PT TOMORROW: AL WEST—Identifying second-half breakout candidates

During this All-Star Week, we asked our PT TOMORROW columnists to pick one player from each team who could emerge and perhaps even surprise in the second half, based on skills and/or opportunity that may lurking a bit under the surface.

 

Texas Rangers

A rebuilding club has already taken a big offensive step forward from 2021. As noticed early in this space, catcher Jonah Heim (.262 BA, 12 HR through 249 PA) has been a part of this for most of the year. Ditto 1B Nate Lowe (12 HR, .270 BA through 344 PA). And fantasy players paying attention are already onto OF Leody Taveras' recent promotion and what looks like a breakout performance (.341, 3 HR, 5 SB through 90 PA) of sorts. Rangers pitchers are lagging the bats, but the...

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