2021 Year in Review: Spencer Howard

With the 2021 season having come to a close, we are looking back at the year that was for members of the Texas Rangers.

Today we are looking at pitcher Spencer Howard.

Ah, Spencer Howard.

2021 was not good for him.

We talk about the idea of “buying low” on certain players, or certain prospects, and that’s certainly what the Rangers did with Spencer Howard.

A second round pick in 2017 by the Philadelphia Phillies out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Howard had a breakout campaign in his second full season as a pro, putting up a 2.03 ERA between high-A and AA, along with a pair of starts in the complex league. He vaulted up the prospect charts, becoming a consensus top 50 prospect in baseball. In the…