{"id":137670,"date":"2026-01-10T16:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T16:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=137670"},"modified":"2026-01-10T16:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T16:58:26","slug":"rangers-set-up-for-124-million-contract-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=137670","title":{"rendered":"Rangers set up for $124 million contract nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_sporting_news_articles_584\/e2591a7619d311cf4bc2fb23cc1bfc72\" alt=\"Rangers set up for $124 million contract nightmare - Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<section id=\"article-body\">The Texas Rangers are in an interesting spot.<\/p>\n<p>This offseason, they let a few of their veteran hitters go. But they&#8217;ve still got some good bats along with a talented pitching rotation.<\/p>\n<p>The AL West Division is strong, too, so nothing is a given for the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>In a few years, they may also have a bulky, unfortunate contract on their hands.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/yankees-inset-2-js.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Yankees settle for doubleheader split with Rangers | New York Post\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Corey Seager is still a standout right now.<\/p>\n<p>But from 2028-31, he&#8217;s due $31 million each season, for $124 million total.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report&#8217;s Kerry Miller wrote this week that that could end up being a &#8220;nightmare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seager doesn&#8217;t have to remain a shortstop,&#8221; Miller acknowledges. &#8220;By the time 19-year-old top prospect Sebastian Walcott is ready for the Rangers&#8217; gig, Joc Pederson will be out of the picture and Seager could become the full-time DH. That could buy him a few more years of good production, as he did still have an .860 OPS this past season for the 102 games he didn&#8217;t miss. At this point, though, we&#8217;ll believe he can stay healthy when he actually does it again, and that skepticism for 2028-31 will only exponentiate if he misses significant chunks of the next two seasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3926,h_2208,x_0,y_0\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_rangers\/01keaszk7em45jzam7t7\" alt=\"Rangers Superstar Predicted To Have 'Nightmare Contract' in Near Future\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seager is a tall dude with an injury history, which doesn&#8217;t help his cause here.<\/p>\n<p>Shortstops don&#8217;t always age gracefully, especially at a bigger size, so Seager may have to reinvent himself at some point.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers are certainly hoping his bat lasts, at least, to make him mostly worth it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers are in an interesting spot. 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