Breaking down Ron Washington’s Texas Rangers lineup 2014

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Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre

Sep 26, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (29) hits an rbi single during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Prince Fielder or Adrian Beltre, who do you put at 3 and 4? Either way, if you are pitching to them do you care? You probably don’t want to see either one of them! Dare I say his name, but you now have what we lost when Josh Hamilton left. Both Beltre and Prince have the power to set and change the tone of the game. My guess is that when Prince heard about the trade, his eyes lite up knowing he’ll be able to slam that ball into the home run porch pretty often this season. Also, having another power hitter does take some of the pressure off of Beltre, but I doubt that ever bothered him.

Prince Fielder stats

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	GDP
2011	*162*	569	95	170	36	1	38	120	1	107	106	.299	.415	.566	.981	164	17
2012	*162*	581	83	182	33	1	30	108	1	85	84	.313	.412	.528	.940	151	19
2013	*162*	624	82	174	36	0	25	106	1	75	117	.279	.362	.457	.819	120	20
9 Yrs	1322	4732	736	1352	269	10	285	870	18	726	980	.286	.389	.527	.916	141	120
162 Game Avg.	162	580	90	166	33	1	35	107	2	89	120	.286	.389	.527	.916	141	15

Adrian Beltre stats

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
2011	124	487	82	144	33	0	32	105	1	25	53	.296	.331	.561	.892	131	273
2012	156	604	95	194	33	2	36	102	1	36	82	.321	.359	.561	.921	139	339
2013	161	631	88	*199*	32	0	30	92	1	50	78	.315	.371	.509	.880	137	321
16 Yrs	2276	8596	1177	2426	495	30	376	1307	116	629	1379	.282	.334	.478	.812	114	4109
162 Game Avg.	162	612	84	173	35	2	27	93	8	45	98	.282	.334	.478	.812	114	292

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