Moves to fifth in order Taveras batted fifth and went 0-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Athletics. Impact Taveras has evolved into the Rangers' primary center fielder, mostly due to a better-than-expected bat (.326/.369/.895). He'd mostly hit out of the last two spots in the order but was recently promoted to sixth before getting a shot at fifth, his highest placement yet when starting a game. Since the move up, Taveras is batting .344 (11-for-32) with a home run, six doubles, eight RBI and seven runs scored over nine games. The Rangers should take advantage of Taveras before his BABIP (.418) corrects, and the outfielder's results normalize.
JULY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE