The Texas Rangers offense has been a major disappointment this season. Though the bats have ticked up at late, Texas still has a well-below-average 87 wRC+ for the season, and an 86 OPS+. There has been much discussion as to why the offense has been so bad — Rougned Odor’s ongoing struggles, Joey Gallo chasing too many pitches, the injuries — but one of the areas that has not been talked about as much, and that is perhaps the most baffling of the 2018 offensive problems, is Delino DeShields.
In 2017, Delino DeShields put up a .