Rangers Spring Training Preview: Adolis Garcia
InsidetheRangers.com previews every player on the Texas Rangers 40-man roster heading into Spring Training in Surprise, Arizona.
OF Adolis García
In 2022: García had a breakthrough season in 2021. The question was whether he could build on that in 2022, and in many ways he did. He set career highs in batting average, hits, total bases, doubles, triples, RBI and walks. He trimmed down the strikeouts and became one of two Rangers in 2022 (along with Marcus Semien) to have at least 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a season. He became just the sixth player in team history to accomplish that feat. He started the season in center field, but once the Rangers called up Leody Taveras, the Rangers slid him over to right field, where his cannon for an arm fits well. His signature moment was his walk-off home run against the Washington Nationals. But he played well all season.
García batted .250/.300/.456/.756 with 88 runs, 34 doubles, five triples and 27 home runs. He drove in 101 runs. He drew 40 walks and struck out 183 times. He stole 25 bases and was caught stealing six times.
Contract Status: García is under team control in 2023. He is eligible for arbitration in 2024.
In Surprise: García’s job is secure. In fact, there’s no question he’ll in right field, barring an injury or a change that causes a reshuffling. With two solid years under his belt, the Rangers get García for one more season on a team-friendly salary before he heads to arbitration, something the Rangers have avoided with a player for more than 20 years. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Rangers seek some sort of extension with him at some point during the season to avoid that, perhaps something like the Blue Jays did with Bo Bichette.
2023 Texas Rangers 40-Man Spring Training Previews:
Joe Barlow | John King | Dane Dunning | Brett Martin | Jake Odorizzi | Yerry Rodriguez | Owen White | Cole Ragans | Andrew Heaney | Glenn Otto | Josh Sborz | Ricky Vanasco | Cole Winn | Nathan Eovaldi | Jon Gray | Jonathan Hernández | Spencer Howard | José Leclerc | Martín Pérez | Brock Burke | Jacob deGrom | Taylor Hearn | Jonah Heim | Sam Huff | Luisangel Acuña | Ezequiel Duran | Josh Jung | Bubba Thompson | Nathaniel Lowe | Jonathan Ornelas | Corey Seager | Marcus Semien | Josh Smith |
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