This young Rangers arm has moved from the bottom of the rotation to indispensable

Jack Leiter didn't have his best stuff in the middle game of the Rangers' three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers but that has been the exception to the norm for the hard-throwing, right-hander over the last several months.

After having a wobbly start to the year, pitching out of the 5th spot in the starting rotation, Leiter has steadily improved over July and August. He is now pitching so well that it is difficult to see him not being a cog in the postseason rotation if the Rangers were to make the playoffs.

There were times where it looked like Leiter may lose his starting spot

In the first 10 weeks of the season, Leiter was struggling badly with his location. When he would get two strikes on a hitter, he would try to be too perfect with his out pitch and nibble at the corners of the plate.

The result was high pitch counts and a lot of walks that turned into earned runs. In May and June, Leiter turned in a 4.81 ERA while issuing 27 walks and his body language on the mound wasn't what you want to see from a young player, as fans could tell he was getting frustrated with his inefficiency.

Since the beginning of July, Leiter has been much better

Once the calendar flipped to July, the Vanderbilt product has shown improvement. Since July 6, Leiter has had a 3.39 ERA and has significantly reduced his BB/9 innings ratio, allowing just 32 free passes in 61 innings pitched.

No one has ever questioned whether he has the stuff to be dominant but it takes time for even the most gifted pitchers to learn how to pace themselves over the course of a 162-game season.

Leiter is only 25 years old and the methodical improvement he has shown should have Chris Young, Bruce Bochy and Rangers fans excited about where the young hurler is as 2025 comes to a close.