The Texas Rangers are pounding the ball with an offense that leads Major League Baseball in several categories.

To this scout, the Texas Rangers don’t receive enough credit for the incredible offense they have been producing in Major League Baseball.

According to MLB.com. at the start of play June 8, the Rangers lead all of baseball with a .277 batting average. The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays are a distant second at .264.

The average MLB batting average is hovering around .247, which is up from .243 last season.

In the category that is probably most important, the Rangers lead all of baseball in runs scored. Their 386 runs lead the Rays by 20.

The Rangers rank No. 7 in MLB in home runs. They have hit 79. By comparison, the Rays lead all of baseball with 107 homers.

The Rangers offensive stats are remarkable. To date, they have that .277 batting average, a .344 on-base percentage, a .458 slugging percentage, and a slugging plus on-base percentage of .802.

The Rangers are second only to Tampa Bay, which has a slugging plus on-base percentage of .816, the best in baseball.

Having played 61 games, the Rangers have played three fewer games than the Rays. That makes their offensive stats even more impressive.

Oh, and by the way, not to be out done by the offense, the Rangers pitching staff has done very well. They are among the league leaders in many categories.

And, they just learned they will be without ace starter Jacob deGrom. It has been announced deGrom will undergo Tommy John surgery.

But for this writer, the Rangers offense is king.

Individual Rangers Offensive Standouts:

Adolis Garcia-OF-Age 30

The Rangers home run leader is 30-year-old Adolis Garcia. He has hit 15 homers in 254 plate appearances. He has 52 RBIs.

Garcia played in Cuba’s Serie National for five seasons. He was the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2016.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Garcia to a $2.5 million contract after he defected from Cuba.

The Texas Rangers purchased Garcia from St. Louis in December 2019.

Garcia has always had a profile as an aggressive power-hitter.

He has an incredibly strong frame at 6-1, 205 pounds. And a rocket of a throwing arm from right field.

Now in his 4th season with the Rangers, Garcia only played three games in the pandemic shortened 2020 season. But, he hit 31 homers in 2021, and 27 homers last season.

He was a member of the American League All Star Team in 2021.

So far this year, the powerful Garcia has a hitting line of .273/.331/.515/.846.

Marcus Semien-2B/3B-Age 32

In the 2011 draft, Marcus Semien was drafted in the 6th round by the Chicago White Sox out of University of California, Berkeley.

Semien was given a $130,000 signing bonus by the White Sox.

Semien made his debut September 4, 2013, at the age of 22.

The White Sox traded him to Oakland in 2014.

Semien signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021, after he became a free agent with the Athletics.

In 2022, the Texas Rangers signed Semien to a 7-year contract worth $175 million. The contract runs thru 2028.

An All Star in 2021 with Texas, Semien has hit 45 and 26 home runs the past two seasons. He is currently hitting .304 with nine home runs and 50 RBIs.

Semien has scored 55 runs so far this year.

Corey Seager-SS-Age 29

A big man at 6-4, 215 pounds, Seager signed with Texas as a free agent in 2022. He came to the Rangers at the same time as second baseman Marcus Semien.

Seager’s contract is for 10-years, at $325 million. It runs through 2031.

Seager was a 1st round, 2012 draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers, out of Northwest High School, in Concord, North Carolina.

The No. 13 player chosen in the draft, Seager received a bonus of $2.350,000.

So far this season, Seager is hitting .336 with six homers and 29 RBIs in 131 plate appearances. He leads the team in batting average, but he has only played 29 games.

Josh Jung-3B-Age 25

Josh Jung made his Rangers debut last season, playing in 26 games. He hit .204 in 102 plate appearances.

Jung still enjoys rookie status.

Chosen in the 1st round of the MLB draft in 2019 out of Texas Tech University, Jung was the 8th player taken in the draft.

Jung received a $4.4 million dollar signing bonus from the Rangers.

A right-handed hitter, Jung is well-proportioned at 6-2, 214 pounds.

Jung was among the best hitters available in the 2019 draft. To date, he has lived up to his billing as a player with outstanding hitting mechanics to accompany his calm, collected, professional demeanor.

So far, Jung is hitting .292 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs in 244 plate appearances.

Jonah Heim-C-Age 27

Big and strong at 6-4, 220 pounds, switch-hitting Jonah Heim is viewed as one of the best hitting catchers in MLB.

Heim was a 4th round selection of the Baltimore Orioles in the 2013 June draft. Chosen out of Amherst Central High School, in Amherst, New York, Heim was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016. He was traded again in 2017 to the Oakland Athletics.

Heim made his major league debut with Oakland August 25, 2020 at the age of 25. He hit .268 for Oakland in 41 plate appearances.

The Athletics traded Heim to the Rangers in February 2021.

Heim really took off at the plate this year. He hit .227 last season for the Rangers in 450 plate appearances. But now, Heim looks like a much more confident hitter.

So far, he is hitting .293 with seven home runs and 46 RBIs in 204 plate appearances.

Nathaniel Lowe-1B-Age 27

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Lowe out of Mississippi State in the 13th round of the 2016 draft.

Lowe received a $100,000 signing bonus.

The Rays traded Lowe to the Rangers in December 2020.

Lowe won a Silver Slugger Award last year with Texas.

At 6-4, 220 pounds, the left-handed hitting Lowe really began to hit last season. He finished with a .302 batting average, and 27 homers in 645 plate appearances.

So far this season, Lowe has continued to hit. He has a line of .282/.357/.448/.805 with seven homers and 37 RBIs in 272 plate appearances.

Summary:

The Rangers lead the American League West with a record of 40-21, which puts them 4.5 games ahead of the Houston Astros.

The team is an offensive machine so far this season.

As of the start of play June 9, the Rangers remain a very formidable team in the American League. The dynamic offense is very to slow down.

The Rangers should be well represented at the All Star Game in Seattle this July.