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        2020 5 22 38   2023 2 90 72                         Decade  
        2021 5 60 102                                   Click  
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  Titles: Top Rangers Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  2023 - Won WC (TB); Won ALDS (Balt); Won ALCS (Hou); Won WS (Arizona)  
    Pitchers:  
  BallPark: Dane Dunning (4.78) -  14  
  Arlington Stadium (2020) Martin Perez (5.77) -  14  
  Globe Life Field (2021-2023) Jordan Lyles (-1.16) -   9  
    Jon Gray (3.35) -  7  
  Team Name: Joe Barlow (0.96) -  7  
  Rangers  Nathan Eovaldi (3.1) -  7  
    Lance Lynn (2.19) -   6  
  Owner:  Andrew Heaney (1.4) -  5  
  Consortium led by Bob Simpson & Ray Davis   Kyle Gibson (3.11) -   5  
    Ian Kennedy (1.17) -  5  
  General Managers: Jonathan Hernandez (1.1) -    4  
  Jon Daniels (2020) Taylor Hearn (-0.32) -  4  
  Chris Young (2021-2023) Will Smith (0.3) -  4  
    Jose LeClerc (2.29) - 3  
  Managers: Glenn Otto (-0.85) - 3  
  Chris Woodward (2020-2022) Jordan Montgomery (0.5) -  2  
  Tony Beasley (2022) Matt Moore (2.39) -  2  
  Bruce Bochy (2023) Brock Burke (2.1) -  1  
    Jacob deGrom (0.9) -  1  
  No Hitters:  
  None Catchers:  
    Jonah Heim (5.27) -  15  
  Hall of Famers: Mitch Garver (2.49) - 3  
  None Sam Huff (0.81) -   2  
     
  Rookie of the Year: First Basemen:  
  None Nate Lowe (8.21) -  23  
     
  MVP: Second Basemen:  
  None Marcus Semien (13.09) -  19  
       
  Cy Young: ShortStop:  
  None Corey Seager (10.81) -  21  
    Isiah Kiner-Falefa (5.66) -  13  
  Notable Events: Elvis Andrus (-0.60) -   2  
     
