Texas Rangers Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Texas Rangers.
SABRhood team report

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers ranks 17th in run generation and 12th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

League intelligence# 13 50.0 index
Run generation#17
Composite score 47.9
Pitching#12
Composite score 52.1
Recent play#23
0 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#5
Current state rested
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsThird base / Designated hitterClearest upgrade lanesCatcher / Second base
CNeed

Catcher

0.1WAR#27 of 30
Top valueKyle Higashioka0.3 WAR
1BMiddle

First base

1.0WAR#19 of 30
Top valueJake Burger1.0 WAR
2BNeed

Second base

0.8WAR#23 of 30
Top valueJustin Foscue0.9 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

5.3WAR#1 of 29
Top valueEzequiel Duran3.1 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.7WAR#21 of 28
Top valueCorey Seager0.7 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

4.1WAR#13 of 30
Top valueWyatt Langford2.0 WAR
DHStrength

Designated hitter

1.6WAR#7 of 20
Top valueJoc Pederson1.6 WAR
SPMiddle

Starting pitching

8.3WAR#12 of 30
Top valueJacob deGrom2.7 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

3.5WAR#14 of 30
Top valueJacob Latz1.9 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Texas Rangers’s analytical identity

    Texas Rangers ranks 17th in run generation and 12th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Elias Díaz is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 0.833 versus 0.641 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Kumar Rocker’s Slider: 83.1 mph, 41.1% whiffs

    Quality score 78.5; usage 40.1%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Pitcher change profile

Robby Ahlstrom

Texas Rangers | LHP

50.6
Season BF150OPS allowed0.811Est. wOBA allowed0.347Samplemoderate
Biggest changerun value allowed per PA -3.41 z

Run value allowed per PA is the largest recent shift: declining by 3.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 13th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed12th
0.811
Est. wOBA allowed14th
0.347
Strikeout rate41st
20.7%
Walk rate allowed85th
6.0%
Hard-hit rate allowed93rd
30.5%
Run value allowed / PA13th
0.035
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed-3.07 z
Recent 1.478 baseline 0.695
Est. wOBA allowed-2.96 z
Recent 0.594 baseline 0.301
Strikeout rate-1.12 z
Recent 13.0% baseline 22.0%
Walk rate allowed-0.67 z
Recent 8.7% baseline 5.5%
Hard-hit rate allowed+0.78 z
Recent 23.5% baseline 31.8%
Run value allowed / PA-3.41 z
Recent 0.298 baseline -0.013
Broadcast read: Run value allowed per PA is the largest recent shift: declining by 3.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 13th percentile. Recent sample: 23 BF; prior sample: 127 BF.
Hitter change profile

