Texas Rangers: The time is now for Nomar Mazara

Nomar Mazara warrants more attention than he’s getting because this season will be critical for his Texas Rangers career

Just the other day we spoke of the critical crossroads Texas Rangers prospect Willie Calhoun is at in his career. Before that we discussed Joey Gallo and the importance of 2019 in his career trajectory. Today, we’re looking at Nomar Mazara in much of the same way.

This isn’t a matter of recycling interesting themes but rather an illustration of the crossroads the Texas Rangers are at in this stage of their rebuild. We’ll speak more to that growing list next week. Today we’ll focus on one player who’s flying under a few people’s radar: Nomar Mazara

Nomar Mazara is on the cusp. The cusp of possible greatness. The only problem is, we’ve been saying this for the past two seasons and as of yet he’s remained perfectly balanced on that cusp and we don’t know what to make of it.

Maz, 23, is undeniably a promising talent. The 6’5” 215lbs right fielder has a mature approach at the plate. By all accounts his swing is mechanically sound without any obvious holes. He can hit for power (60 homeruns in his 3-year career) as well as hit for contact.

Maz doesn’t suffer from the same plate discipline problems many of young teammates do and as the expected No. 4 hitter, he has all the ability to replace Adrian Beltre’s production. If he can improve on his career .258/.320/.425 he stands to receive a long-term deal that could make him Beltre’s permanent lineup replacement.