It's painfully clear the Rangers need to go all in on this slugging first baseman

First base is traditionally a position from which you want to generate power at the plate. That has changed a little bit over the last decade or so with guys like Corey Seager and Marcus Semien providing pop as middle infielders, but the corner infield spots are typically power spots in the lineup.

The Rangers aren't getting that from Jake Burger, who is currently on the injured list for the second time this season with a jammed quad muscle. Of Rangers with at least 125 at-bats this season, his .659 OPS is currently the ninth-best and his .401 suggling percentage is sixth on the team.

The Rangers need to make a serious push for Josh Naylor before trade deadline

There is a former All-Star who is likely to become available in the coming days. Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Josh Naylor is the real deal and Chris Young needs to get serious about bringing the slugger to Arlington to plug a big hole in the lineup.

Naylor is hitting .294 with 11 HR and 58 RBI so far this season. His OPS of .804 is nearly .150 better than Burger's and would be second on the Rangers behind only Corey Seager. He has a much higher slugging percentage than Burger, and he has a very attractive BB/K ratio for a power hitter (46 in 330 at-bats). He typically puts the ball in play, and the Rangers need more of that.

There is no answer at 1B within the Rangers organization right now

The Rangers have tried Burger, Blaine Crim and Rowdy Tellez at first, but none of them are the answer for this season. Josh Smith has seen time there and done fine, but he isn't a power bat and is too valuable as an all-over-the-field utility man. Now that Young has shown that he is pushing all his chips into the middle of the table this season, he needs to go and get Naylor.

Yes, Naylor could be a 60-game rental as he will be a free agent after this season, but there has to be a nice package deal of major and minor leaguers (hands off Sebastian Walcott, however) that would get Naylor's big bat in for a stretch run.

It is also worth pointing out that Naylor would bring some more pop from the left side of the plate, taking some of the load off of Seager, giving manager Bruce Bochy more options with his lineup card. Right now, the team has a total of 22 home runs from left-handed hitters not named Seager.

It's time for some major reinforcements, and it should come in the form of Josh Naylor. Before he gets dealt to another team. Several mock deals have him going to the San Francisco Giants.