The Rangers introduced that offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker has been fired after three-plus seasons in his position. “After prolonged discussions and deliberations, we really feel now’s the suitable time to supply our hitters with a brand new voice as we pursue targets of successful the division and reaching the postseason,” Texas president of baseball operations Chris Younger mentioned within the crew’s press launch. “We’re extraordinarily grateful to Donnie for all that he has achieved right here with the Rangers, together with his position within the membership’s 2023 World Sequence championship. We want him the very best.”
The information comes within the aftermath of the Rangers’ 8-1 win over the Mariners at present, which marked simply the third time this season that Texas had scored eight or extra runs in a recreation. The Rangers entered at present’s motion ranked close to the underside of the league in most offensive classes, and carried a team-wide .224/.280/.357 slash line and 82 wRC+ previous to at present’s breakout towards Seattle.
Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia are two of essentially the most outstanding under-performing regulars, whereas offseason signing Joc Pederson has a hard-to-fathom 2 wRC+ by his first 91 plate appearances in a Rangers uniform. Infielder Jake Burger was one other offseason pickup who has struggled badly, and Texas already optioned him to Triple-A earlier this week.
These are a number of of the most important weak hyperlinks that undermined a number of scorching begins throughout the lineup (i.e. Wyatt Langford, Corey Seager, Josh Smith, Jonah Heim), and extra pressingly, a incredible early displaying from the Texas rotation. Even with so little from the offense, the Rangers have nonetheless managed a fair 18-18 document thanks largely to the excellent beginning pitching.
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