The begin their post All-Star Break schedule with an afternoon make-up game with the Miami Marlins at 12:10 p.m. CT on Thursday. With left on the schedule, here are three bold predictions down the stretch. Marcus Semien will be a 30-30 player already has a career-high 17 stolen bases going into the
Will Clark Jersey All-Star Break. Rangers manager Chris Woodward seems to really like using Semiens speed aggre sively on the basepaths. The move of Semien to leadoff in late May, one could argue, helped Semien get out of his slump to start the season. So its not far-fetched to believe he could have 30 or more steals by seasons end. He has just 13 home runs so far. But he didnt hit his first home run until May 28. From that point to the All-Star Break, Semien has hit a home run every 17 plate appearances (210 plate appearances total
Matt Williams Jersey ). At that pace, hell need roughly 300 more plate appearances to get to 30 home runs (a suming four plate appearances per game). There are 72 games left. Itll be tough, considering Semien is likely to get a day or two off down the stretch. But hell get plenty of chances and he has at least one more red-hot stretch ahead of him. Youll see some Cole in your futureWhether its or , at least one of the two Rangers Top 30 prospects will hit Globe Life Field at some point in 2022. It could simply be when the rosters expand in September. But with the Rangers searching for consistent options beyond Martn Prez and Jon Gray in the starting rotation, they could give either of their former first-round picks a turn or two at the end of the season. Its tempting to give Ragans the first shot. He mi sed 2018-20 with injuries and the minor league COVID cancellation. But now that hes healthy, hes blown through Single-A Hickory,
Andrew McCutchen Jersey Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock in le s than two seasons. Winn has been at Round Rock all season, and while his ERA is above 6.00, hes 6-1. It may be nothing more than a cup of coffee for either, or both, but I think the Rangers will give at least one of them a turn. Jonah Heim will be the best hitting catcher in the ALOne could make the
Duane Kuiper Jersey argument that deserved a spot in the All-Star Game as a backup catcher for the American League. I think its po sible he could have the best overall hitting numbers in the AL for all qualifying catchers by seasons end (note that he doesnt qualify yet because hes not averaging the 3.1 plate appearances needed, but its coming). Among catchers that have played at least 60 games, only Torontos Alejandro Kirk (.315) and Bostons Christian Vazquez (.273) have a better batting average than Heims .262. Only Seattles Cal Raleigh has more home runs (13) than Heims 12. Heim has 33 RBI, which is four behind Kirk, who leads AL catchers with 37. Itll be a race between Heim, Kirk and Vazquez down the stretch, but Heim has taken well to the everyday role since Mitch Garvers injury and subsequent surgery. Hes trying to prove to the Rangers hes "the guy" for the future. His batting average may not quite approach Kirks, but when you combine the power
Tyler Beede Jersey numbers, I think Heim will be looked upon with just a bit more favorably by seasons end. Scroll to Continue
