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'Immense confidence' in Rangers hitters at deadline already biting Chris Young

The Rangers failed to add another bat at the deadline, and it is already showing
ByJeff Speicher|
Nov 7, 2023; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young speaks to the media during the MLB General Manager's Meetings at Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Nov 7, 2023; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young speaks to the media during the MLB General Manager's Meetings at Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Rangers lost a game they should have won on Friday night in Seattle when the team's de facto closer, Robert Garcia, gave up a two-run bomb to J.P. Crawford in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Mariners a 4-3 walk-off. The Rangers have lost the first two of the series and 4 of 5 on their current West Coast swing.

And while many will be quick to blame Garcia for not closing the game out, if the Rangers were scoring more runs, the game wouldn't have been left in the inexperienced Garcia's hands to blow in the first place.

Which begs the question: why didn't the POBO Chris Young and the front office reinforce what has been a streaky offense in 2025, and will it end up being the long-term problem for this team?

Chris Young says he believes the Rangers have enough offensive firepower

In an article for The Dallas Morning News, Chris Young defended his decision not to go in on a bat at the deadline, saying, "We have tremendous confidence in our hitting group," and "I'm happy with what we've seen...Now it's about continuing that."

"We have immense confidence with guys and positional player core." was another sound byte that is starting to sound like an excuse for not going out and adding a guy like Eugenio Suarez or Josh Naylor, who are settling in nicely across the diamond in the Mariner dugout.

The Rangers have already lost the momentum from that terrific homestand

After reeling off 8 out of 9 wins in an encouraging homestand to start the second half, the Rangers have now dropped 4 of 5 on their current road trip, scoring just 3 runs in their last two and getting shutout for the first time since June 23 in a 6-0 loss at Baltimore.

Questions are swirling around guys like Joc Pederson, Jonah Heim, Rudy Tellez, Ezequiel Duran, and the now-slumping Evan Carter. Are these guys going to be able to hit consistently when the team needs them to step up in crucial situations down the stretch?

If past results are an indicator of future success, then this team could have a problem in a packed wild-card hunt, and it makes you wonder why the Rangers didn't secure more hitting instead opting to fortify what was already the top pitching staff in baseball.

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