Odor was the Rangers' Opening Day second baseman, but was optioned to Triple-A after hitting .144 in 29 games. There were also concerns about his defense.
Odor, however, had a remarkable rise in Triple-A Round Rock. He hit .352 with five home runs in 30 games and had a streak of eight straight multi-hit games. Odor said he also improved his play in the field.
The only hard part for Odor was working through failure for the first time in his career.
"Yeah," he said. "It was my first time." But Odor made his way back, forcing the Rangers' hand to recall him despite it creating several moving parts in the lineup.