First baseman Ronald Guzman hasn’t gotten a ton of buzz this offseason. That tells us two things: (1) Little controversy surrounds his assumed playing time and (2) he hasn’t earned any considerable hype. The Texas Rangers enter spring training with Guzman atop the 1B depth chart. Will he remain there all season or might someone else intervene?
With the Rangers going through a rebuild, the club plans to let young talent play through thick or thin in 2019. Rookies, sophomores… basically any member of the team age 25 and under will be evaluated at the big league level from April to September.