SURPRISE, ARIZONA - MARCH 07: Nate Lowe #30 of the Texas Rangers laughs with a teammate prior to the MLB spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Surprise Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
Nate Lowe was supposed to arrive at spring training as the presumptive favorite to end the long-standing Texas Rangers first base drought.
As it turns out, though, that scenario hasn’t exactly gone according to plan.
Instead, a major challenger has emerged in the form of Ronald Guzman, the “totally different player” Guzman who entered camp in shape, with a new swing and coming off a Dominican Winter League MVP.