Time is up for Dave Magadan

We are just over the halfway marker in the 2015 baseball season and the Rangers sit with a record of 42 wins and 44 losses. That’s actually pretty good considering they have two, yes TWO hitters with a batting average over .280.

Dave Magadan was hired by the Rangers on October 12, 2012 to replace the departed Scott Coolbaugh. Magadan came from the Boston Red Sox, where turned the Sox into a more plate-disciplined team. His philosophy is to make pitchers work for strikes and then capitalize when they make a mistake. What worked in Boston hasn’t translated to Texas. The team batting average has dropped in each of his seasons at the helm, from .262 in 2013 to .256 in 2014 to the putrid .247 this season. The entire team has struggled an the dish this year, but what’s more concerning is the negative impact he’s made on the veterans like Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus, and Shin-Soo Choo.

Beltre is hitting 27 points lower than his career average of .284. Elvis is down 32 points from his career average of .269. That’s bad, but even worst of all is Choo, whom the Rangers signed to a seven year $130 million contract to become their lead-off hitter. Choo is hitting .227, that’s 51 points below his career average of .278. This team is struggling and it’s time to move on from Dave Magadan while they are still in the playoff chase. When three of your four most expensive players are having consecutive career low seasons you have to make a change. If these numbers don’t do it for you, just watch this team hit. The eyeball test tells more than ever with this team. They lack confidence and aggressiveness at the plate. It can’t get any worse, can it? Well, the could be the Mets.

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Geoffrey Craig

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