Rangers might be struggling so far under Skip Schumaker, but the team still has his back

We’re over one month into Skip Schumaker’s first season as the manager of the Texas Rangers. It might not look so good on paper at the moment, but he already has the team behind him. 

First baseman Jake Burger said that he’s been awesome so far. "I played with him in Miami for a year and a half, and kind of getting him back into the mix was awesome,” Burger said on MLB Central. “Y'know, he brings this energy and this communication factor; he keeps a tab on every guy. He always has a pulse on the clubhouse, and he's there to battle every single night."

He was then asked by co-host Mark DeRosa if Schumaker has changed since his time in the 305. “Nah, he’s the same guy.” Burger said. “I think obviously he’s learned from his time in Miami. In ‘23 we went to the postseason there, and I know he’s hungry to get back.”

With the way the Rangers are playing, Skip Schumaker might have to starve

If Skip Schumaker was hungry for a postseason return before, he might have to starve with the way the Rangers' season is currently going. They did finally earn an impressive win against the Yankees, but the fact still stands that this year's offense is almost just like last year's.

A month into the 2026 season, the Rangers' bats are in the bottom third of the league. The highest they rank in any category is 20th, and that's with a .237 batting average. Every other statistic (OBP, SLG, OPS) is somehow even worse. It gets even worse when they visit their own ballpark, Globe Life Field. There, they have an even worse batting average of .217.

It doesn't help matters either that their previously tried-and-true players are just flat-out struggling at the moment. Corey Seager and Evan Carter are both batting .196, Wyatt Langford .174 and Andrew McCutchen looks like a shell of himself with an average of .125. But hey, at least their pitching is still elite. With a 3.69 ERA, they're actually one of the best rotations in the league. Though it's started to show signs of slipping, recording a 4.38 ERA in their last eight games.

If the Rangers players can't figure it out at the plate or, in Langford's case, stay healthy, then it's set to be a long season for Schumaker, the team, and all of Arlington. They have their pitching, but even that's starting to go away.

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