Rangers take even bigger hit with latest Corey Seager news

Earlier this week the Texas Rangers and their fans got news that nobody wanted to hear, they'll be without Corey Seager for a bit longer.

On the IL with lower-back inflammation since May 15, Seager's workout on Saturday wasn't what Texas hoped it would be with Skip Schumaker saying he "wasn't where we wanted it to be" and postponed his live batting practice session, which was supposed to be on Sunday.

Before the injury, Seager was one of the main contributors to the team's offensive woes, thanks to the worst slump of his career. Schumaker and the rest of the organization is hoping this stint on the injured can be a welcome mental break.

Seager's recent IL couldn't have come at a worse time for the Rangers

At the rate he's at, the two-time World Series MVP will be out for two weeks. It couldn't have come at a worse time for the team, after getting swept by the last-place Los Angeles Angels in horrendous fashion.

They need more offense, and that's something that Seager has been known for bringing to the team. Although that's not to say that the shortstop's absence is an excuse, as becoming one of the worst offenses in baseball is a team effort.

Only one player who's been on the team the whole season even has a batting average over .300, Josh Jung, and with the Rangers luck he's now dealing with his own injury.

If you include the newer guys, the batting average doesn't get much better. Only one person is ahead of Jung's .302 average, and that's Justin Foscue who is hitting .325 in 14 games. That's something that has to get better, lest the season actually get out of hand. Schumaker surely doesn't want to be the new bottom team in the AL West and he has to stop the bleeding now or else they'll be right there in a few weeks.

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