Our All Time Top 50 Texas Rangers have been revised to reflect the 2024 Season.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Texas Rangers.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.
Last year, the Rangers went 78-84, and failed to build on their previous World Series win. There were no new additions, but two significant elevations.
As always, we present our top five, which saw one change based on the new algorithm.
5. Buddy Bell
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Within the top five, Beltre went past Gonzalez for #3 and Bell reached this elite group from #7. Both changes were based on the new calculations.
Corey Seager advanced to #23 from #28.
Marcus Semien climbed to #25 from #36.
Notably, Adolis Garcia did not advance from #35.
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Our All-Time Top 50 Texas Rangers have been updated to reflect the 2023 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out, and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post-2022/23 revision of our top 50 Texas Rangers.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, very few expected the Rangers to make the playoffs, let alone win the World Series, but they shocked the world and won it all. This led to three new entrants and one elevation.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.
5. Frank Howard
You can find the entire list here.
The first of the three new entrants is Shortstop Corey Seager, who was the World Series MVP and an All-MLB 1 Selection in 2023.
Outfielder and two-time All-Star Adolis Garcia makes his first appearance at #35.
Second Baseman Marcus Semien is the last new entry, debuting at #36. Like Seager, He was also an All-MLB 1 Selection in 2023.
The only elevation was Pitcher Martin Perez, who advanced two spots to #43.
As always, we thank you for your support, and look for more revisions in the future.
35. Adolis Garcia
Adolis Garcia took a while to get going in the Majors, but he had a roar that was rougher than most.
From Cuba, Garcia signed with the Yomiyuri Giants in Japan, but that was short-lived as he defected to the United States and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. He hardly played in St. Louis, playing only 21 ineffective Games in 2018, and was in the minors for the entirety of 2019. The Texas Rangers purchased his contract, but 2020 was no better, and he began 2021 as a non-roster invitee. Not only did Garcia make the team, he thrived.
Garcia, who was still Rookie of the Year eligible, finished fourth in a season where he smacked 31 Home Runs with 90 RBIs. An All-Star, Garcia fanned 190 times, but in this era, that was not as alarming as it would have been only years earlier. After a similar 2022 (27 HR, 101 HR), Garcia had his best season to date in 2023, where he added a second All-Star, belted 39 Home Runs with 107 RBIs, and had his first OPS over .800. (.836). Garcia also added a Gold Glove and received modest MVP consideration, finishing 14th. That post-season, Garcia had 8 Home Runs, an OPS of 1.100 and won the ALCS MVP, where he had five of his eight taters.
Garcia was unable to follw that up in 2024, with his Home Run tally dropping to 25, with his OBP falling to an anemic .284. If he can ragin his All-Star form, he will shoot up this list.