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 taxed bullpen and 2 recent risers.

League intelligence# 13 53.0 index
Run generation#17
Composite score 49.3
Pitching#12
Composite score 56.6
Recent play#10
2 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#29
Current state taxed
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 taxed bullpen and 2 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Danny Jansen is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.025 versus 0.588 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Jacob Latz’s Changeup: 86.0 mph, 45.5% whiffs

    Quality score 79.5; usage 21.3%.

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.

Hitter change profile

Wyatt Langford

Texas Rangers | RHB

54.2
Season PA446OPS0.778Est. wOBA0.338Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate +3.24 z

Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 87th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS72nd
0.778
Est. wOBA73rd
0.338
Strikeout rate51st
22.0%
Walk rate87th
11.9%
Hard-hit rate36th
37.1%
Run value / PA53rd
0.011
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.44 z
Recent 0.879 baseline 0.765
Est. wOBA+0.60 z
Recent 0.390 baseline 0.332
Strikeout rate-1.52 z
Recent 31.4% baseline 20.8%
Walk rate+3.24 z
Recent 25.5% baseline 10.1%
Hard-hit rate0.00 z
Recent 36.4% baseline 37.2%
Run value / PA+1.00 z
Recent 0.089 baseline 0.001
Broadcast read: Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 87th percentile. Recent sample: 51 PA; prior sample: 395 PA.
Hitter change profile

Jake Burger

Texas Rangers | RHB

47.8
Season PA596OPS0.735Est. wOBA0.317Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate +2.86 z

Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 58th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS52nd
0.735
Est. wOBA47th
0.317
Strikeout rate19th
26.8%
Walk rate58th
9.2%
Hard-hit rate81st
46.4%
Run value / PA62nd
0.018
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-0.26 z
Recent 0.692 baseline 0.738
Est. wOBA-0.12 z
Recent 0.311 baseline 0.317
Strikeout rate-0.45 z
Recent 29.4% baseline 26.6%
Walk rate+2.86 z
Recent 21.6% baseline 8.1%
Hard-hit rate-0.60 z
Recent 40.0% baseline 46.9%
Run value / PA-0.46 z
Recent -0.017 baseline 0.021
Broadcast read: Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 58th percentile. Recent sample: 51 PA; prior sample: 545 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 Rangers145
  2. 2Jake BurgerTexas Rangers123
  3. 3Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers92
  4. 4Joc PedersonTexas Rangers91
  5. 5Corey SeagerTexas Rangers84
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Brandon NimmoTexas Rangers33.6%
  2. 2Jarred KelenicTexas Rangers33.3%
  3. 3Joc PedersonTexas Rangers33.1%
  4. 4Jake BurgerTexas Rangers32.8%
  5. 5Corey SeagerTexas Rangers31.3%
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 Rangers0.295
  2. 2Justin FoscueTexas Rangers0.271
  3. 3Nicky LopezTexas Rangers0.266
  4. 4Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers0.264
  5. 5Brandon NimmoTexas Rangers0.259
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Jake BurgerTexas Rangers27
  2. 2Joc PedersonTexas Rangers26
  3. 3Corey SeagerTexas Rangers18
  4. 4Wyatt LangfordTexas Rangers17
  5. 5Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers17
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Justin FoscueTexas Rangers0.821
  2. 2Joc PedersonTexas Rangers0.812
  3. 3Josh JungTexas Rangers0.809
  4. 4Wyatt LangfordTexas Rangers0.778
  5. 5Ezequiel DuranTexas Rangers0.754
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Jacob deGromTexas Rangers196
  2. 2MacKenzie GoreTexas Rangers172
  3. 3Nathan EovaldiTexas Rangers141
  4. 4Kumar RockerTexas Rangers134
  5. 5Jack LeiterTexas Rangers83
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Jacob deGromTexas Rangers30.3%
  2. 2Jacob LatzTexas Rangers30.2%
  3. 3Trevor WilliamsTexas Rangers27.3%
  4. 4Chase SilsethTexas Rangers27.2%
  5. 5Nathan EovaldiTexas Rangers23.9%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Jacob LatzTexas Rangers0.473
  2. 2Cal QuantrillTexas Rangers0.619
  3. 3Jordan MontgomeryTexas Rangers0.622
  4. 4Jacob deGromTexas Rangers0.630
  5. 5Jakob JunisTexas Rangers0.641
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

2,565 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 1,112 pitches 43.4% 97.389th pct 23.1%81st pct 30.4%72nd pct 55.7%78th pct 0.0%100th pct 51.5%18th pct
SliderSL · 920 pitches 35.9% 91.399th pct 37.4%76th pct 41.3%91st pct 35.8%14th pct 0.0%100th pct 40.4%31st pct
ChangeupCH · 360 pitches 14.0% 89.786th pct 45.3%96th pct 30.5%30th pct 31.7%26th pct 0.0%100th pct 35.0%36th pct
CurveballCU · 173 pitches 6.7% 80.751st pct 37.5%83rd pct 32.9%64th pct 50.9%95th pct 0.0%100th pct 50.0%12th 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 edge78.6

Justin Foscue

Texas Rangers

Justin Foscue is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.423
vs R0.219

Estimated wOBA: 0.423 vs L, 0.219 vs R.

hitter edge75.6

Jake Burger

Texas Rangers

Jake Burger is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.384
vs R0.292

Estimated wOBA: 0.384 vs L, 0.292 vs R.

hitter edge74.3

Evan Carter

Texas Rangers

Evan Carter is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.148
vs R0.295

Estimated wOBA: 0.148 vs L, 0.295 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 batter92.1

Jacob Latz

LHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability95.0%Matchup100.0%Performance76.3%
Right-handed batter82.7

Jakob Junis

RHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance54.8%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Joc Pederson Joc Pederson is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 84.6
Jacob Latz Jacob Latz is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 84.6
Josh Jung Josh Jung is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 81.0
Justin Foscue Justin Foscue is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 80.5
Jacob deGrom Jacob deGrom is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 79.3
Kumar Rocker Kumar Rocker’s Slider: 83.1 mph, 41.4% 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.