Is Adolis Garcia a key to the Texas Rangers’ rebuild?

Is Adolis Garcia a key piece of the Texas Rangers’ rebuild?

Fun doesn’t win you championships, unfortunately. If you’re going to talk the talk, you have to back it up, and so far Adolis has done that tenfold. He’s been the primary catalyst in a large number of Rangers wins so far this year, and it’s imperative that the team capitalize on it while he’s on this memorable run. Regardless of what his future is in baseball, these last few weeks have been some of the most thrilling to watch for Texas Rangers fans in what feels like an eternity. For a fan base plagued with haunting memories of David Freese and Jose Bautista, the Rangers finally have a guy who steps up to the plate – literally – and tells the baseball world he and the Texas Rangers mean business.

There are drawbacks to Garcia, as fun as he is. He’s been so lethal, so quickly, but his plate discipline leaves a lot to be desired. Pitchers are going to start throwing outside at a higher rate at him because of his eagerness to swing. He’s one of those players that really only makes mistakes, both at the plate and in the outfield, when he’s trying to do too much.

The biggest factor in Adolis’s future here is whether what he’s doing right now is sustainable. He could be an MVP candidate three years from now, or he could just be another Danny Santana enjoying his day in the sun. If you’re asking me, I’m not even so much as thinking of trading the guy as long as he’s consistent.

Adolis Garcia deserves every bit of praise he’s received in 2021. He has brought a franchise coasting in the rebuilding phase a glimmer of hope that the future is, indeed, brighter in Arlington. Baseball fans are turning on their televisions to watch a Texas Ranger do incredible things, and he’s brought the metroplex a fiery intensity that he supplies to the team night in and night out.