  2020 -  Between '09 and '16, the Rangers topped 87 wins seven of the eight Third Base:  
  years, topped 90 in five of those, made it to the post season five times and  Josh Jung (2.45) -  8  
  to the World Series twice. Those days are long gone. Since then four under Ezequiel Duran (1.05) -  4  
  .500 years with '20 being by far the worst at 22-38. Unclear if '20 was rock Andy Ibanez (1.76) -  1  
  bottom, it may not be. The Rangers had had only one season in this     
  century where they scored below the league average in runs. In '20, Outfield:  
  the offense was putrid scoring one run less a game than the league Adolis Garcia (11.43) -  31  
  average. The pitching, meanwhile, was actually not quite as bad as it  Leody Taveras (4.7) -   16  
  had been in recent years, altho' it was still bad - giving up half a run Joey Gallo (5.67) -   9  
  a game more than the league average.     
    Notable Events:  
  □  A consortium led by Ray Davis and Bob Simpson have owned the club  
  since '10. Previous owner Tom Hicks had built a solid nucleus of a ballclub 2024 - The Rangers lost a slew of free agents who were on short contracts to  
  before selling in '10 and the new owners were able to ride the wave of that help with the '23 pennant push. It shouldn't hurt.  
  talent thru '16. Now we'll get to see if they've got what it takes to build a    
  winner. Offense:  
    On offense, OF Robbie Grossman and DH Mitch Garver were allowed to walk  
  □  Jon Daniels was hired by Tom Hicks as GM in '06. He's proven that he  in free agency to make room for young stud outfielders Evan Carter and   
  has the chops to build a powerhouse club in Texas as he did it with the Wyatt Langford. The rest of the offense is good enough to carry the two   
  09 thru '16 clubs. Daniels was fired after the 2020 season. youngsters while they adjust to major league pitching.  
  Six foot 10 inch former major league pitcher Chris Young was hired in Daniels'  □  C Jonah Heim, 29, '21 trade with A's, 18 95 .258  
  place in 2021. He should know his pitching as he had an eighteen year big □  1B Nate Lowe, 25, '21 trade from TB, 17 82 ,262  
  league career. □  2B Marcus Semien, 33, '22 FA from Toronto, 29 100 .276  
    □  SS Ezequiel Duran, 26, '21 trade from Yankees, 14 46 .276  
   □  Chris Woodward was hired on as manager in '19. Woodward lasted in the □  SS Corey Seager, 30, '22 FA from the Dodgers, 33 96 .327  
  position into the '22 season when he was replaced by interim Tony Beasley. □  3B Josh Jung, 23, 1st Round Pick '19 draft (8th overall), 23 70 .266  
  Texas got serious in '23, naming Bruce Bochy as the new manager. □  CF Leody Taveras, 25, '15 IFA, 14 67 .266  
  Bochy is one of those managers who can make a difference. □ OF Adolis Garcia, 31, '19 purchased from St. Louis, 39 107 .245  
    □  OF Travis Jankowski, 33, '23 FA from Atlanta, 1 30 .263  
  2021 - The Rangers move into Globe Life Field. The new stadium will draw □  CF Bubba Thompson, 26, '17 draft 1st round pick, 0 4 .170  
  fans in for just so long without a decent team on the field. □  OF Evan Carter, 21, '20 draft 2nd round pick, 5 12 .306  
    □  OF Wyatt Langford, 22, '23 draft 4th overall pick, Big Time Prospect  
  2021 - 2022 - The Rangers continue to flounder going 60-102 and 68-94.    
    Pitchers:  
  2022 - Texas tries something unique and starts spending in an attempt to have On the mound, Martin Perez, Jordan Montgomery, Will Smith and Aroldis  
  a product worthy of the new environment. RHP Jon Gray, 30, LHP Martin Chapman were allowed to walk to make room for the injured Max Scherzer  
  Perez, 31, 2B Marcus Semien, 31, SS Corey Seager, 28, are free agent signings. and Jacob DeGrom and newcomer David Robertson. Also, the Rangers   
    want to allow room for twenty six year old lefty Cody Bradford's role to expand.  
  2023 - GM Chris Young likes him some pitching and makes three big  □  RHP Nathan Eovaldi, 34, '23 FA from Boston, 12-5 3.63  
  signings in the off season in order to try righting the ship.  □  RHP Dane Dunning, 29, '21 trade from White Sox, 12-7 3.70  
  RHP Jacob deGrom, 35, is signed from the Mets to a huge deal despite an injury □  RHP Jacob deGrom, 36, '23 FA from Mets, 2-0 2.67  
  history. He's the big fish. When healthy, deGrom is elite and the ace of any staff. □  LHP Andrew Heaney, 33, '23 FA from the Dodgers, 10-6 4.15  
   LHP Andrew Heaney, 32, is signed away from the Dodgers and RHP Nathan  □  RHP Jon Gray, 32, '22 FA from Colorado, 9-8 4.12  
  Eovaldi, 33, is signed from Boston. Closer Will Smith, 33, is signed from □  RHP Max Scherzer, 40,  '23 Trade from Mets, 4-2 3.20  
  Houston. He's not elite, but he'll do. The starters are all in their thirties and □  Closer David Robertson, 38,  '24 FA from Miami, 6-6 3.03 18 saves  
  have injury histories, but, when right, they can pitch. □  RHPJose LeClerc, 30,  '10 IFA, 0-2 2.68  
    □  LHP Brock Burke, 27, '19 trade from Tampa, 5-3 4.37   
  2023 - Massive improvement by the Rangers gaining twenty two games in the □  LHP Cody Bradford, 26, '19 draft 6th round pick, 4-3 5.30  
  standings to go 90-72 and make the playoffs. Texas doesn't stop there as in  □  RHP Jack Leiter, 24, '21 draft 2nd overall pick, minors 2-6 5.19  
  the postseason they beat Tampa in the Wild Card, Baltimore in the ALDS,    
  Houston in the ALCS and Arizona in the World Series. Despite the low win    
  total in the regular season, they were a deserving World Series Champion.    
  It was Texas' hitting that made the difference. They scored 133 runs over the    
  league average, nearly a run a game, and improved 174 runs over their '22    
  run production. Impressive. Josh Jung was the only big stick added to the     
  lineup in '23, but he was only a part of the reason for the offensive uptick.    
  The rest of the upsurge was incrementally better seasons from several players.    
  There were ten players in double figures in home runs. A genuine circular    
  lineup. Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager topped thirty. Josh Jung and Marcus    
  Semien topped twenty.    
  The Rangers also improved 96 runs given up over what they gave up in '22.     
  The improvement in the pitching was due to Dave Dunning and the new guys    
  Andrew Heaney, Nathan Eovaldi and Will Smith in the offseason and Max    
  Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery at the trade deadline.