The club is staring at the possibility of a losing record for the first time under Bruce Bochy.
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Cole Winn waits for the baseball after giving up a solo home run to Los Angeles Angels Taylor Ward during the sixth inning at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, May 17, 2024., who lost four of six at home, head out on the road to Philadelphia staring the possibility of a losing record for the first time under Bruce Bochy right in the face. Losers of seven of their last nine games, the Rangers are at .500 about to face the team with the best record in the majors.
Jack Leiter’s outing to start the homestand left no doubts - he’s not ready to help the big league club at the moment. After shuttling him back and forth between the majors and minors for three weeks, he’s there to stay for a while. And when they sent Leiter back to the minors, they replaced him with journeyman Shaun Anderson.Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran essentially used as regulars lately
. That’s left the Rangers with a bench that is mostly outfielder Travis Jankowski, infielder Davis Wendzel and catcher Andrew Knizner. Jankowski is valuable as a versatile outfielder for defense, on the bases and as a contact guy. But he’s not going to hit for power. The Rangers need solutions against lefties and Wendzel, a right-handed hitter, isn’t even playing against them. He did not appear on the homestand and is hitless in his last 16 at-bats. Knizner is 2 for 15 in May. Together, the duo are hitting .100 for the year in 70 at-bats. It begs the question: Should the Rangers call up infielders Jonathan Ornelas and catcher Sam Huff?Evan Grant
, Rangers beat writer/insider. Evan has covered the Rangers since 1997. He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors. His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue. Let's not discuss the cat. Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.
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