Rangers' Hitters Fantasy Baseball Preview | Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Wyatt Langford, Adolis Garcia, Jake Burger and More

Let's continue our fantasy baseball team preview series with the Texas Rangers. We'll discuss the team's hitters here - check back later for the pitcher writeup.

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Top Fantasy Hitters

There's several Rangers' hitters appearing on the ADP list so far.

Corey Seager leads the charge, going at pick 42.26 overall. Marcus Semien is near him, at pick 46.95.

Wyatt Langford is going around pick 76.58. Adolis Garcia is at pick 140.11, while Jake Burger is at pick 148.11.

Seager has dealt with injuries over the past two seasons, but has been good/great when on the field. In 123 games last season, Seager had a .278 average and .353 on-base percentage, which are actually below his career marks.

Seager also had 30 home runs, 74 RBIs, a stolen base and 68 runs scored last season. He has hit over 30 homers in three straight years, despite only topping 125 games once in that span.

There's risk involved taking Seager, but that could be said regardless of his ADP. His fantasy ceiling is much higher than pick 42.26, so I have no issues taking a gamble on him around that pick. I'd have a backup shortstop on my roster in case Seager goes down again though.

Semien has been one of the more durable players in the league over the past several seasons. His 159-game season in 2024 was his fewest number of games played since 2018 (not counting the 2020 COVID season).

Semien had just a .237 average and .308 OBP though, which are way below his career marks (.255 average, .323 OBP). He had 23 home runs, 74 RBIs, eight stolen bases and 101 runs scored last season.

There's still enough fantasy value to take Semien around his ADP. Some are expecting more regression from him this year, but a little bounceback in average and OBP should offset regression in homers, RBIs or runs scored, so I still like taking him around that ADP.

You wouldn't need an additional second baseman if you drafted Semien given his record of durability over the years.

Langford showed some nice promise in his 134-game rookie season.

He hit .253 and got on base at a .325 clip. He also had 16 home runs, 74 RBIs, 19 stolen bases and 74 runs scored.

Many are expecting the young outfielder to take another step this season, and I'm in that group. If he and the hitters around him can stay healthy, I think Langford has the chance to really break out this season, which would make him a big draft steal candidate. I am fine taking him as a second fantasy outfielder - if you get him as your third guy, that position is absolutely stacked for you. He's an even better asset in dynasty/keeper leagues.

Garcia is a late-round fantasy option because of his power.

In 154 games last season, Garcia hit just .224 and got on base at a .284 clip - he has a career .239 average and .298 OBP, so a little bounceback could be possible. He had 25 home runs, 85 RBIs, 11 stolen bases and 68 runs scored.

It was a big step back in several stats for Garcia, but there's still enough production in those numbers for some usage in standard leagues. He's definitely a better deep-league option, and is pretty unlikely to be owned in all standard leagues during any point of his age-32 season.

Burger gets a big fantasy boost after moving from the Marlins to the Rangers this offseason. He's projected to play first base and hit eighth in the lineup.

In 137 games with Miami last season, Burger had a .250 average and .301 OBP. He added 29 home runs, 76 RBIs, one stolen base and 68 runs scored.

He's another better deep-league option, but there will probably be times this season where Burger is a standard league option for weeks at a time. Burger is a good secondary fantasy 1B, and could also be utilized at 3B, giving him more fantasy value.

Other Starting Options

According to FanGraphs, there's still a handful of projected starting hitters we need to discuss.

Joc Pederson is projected to hit fourth and be the designated hitter, but platoon with Kyle Higashioka, who is also the backup catcher. Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Jonah Heim are the other projected starters. Ezequiel Duran, Josh Smith and Leody Taveras are all projected bench bats.

Pederson has put up good numbers despite being in a platoon most seasons. In 132 games with the Diamondbacks last season, Pederson had a .275 average and .393 OBP. He added 23 home runs, 64 RBIs, seven stolen bases and 62 runs scored.

He's a better deep-league option, but will definitely have stretches where he's usable in standard leagues this coming season. Anytime he gets a start, he's a good streaming option if he's hitting cleanup.

Higashioka could have stretches where he's usable in deeper leagues, but would need consistent starts at first base or catcher to have that happen.

Heim played in 131 games last season, and has at least 127 games played in three straight campaigns. He had a .220 average and .267 OBP last season, along with 13 home runs, 59 RBIs, one stolen base and 45 runs scored.

Heim is probably going to top out as a deep-league this coming season, but at a weak fantasy position, you don't want to write him off in case he ups his play.

Jung only got in 46 games a season ago. He had a .264 average and .298 OBP, which aren't far off the numbers he delivered in a 122-game season in 2023. His 162-game averages are: 29 home runs, 84 RBIs, six stolen bases and 86 runs scored.

Those are pretty good numbers, but durability concerns are holding him back this spring. He's another deep-league option to begin the season, but could become a standard league threat in a hurry, so keep a very close eye on him.

Duran, Smith and Taveras are going to have hard times becoming even decent fantasy assets unless there's some injuries ahead of them. There's a history of injuries though, so keep these guys in mind in case another injury happens.

Top Prospects

Sebastian Walcott is the only Texas hitting prospect in the top-100 list at MLB.

His ETA is 2026, but I still want to discuss him a bit. The shortstop/third baseman has a .260 average and .341 OBP across 169 minor league games so far. Walcott has accumulated 18 home runs, 80 RBIs, 39 stolen bases, 96 runs scored, 76 walks and 196 strikeouts.

It'd take a bunch of injuries or the Rangers turning into sellers for Walcott to maybe make the big leagues near the end of the season.

Justin Foscue and Dustin Harris are a couple other members of the team's top-30 prospects from the end of last season who could help out the MLB team in 2025.

Foscue can play several infield spots and got in 15 MLB games in 2024. He had a .048 average and .091 OBP, along with 18 strikeouts over 42 at-bats. His .278 average, .388 OBP, 60 home runs, 252 RBIs, 22 stolen bases, 243 runs scored, 198 walks and 247 strikeouts in the minor leagues are a bit more promising and why he's one of the team's better-ranked prospects.

Harris got in two big league games in 2024, hitting a home run and double across six at-bats. The outfielder and third baseman has a .284 average, .375 OBP, 62 homers, 290 RBIs, 129 stolen bases, 347 runs scored, 259 walks and 437 strikeouts in the minors. 

Playing multiple spots could help either of those two guys to the big leagues, but some injuries probably need to take place before they could be starting everyday.

Malcolm Moore, Abimelec Ortiz, Cody Freeman, Jonathan Ornelas and Alejandro Osuna are some more hitters age 25 or below who are in big league camp this season.