Projecting the Texas Rangers' 26-man roster halfway through spring

Projecting the Texas Rangers’ 26-man roster halfway through spring training

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 28: Members of the Texas Rangers stand during the National Anthem before a MLB baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Globe Life Field on August 28, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. All players are wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. The day honoring Jackie Robinson, traditionally held on April 15, was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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Texas Rangers roster projection 2.0: Outfield (5)

LF: David Dahl

CF: Eli White

RF: Joey Gallo

Bench: Jason Martin, Delino DeShields

Interestingly, the outfield group was the other unit that seemed pretty easy to project out ahead of Opening Day, like the catcher position.

Alas, that’s no longer the case.

Complicating this projection ever so slightly has been the lackluster spring performance of top OF prospect Leody Taveras.

His struggles, combined with the strong efforts of Eli White and Delino DeShields in camp, were enough for me to boot the Rangers’ No. 4 prospect from his perch.

In left field and right field, the childhood friends Joey Gallo and David Dahl retain easy possession of their starting statuses.

New to the fray in this projection is OF Jason Martin, who is turning heads with a good spring.

The 25-year-old Martin was signed to a minor league deal with an invite to Surprise and has impressed with the bat in limited appearances so far. He can be a useful bench piece for the Rangers going into the regular season should he continue his high level of play.

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