Rangers Spring Training Preview: Corey Seager

Corey Seager is coming off an All-Star Game appearance and a career high in home runs.

InsidetheRangers.com previews every player on the Texas Rangers 40-man roster heading into Spring Training in Surprise, Arizona.

SS Corey Seager

In 2022:

Seager’s Career at a Glance: Seager set a career high in home runs, nearly set a career-high in RBI and avoided major injury. In addition to the career-high in chances, his fielding percentage was the third-best single-season total of his career and right in line with his career average. That’s despite his 17 errors being one off his career high. He settled in as the No. 2 hitter all season and made the All-Star Game for the third time.

Seager batted .245/.317/.455/.772 with 33 home runs and 83 RBI in 151 games. His batting average was the worst of his career, as he adjusted to a new league and continued to deal with the shift. . Seager also had 24 doubles and one triple. He handled 600 total chances — the most of his career — and had a fielding percentage of .972. He was charged with 17 errors and helped turn 91 double plays.

Contract Status: Seager will enter the second year of a 10-year, $325 million deal in 2023.

In Surprise: There isn’t a lot of drama here. Seager will be the starting shortstop. With the defensive shift now eliminated, Seager should benefit as a hitter from more traditional defensive alignments. Globe Life Field suits his swing well. New manager Bruce Bochy may have new ideas about where to hit Seager in the order. But chances are he’ll remain in the top three spots and see an uptick in his batting average. He’s never had a 30-home run, 100-RBI season. He may be in position to do so next season.

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 |

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