Rangers Added Great 2023 With Long List Of Player Honors Verified but Unachievable
The Texas Rangers had the most memorable year in their franchise history this past season.
Everything they have built over the years resulted in them winning the World Series for the first time.
One reason for their success is that their players are very good.
They have done a great job in free agency over the past few years to add some impact players.
Many of their players found themselves on the All-Star team and in the conversation for end-of-season awards.
There were six Rangers that ended up on an All-MLB team.
According to the Rangers, Nathan Eovaldi, Jonah Heim, Jordan Montgomery, and Adolis Garcia made Second-Team All-MLB.
While Marcus Semien and Corey Seager made the top team.
Both Semien and Seager finished in the top three in AL MVP voting.
Each had a career year and played a big role in the Rangers winning the World Series.
Seager was arguably the best player in the entire MLB postseason.
He won World Series MVP and proved to be worth the lucrative contract he signed with the Rangers before the 2022 season.
As for Semien, what makes him so unique is his ability to play every day.
It is hard over a 162-game season to stay healthy and be on the field consistently.
But, Semien has only missed one game in the two years he has been with the Rangers.
There is no question each of these Rangers players are deserving of All-MLB nods.
It will be fun to see what they do for an encore next year now that they cannot sneak up on anyone.
He led the minor leagues in slugging percentage, led the South Atlantic League with 26 home runs and was fourth across the minor leagues in home runs and OPS. Along with the honor from the Rangers, he was named to the second team of MiLB’s Prospect Team of the Year.
It’s a far cry from where Ortiz was at the end of the 2022 season, when he slashed .226/.308/.380 with Down East. He spent the offseason working with former Major League star Carlos Delgado. Ortiz, who is now the No. 14 prospect in the Rangers’ organization, joined the organization on a $20,000 signing bonus after he signed as a non-drafted free agent out of SouthWestern State Junior College in 2021. Corniell, a right-handed pitcher, got a little bit more when he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2019 out of the Dominican Republic — $630,000. The Rangers got Corniell in a trade for Rafael Montero. His 2022 at Down East was rough — a 3-5 record and 5.45 ERA.
