.
After four dismal seasons in Washington, Corbin has become a reliable piece of the Rangers’ league-best rotation.
The Texas Rangers have emerged as one of many teams to watch at the trade deadline, and president Chris Young explained his squad's approach.
Adolis García, who led the team with 39 home runs in 2023, is hitting .232 with 13 home runs in 96 games. The Rangers have shifted García around in the lineup, even removing him from the lineup at times for mental breaks and to work on his mechanics.
Only a couple weeks ago, yours truly wrote that the best option for Chris Young is to sell off a few parts at the deadline and start on next year’s modest rebuild. Nothing crazy. Thank Adolis Garcia for his service, dismantle the bullpen, coast into football season.
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Texas still holds the best team ERA in baseball and by a good margin, 3.18 to the second-place Royals' 3.50. The bullpen of mixed parts and pieces remains among the best in baseball, their ERA second in MLB behind the Astros.
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Rangers veteran All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien made it clear when he addressed what this deadline means. “I want to be adding at the deadline,” Semien said in the Rangers clubhouse after a recent game. “I always want to make that a goal of mine: To make sure I’m on a team that is adding at the deadline.”
The Texas Rangers spent the first half of the regular season in search of answers. They tweaked their lineup in each and every direction. They fired a hitting coach and hired a hitting coach. They demoted players and promoted players.
Despite having a record below .500, the Texas Rangers had some bright spots — namely, the pitching and some recent success at the plate.
Veteran reliever Chris Martin will likely miss at least a month for the Texas Rangers after being put on the injured list because of a left calf strain.
After the Rangers recorded a win over the Braves, it was led by an effective performance from Nathan Eovaldi, who spoke about his outing.