SURPRISE, Ariz. – It is entirely possible Josh Jung would not have opened the season as the Rangers’ regular third baseman. Regardless of when the season...
Josh Jung talks with media at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Monday Jan. 10, 2022.SURPRISE, Ariz. – It is entirely possible Josh Jung would not have opened the season as the Rangers’ regular third baseman. Regardless of when the season opened.Instead, Jung will spend the greater portion of his age 24 season rehabbing, this time from shoulder surgery to repair a torn left labrum. The third base job will almost certainly go to Isiah Kiner-Falefa with backup from Andy Ibáñez.
It means if everything goes right, Jung may join a minor league team in late-August with about 30 games remaining in the minor league season. Not a great way to spend your fourth season as a professional. Especially when the first three only generated a total of 540 plate appearances due to injury and COVID cancellations.
There is some evidence to back that up, too. He suffered a stress fracture in his foot in spring training last year and missed the first six months of the minor league season. When he returned, he put together a .990 OPS and zoomed to Triple-A. It has been more than a decade since a prospect 24 or younger had a better OPS at the upper levels of the system.
In the meantime, it creates a more definitive role once again for Kiner-Falefa, who won a Gold Glove at the position in 2020, then moved to short. The signings of Marcus Semien and Corey Seager on the cusp of the lockout seemed to take opportunities away from Kiner-Falefa. It made him either a nice depth option or a potential trade piece.“I don’t think we can get too deep into the depth, but we’re confident in the group we have,” Young said.
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