This morning, we kick off a series where we issue grades and review the 2017 seasons for each Texas Rangers player. We are going to start with the positional players and go in alphabetical order, then move to the pitchers, doing several players per day.
In a year with a lot of disappointing performances, Elvis Andrus did exactly what the Rangers wanted Elvis Andrus to do. For the second year in a row he posted an 800+ OPS (slashing .297/.337/.471). He was consistent -- he had an 816 OPS in the first half and an 800 OPS in the second half, a 798 OPS v.