Wyatt Langford

Texas Rangers | RHB

41.1
Season PA400OPS0.772Est. wOBA0.334Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate +2.45 z

Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 70th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS71st
0.772
Est. wOBA71st
0.334
Strikeout rate55th
20.8%
Walk rate70th
10.2%
Hard-hit rate37th
37.1%
Run value / PA45th
0.005
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-0.70 z
Recent 0.621 baseline 0.791
Est. wOBA-0.42 z
Recent 0.297 baseline 0.340
Strikeout rate+0.89 z
Recent 15.4% baseline 21.6%
Walk rate+2.45 z
Recent 21.2% baseline 8.6%
Hard-hit rate-2.02 z
Recent 18.8% baseline 39.6%
Run value / PA-0.03 z
Recent -0.001 baseline 0.006
Broadcast read: Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 70th percentile. Recent sample: 52 PA; prior sample: 348 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Brandon NimmoTexas Rangers138
  2. 2Jake BurgerTexas Rangers115
  3. 3Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers88
  4. 4Joc PedersonTexas Rangers88
  5. 5Josh JungTexas Rangers77
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Brandon NimmoTexas Rangers33.8%
  2. 2Jarred KelenicTexas Rangers33.3%
  3. 3Joc PedersonTexas Rangers33.1%
  4. 4Jake BurgerTexas Rangers32.9%
  5. 5Corey SeagerTexas Rangers31.6%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Emiliano TeodoTexas Rangers7
  2. 2Jacob deGromTexas Rangers7
  3. 3Gavin CollyerTexas Rangers0
  4. 4Jack LeiterTexas Rangers0
  5. 5Winston SantosTexas Rangers0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Jacob deGromTexas Rangers0.3%
  2. 2Gavin CollyerTexas Rangers0.0%
  3. 3Jack LeiterTexas Rangers0.0%
  4. 4Ben PeoplesTexas Rangers0.0%
  5. 5Chase SilsethTexas Rangers0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Josh JungTexas Rangers0.294
  2. 2Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers0.274
  3. 3Nicky LopezTexas Rangers0.271
  4. 4Justin FoscueTexas Rangers0.270
  5. 5Brandon NimmoTexas Rangers0.261
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Joc PedersonTexas Rangers25
  2. 2Jake BurgerTexas Rangers25
  3. 3Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers17
  4. 4Wyatt LangfordTexas Rangers16
  5. 5Corey SeagerTexas Rangers16
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Justin FoscueTexas Rangers0.834
  2. 2Joc PedersonTexas Rangers0.806
  3. 3Josh JungTexas Rangers0.802
  4. 4Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers0.786
  5. 5Wyatt LangfordTexas Rangers0.772
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Jacob deGromTexas Rangers174
  2. 2MacKenzie GoreTexas Rangers170
  3. 3Nathan EovaldiTexas Rangers137
  4. 4Kumar RockerTexas Rangers127
  5. 5Jack LeiterTexas Rangers83
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Jacob LatzTexas Rangers29.9%
  2. 2Jacob deGromTexas Rangers29.8%
  3. 3Trevor WilliamsTexas Rangers27.5%
  4. 4Chase SilsethTexas Rangers26.6%
  5. 5MacKenzie GoreTexas Rangers24.9%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Jacob LatzTexas Rangers0.446
  2. 2Jakob JunisTexas Rangers0.598
  3. 3Cal QuantrillTexas Rangers0.624
  4. 4Jacob deGromTexas Rangers0.642
  5. 5Gavin CollyerTexas Rangers0.650
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Jacob deGrom

113.2 IP · 3.96 ERA · 2.7 WAR

2,312 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 996 pitches 43.1% 97.389th pct 23.1%80th pct 29.0%59th pct 56.4%83rd pct 0.0%100th pct 53.9%10th pct
SliderSL · 852 pitches 36.9% 91.399th pct 37.4%78th pct 40.7%88th pct 36.0%15th pct 0.0%100th pct 39.4%35th pct
ChangeupCH · 315 pitches 13.6% 89.786th pct 45.5%96th pct 32.2%37th pct 32.1%25th pct 0.0%100th pct 35.1%34th pct
CurveballCU · 149 pitches 6.4% 80.751st pct 40.0%90th pct 34.2%71st pct 49.0%92nd pct 0.0%100th pct 47.4%16th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge78.1

Justin Foscue

Texas Rangers

Justin Foscue is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.428
vs R0.230

Estimated wOBA: 0.428 vs L, 0.230 vs R.

pitcher edge73.7

Kumar Rocker

Texas Rangers

Kumar Rocker is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.365
vs R0.289

Estimated wOBA: 0.365 vs L, 0.289 vs R.

hitter edge73.5

Evan Carter

Texas Rangers

Evan Carter is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.159
vs R0.300

Estimated wOBA: 0.159 vs L, 0.300 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter87.5

Jordan Montgomery

LHP · available · 6 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup100.0%Performance50.0%
Right-handed batter83.3

Chase Silseth

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability96.1%Matchup70.0%Performance63.5%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Jacob Latz Jacob Latz is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 85.0
Joc Pederson Joc Pederson is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 83.6
Justin Foscue Justin Foscue is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 80.4
Josh Jung Josh Jung is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 79.4
Ezequiel Duran Ezequiel Duran is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 79.4
Kumar Rocker Kumar Rocker’s Slider: 83.1 mph, 41.1% whiffs 79.0
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.