Do you know how Bellinger felt three years ago? Texas abandoned its first championship player in 2023As long as you don't change the strike, Resurrection is an agent
Nov 22, 2025
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Each Major League club announced on the 22nd (Korea time) that non-tendered players were excluded from next year's renewal. There are 66 people in total. The most notable one is Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia.
Texas excluded Garcia, catcher Jonah Haim, right-handers Jacob Webb and Josh Svotz from renewing their contracts and released them as free agents.
Garcia is the leading player in the 2023 Texas World Series. In the regular season that year, he played in 145 games and recorded a career high with a batting average of 0.245 (136 hits in 555 at-bats), 39 homers, 107 RBIs, 108 runs, and OPS of 0.836, and in the postseason, he hit .323 (20 hits in 62 at-bats), eight homers, 22 RBIs, 11 runs, and OPS of 1.108 in 15 games, leading his team to win the World Series.
In particular, he hit a batting average of 0.357 (10 hits in 28 at-bats) and five home runs and 15 RBIs in the ALCS against the Houston Astros. After winning the championship, he won the Gold Glove in the AL outfielder category and was recognized for all his offense and defense capabilities.
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This is because it has been well below expectations in the last two seasons. In 2024, he fell sharply with a batting average of 0.224, 25 homers, 85 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.684 in 154 games, and this season, he fell to a batting average of 0.227, 19 homers, 75 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.665 in 135 games. Over the past three years, OPS+ has fallen to 127, 98, and 93. Moreover, this season, he was on the injured list twice with injuries to his left ankle in August and right quadriceps in September, further slowing down in the second half.
Garcia, who received $9.25 million this year, is expected to earn well over $10 million next year. Spotrac, a website specializing in salary, predicted Garcia's annual salary of $12.75 million next year. The Texas club believes that it would be better to give up a 32-year-old outfielder who has nothing to expect in the future for more than $10 million and instead raise prospects or add money to the cost of recruiting outside players.
MLBTR reported that 'Garcia has been asked by the Texas club to correct its batting in the last two years due to its lack of pioneering at-bats and its failure to escape from all or none-style hitting.' This may have been in conflict with the club over the hit.
Garcia is now free to negotiate with all clubs. For now, it is worth paying attention to a team that needs a big shot outfielder with a strong shot.
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Bellinger won the NL MVP in 2019 with a batting average of 0.305, 47 homers, 115 RBIs, OPS 1.035 and bWAR 8.7, but his OPS has not met expectations since 2020 with 0.789, 0.542 and 0.654. Injuries were the main cause. In Game 7 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves in 2020, he hit a winning home run in the seventh inning and was injured in the right shoulder while performing a ceremony to bump his forearm with Kieke Hernandez. Bellinger underwent surgery in November of that year and played in the opening game of the following year, but his offense fell sharply and struggled until 2022, eventually being kicked out of the Dodgers.
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It is unclear whether Garcia will be able to shoot a revival myth like Bellinger. It's because it hits you in a very different style. Like Bellinger, you should reduce your strikeout rate and improve your contact skills by taking the pain of cutting bones. Moreover, he is five years older than Bellinger three years ago.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
