While Corey Seager's struggles are frustrating, he's shown repeatedly he can adjust

For Texas Rangers' fans it's quite hard to watch. Since Corey Seager arrived in Texas ahead of the 2022 season, there's been slumps before but not like what we're experiencing right now.

We are only 31 games into the season and he's played in 30 of those games, being healthy has been a blessing. Unfortunately, he's had a tough go of it lately batting .211 with 16 strikeouts over his last 15 games.

While that is not good, Seager has shown time and time again that there's no need to panic. All it takes is one swing for the All-Star shortstop to get hot again.

Seager's struggles aren't end of the world

It seems like this week more prevalent than any, Seager has been the last guy you've wanted up in a big situation. Why? Well because of games like the second of three against the Yankees on Monday.

Seager came to the plate with two runners on in a 3-2 deficit, threatening to tie the game or walk it off with less than two outs. Unfortunately, the Rangers' shortstop swung at a second pitch splitter knocking on the ground to second for a game-ending double play.

That's the Seager the Rangers are getting right now. From the finale in Seattle on April 19 he was hitting .200 and is entering play on Friday in Detroit at .207. During the home stand we saw flashes of his normal self but over the last four games he's gone 2 for his last 16 at-bats with seven strikeouts.

A surprising factor, he still leads Texas with six home runs and has driven in 17 runs while his OPS hovers right above league average at .711.

The closest we've seen to this level of unproduction from Seager was the 2024 season when got off to .208 start in the month of April. After 28 games he only had two home runs and six RBIs with a staggering 19 strikeouts to only two walks. The good news is he followed up with a 1.047 OPS month of May and ended the season with yet another 30 homer campaign.

Throughout his career while he's been on the field, he's been trustworthy to keep the job done. Which is why the 32-year-old now gets the benefit the doubt when things aren't going well at the plate. The average and OPS could be higher but he still has higher run production numbers and that should count for something.

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