Rangers met with a serious loss of injury against White Sox

The Rangers was negotiated on Saturday when DH Joc Pederson had a serious injury was hit by a pitch in their defeat against the White Sox. Pederson initially stayed in the game, but was later lifted for a prise grille. Manager Bruce Bochy revealed reporters (including Shawn McFarland by The Dallas Morning News) that Pederson suffered a fracture in his right hand when he was hit by the field. Pederson told reporters, Including McFarland, he expects a recreational time of six weeks for the injury.

It is a blow for a Rangers club that has only tried to stay healthy this year. Pederson will now join Corey Seaager and Evan Carter In addition to the injuries suffered by reliever Chris Martin and starter Kumar Rocker, Jon Gray and Cody Bradford. These injuries contributed to the fights of Texas this year because they have put up a lackluster 25-28 record that left three games from both from a wild card spot and from the Alwest. With Josh Smith, who is for Seaager at Shortstop and covered Sam Haggerty holds the midfield instead of Carter, the Rangers will probably be forced to become creative by replacing Pederson.

An option could be the first Baseman Blaine Crim, who did not play a hit in a cup of coffee with five games at the beginning of this year, but this year has a slash line of 0.301/.369/.558. Another could be Outfield Dustin Harris, who has a 104 WRC+ in 45 trips on the Big League level and is the only left-hander in the club that is already on the 40-man service plan at Triple-A. Harris could be a particularly attractive option if the Rangers want to continue to start the backup catcher Kyle Higashioka at ie against left -handed pitcher, a role in which the club already bears the third catcher Tucker Barnhart to record more regularly.

It must be recognized that he did not deliver a lot of production in his first season, since it did not deliver a lot of production that he did not deliver a lot of production on paper if the loss of his offensive skills cannot be produced much. Pederson signed a guarantee of two years and $ 37 million in winter and has a poor in 144 record appearances in 144 record appearances in 144 record appearances. This is hardly a production that a club is missed from its list, but it is an unfortunate timing that Pederson just looked more like his normal self on the plate: in his last 16 games with four additional goals and a striking walks of 26.5%.

The Rangers can only hope that he will be able to pick up exactly where he stopped when he later returns to the plot this summer. A six-week schedule would have it returned in early July, shortly before the All-Star break. As weak as its start to the 2025 campaign, it goes without saying that Pederson can be a dynamic addition to practically any list when it is healthy. While he plays almost exclusively against right -handed pitching, the Slugger with a WRC+ of 135 and 61 Homers in 387 played an excellent .262/.365/.485 with a WRC+ of 135 and 61 Homern. This is the 16th best WRC+ among all racers with at least 1000 record appearances during this time Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jose Ramirez on the ranking. If Pederson can offer the Rangers this type of production in the second half, it should be easy for fans to forget his fights and problems in the first half, as long as Texas has not already fallen out of the playoff interview before returning.