Today RJ & Bobby dive into the Texas Rangers' potential for the 2025 season. They discussed the key players who need to step up and the critical events that must unfold by the All-Star break for the Rangers to finish the first half of the season in first place.
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00:00I'll tell you somebody who is really high on the Texas Rangers like I'm serious like
00:20just get on board like this is this is the best team in the A.L. West. I think it's the
00:23second best team in the American League assuming health who's strong. You are Jim Bowden. That
00:28is what you are. The Yankees are pretty clearly the best team in the American League like
00:31they're just the most talented. The A.L. stinks. If you can't make the playoffs of the American
00:36League this year like every team every team you can't make the playoffs the American League
00:41this year. You need to read it a question where you are as an organization. Jim Bowden
00:44has released the former GM who I believe once traded Mike Bassett. Jim Bowden has released
00:49his MLB power rankings. Where do you think the Texas Rangers sit as we open spring training
00:56throughout the entire league throughout the entire league. Major League Baseball. Give
00:59me a second here. You think you think we're in the A.L. second. I will put him second.
01:06I think Jim will have them fourth fourth in the A.L. Yeah. They're behind Dodgers Padres
01:17they're behind Atlanta Mets Phillies Yankees I'll say they're I'll say he has Seattle ahead
01:27of them and Cleveland so ninth not even close fourth fourth in Major League Baseball ahead
01:36of them is only the Phillies Yankees and Dodgers. This is right up he says the Rangers were
01:4178 and 84 last season finishing third in the A.L. West ten and a half games behind the
01:44Astros. So why do I have them fourth in my initial power ranking several reasons. First
01:48they have a significant number of impact players who were injured last year and are now healthy
01:53such as Ace Jacob to Graham outfielder Evan Carter and third baseman Josh Young. Second
01:58they have a plethora of young talent ready to break out including Wyatt Langford Carter
02:01and right hander Kumar Rocker. Boy how sad is it. They don't even mention lighter anymore.
02:06Third they acquired two more power bats this offseason trading for first baseman Jake Berger
02:10and signing designated hitter Jack Peterson which lengthens their lineup and gives them
02:14eight out of nine batters who have hit 20 plus home runs in a season. Fourth they have
02:18a deep starting rotation. Combine those factors with the core of their lineup led by Corey
02:22Seager Marcus Simeon and Adolis Garcia and it's easy to see the Rangers being formidable
02:26again when future Hall of Fame manager Bruce Bochy led the Giants to three World Series
02:30titles. You know what he's going to point out. He did it every year 2010 2012 2014 rather
02:35than consecutively.