Of the myriad of off-season moves that didn't turn out very well in 2025, first baseman Jake Burger's inconsistency in the middle of the Rangers' lineup was among the most debilitating.
And the new approach that he wants to take into 2026 should serve as a blueprint for the rest of the Rangers, who made the job of opposing pitchers far too easy at times last season with quick, non-productive at-bats. They need to manufacture more runs than they did this past season.
Much of that was due to him being on the injured list three separate times with three different injuries.