Rougned Odor, Texas Rangers
Saying that Odor is struggling at the plate is nothing new — this has happened to some degree in each of the last two years prior to 2019. However, it certainly seems like he’s digging himself into a hole that’ll be tough to emerge from.
Through 109 plate appearances, the second baseman is slashing a woeful .153/.231/.286 with three home runs and 10 RBI. Among players with at least 100 plate appearances, Odor’s 32 wRC+ and -0.5 fWAR are among the worst in baseball.
His 8.3% walk rate is actually on track to be a single-season career high, but he’s unfortunately paired it with a 37.6% strikeout rate, which is the highest in baseball heading into Wednesday’s action. The 25-year-old’s 51.9% fly-ball rate looks healthy when paired with a 34.5% hard-hit rate, but it’s come at the expense of fewer line drives (19.5% in ’18, 13.0% in ’19). Odor has also managed a 17.9% infield-fly rate, which is among the 20 highest in baseball.
He’s actually seeing four-seam fastballs more often than ever but is struggling mightily. So far in ’19, Odor has slashed .140/.229/.209 with a 32 wRC+ and 41.7% strikeout against them. Having a negative wRC+ against sliders (-37) and curveballs (-21) doesn’t help, either.
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