Breaking down Ron Washington’s Texas Rangers lineup 2014

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Geovany Soto and Jurickson Profar

Sep 26, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar (13) hits a walk off home run during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Geovany Soto and Jurickson Profar round out 7 and 8. Soto doesn’t have the best bat, but not all catchers do, in fact not many do. You have our catcher out there to call the game, to manage a game, to calm the pitcher down and for his abilities behind the plate. Soto hold his own and have a good enough bat. There were several games he drove in the winning run and help win one with walk off home run against the Angels. Jurickson Profar didn’t have great year with his bat, but the kid is only 20. He’s very able to play short stop and second base. With another year under his belt and now playing full-time, I fully expect great thing on both sides of the ball this year. Profar spent some time in the Dominican Winter League, which is like a high AAA, where played very well finishing the season with a .284 batting average with 4 home runs and 19 RBI.

Geovany Soto Stats

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
2011	125	421	46	96	26	0	17	54	0	45	124	.228	.310	.411	.721	96	173
2012	99	324	45	64	12	1	11	39	1	30	76	.198	.270	.343	.613	63	111
2013	54	163	20	40	9	0	9	22	1	20	60	.245	.328	.466	.794	114	76
9 Yrs	656	2135	264	529	127	4	91	311	3	274	560	.248	.335	.439	.774	102	937
162 Game Avg.	162	527	65	131	31	1	22	77	1	68	138	.248	.335	.439	.774	102	231

Jurickson Profar Stats

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
2012	9	17	2	3	2	1	2	0	0	4	.176	.176	.471	.647	63	8
2013	85	286	30	67	11	6	26	2	26	63	.234	.308	.336	.644	76	96
2 Yrs	94	303	32	70	13	7	28	2	26	67	.231	.301	.343	.645	75	104
162 Game Avg.	162	522	55	121	22	12	48	3	45	115	.231	.301	.343	.645	75	179

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