Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager has been one of the best at the position of his generation since playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he's also recently suffered in one of the worst stretches of his career.
Following being placed on the 10-day injured list with a lower back inflammation, the injury to Seager gives him a chance to rest and reflect on what's been one of the worst slumps of his career, 0-for-27 and 11 strikeouts. But local radio personality RJ Choppy from 105.3 The Fan in Dallas says the injury may have lingered more than expected, and if it's true, Seager's slump all of a sudden makes sense.
"He was in at 0-for-27, which, that means this (injury) would've started 9-10 days prior to that, because that's about 27 at-bats. The way this team hits, you only get three at-bats a game. So, that would've been about nine games, and you're not playing necessarily every day. That's going on three weeks or two-and-a-half weeks of how long this would've been lingering."
Corey Seager's injury may have been lingering longer than fans initially thought
Shan Shariff of 105.3 The Fan added that there could've been something else that was bothering Seager, but either way, he's getting the rest he badly needs to come back healthier, stronger and hopefully much better.
If Seager was really trying to be a trooper and keep an injury private, cheers to him. But in all honesty, he's at a point in his career where if he feels something wrong, he's got to rest up and heal rather than try to tough it out. Look where that got him, arguably in the worst slump in his career.
Rangers president Chris Young said that Seager would have a chance to come back for the first game at home against the Houston Astros, which will be on May 25.
As it stands now, the Rangers are in quite a pickle with or without their star shortstop. We may see Young make a move at the deadline, but in all honesty, they are about the most mediocre team in a hilariously weak AL West. They can sell the assets they need to get better for the future, but that brings a question if Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi want to stay for that.
With both guys in their mid-late 30s, it's not exactly the perfect sales pitch to have two veteran pitchers wait to risk the latter part of their respective careers and rebuild quickly.
A lot of the Rangers' struggles have to do with the offense just not being good enough. It's an even worse offense than last year, with the Rangers only putting up 3.62 runs per game (h/t The K&C Masterpiece) compared to 4.22 runs last year, the worst in the American League. We can also give them the title of the lowest batting average since 2020.
This all goes to show the Rangers' woes aren't all Seager's fault, but maybe some rest is exactly what the two-time World Series champion needs to get back into rhythm.
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