3 biggest issues that led to the Rangers demise early on in 2025

The Texas Rangers are bordering on absolute failure territory as the calendar is about to flip into the month of June.

Thanks to one of the worst offenses in team history and a dwindling bullpen, the Rangers are 28-30 and sit third place in the American League West. Because of the starting rotation, they are still just a handful of games back from Houston and Seattle, which does give them some hope.

However, starting pitching can only do so much and if the rest of the team doesn't come to play then they are kind of screwed. The remaining aspects of the team haven't shown too much promise and that has what puts them in this hole that feels impossible to climb out of.

3 biggest issues that led to the Rangers demise early on in 2025

Rangers inability to get on base/drive in runs

This has been discussed in length from people who cover the team on a daily basis and even we did a deep dive into this, showcasing the Rangers' struggles with runners in scoring position through the first two months of the season.

Entering Saturday's game against St. Louis, the Rangers are second worst in on-base percentage and third-worst in batting average in all of Major League Baseball. Their .223 average as a team is only worse than the nine win Colorado Rockies and 18 win Chicago White Sox.

They did better at that Friday evening collecting 11 runs on 15 hits and going 6-for-14 with runners in scoring position. One of their struggling hitters in Marcus Semien also came alive with a four hit night, including a two-run homer for the 10th and 11th runs of the game. That made it 19 wins this season for the Rangers when scoring four or more runs.

Bullpen is faltering each passing day

The bullpen was one of the strongest attributes of this team early on but as of late they have been losing it and falling back into old habits we typically see from a Rangers' bullpen.

As a group, the Rangers' pen are just middle of the pack with a 3.86 ERA but that presents a major problem when you are in a lot of low scoring games. Sure, in one way you can go back to the lack of offense as that being the reason. The more high stress pitches you throw, the more you feel the need to be perfect and that can get you in trouble.

But the Rangers also have three everyday relievers with an ERA above 4.60 with Luke Jackson (4.67), Caleb Boushley (4.95) and Jacob Webb (5.47). Those are three players that Bruce Bochy heavly relies on and if they are giving up 10+ runs each, we are in trouble.

Personnel adjustments just aren't clicking

As the first two full months of the season have passed up by the Rangers have made several changes, including firing Donnie Ecker and hiring Bret Boone as well as several DFA's of players that just weren't cutting it.

Texas ditched Leody Taveras for Evan Carter's return... who shortly after got injured again. Blaine Crim replaced Jake Burger when he was optioned to Triple-A but Crim was never given a real chance to succeed. Now they are currently trying their hand with Alejandro Osuna.

Speaking of personnel changes... their offseason additions haven't paid off like they wanted to as Joc Pederson, Burger and Kyle Higahshioka have not met their expecations. All of that considered, it makes it hard to find any really progress and as each day passes, you just dig yourself deeper into that hole.