A key trait many thought the new Texas Rangers manager would have was being fluent in Spanish.
Chris Woodward? Well, he’s working on it.
He knows that players from Latin America regularly help fill MLB rosters, but the Rangers seem to have more than the average share. Four of the top six prospects in the latest Baseball America ranking of Rangers prospects are Spanish-speaking.
But no matter how fluently a player from Latin America speaks English, and Rangers players such as Elvis Andrus, Nomar Mazara and Ronald Guzman are excellent, they are always going to be more comfortable speaking their native language.