When the Texas Rangers signed Corey Seager and Marcus Semien in the offseason for a combined $500 million, the hope wasn't necessarily instant contention. After all, the Rangers were coming off a 102-loss season in 2021.
It was more about the vision for the future: Become relevant in 2022 for the first time since 2016 -- the Rangers' last winning season -- and then make the big push in 2023, building around their new middle infield combo.
Instead, the Rangers stumbled to a 7-14 record in April and while they bounced back to .