“How low can you go?” once asked Harry Belafonte. The Texas Rangers are baseball’s answer to that eternal question.
Coming into the season with some hope that a tip-top starting rotation, including Lance Lynn, Mike Minor, and Corey Kluber, could make them competitive, instead the Rangers this season are abysmal at every facet of the game.
According to Fangraphs their overall offensive WAR rating is -2.1. That means they are fielding a team that would normally be considered below replacement player level. Think Jack Mayfield at every position. (Sorry Jack)
Their wRC+, a measure that compares hitting relative to other teams, is 65.