The Texas Rangers are one of the best teams in baseball.
They are the reigning World Series champs, and they still have help on the way in the form of young players and top prospects.
Sure, there is a strong core with Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Nathaniel Lowe, Adolis Garcia and others; but the Evan Carter, Josh Jungs, and Leody Taveras represent the next generation.
You can go ahead and officially add another name to the mix of young contributors, with Wyatt Langford breaking camp with the team.
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy told the media on Friday that his star prospect is making the team.
He is not much of a defender, but as long as he hits like he has in the minor leagues and spring training, Texas will find a spot for him.
He hit .333/.453/.644 in 24 games in High-A last year; .405/.519/.762 in 12 Double-A contests, and .368/.538/.526 in five games in Triple-A.
He had nine homers and 11 steals in just 41 games between the three levels.
This year, he is slashing an incredible .388/.446/.796 in 17 spring training games, with six long balls.
As you can see, he still doesn’t know what it feels like to fail at a specific level.
MLB will obviously represent an increase in difficulty level, but he is well-equipped to be an above-average hitter and a key cog in the Rangers roster for the present and the future.