27-year old righty swinging 2B Ian Kinsler turned into a 30/30 man this season for the Rangers. He has played in 139 games for the Rangers this season and he is 139 for 550 (.253 avg, .815 OPS) with 97 runs scored, 31 homers, 85 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. The sky is the limit for Kinsler who just needs to stay healthy (which he has for the most part this season) to realize his full potential. The Rangers would probably be better off to hit Kinsler lower in the order to take advantage of his power.

21-year old righty swinging shortstop Elvis Andrus should get a lot of votes for the American League Rookie of the Year. He played in 140 games for the Rangers this season and he is 124 for 463 (.268 avg, .700 OPS) with 71 runs scored, 6 homers, 35 RBIs and 32 stolen bases. The upside of Andrus is huge as he proved he could handle major league pitching this season. He is also a solid defensive player who will likely team with 2B Ian Kinsler as the Rangers’ double play combination for a long, long time.

The Rangers have shut down 28-year old lefty swinging CF Josh Hamilton for the season. He played in only 89 games for the Rangers this season and he was 90 for 336 (.268 avg, .741 OPS) with 43 runs scored, 10 homers, 54 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. Hamilton was solid when he played this season but that wasn’t often enough. Still his pace was nothing compared to the numbers he put up last season for the Rangers. Hamilton played in 156 games for the Rangers last season and he was 190 for 624 (.304 avg, .901 OPS) with 98 runs scored, 32 homers, 130 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. Luckily for the Rangers they have a couple of capable replacements in Marlon Byrd and Julio Borbon.

22-year old switch hitting 1B Justin Smoak was the #3 rated prospect in the Rangers’ minor league system coming into this season according to Baseball America. He played in 106 games in Rookie+AA+AAA ball this year and he was 112 for 386 (.290 avg, .853 OPS) with 58 runs scored, 12 homers and 57 RBIs. The Rangers might give him a shot next spring to win the starting 1B job.

32-year old righty swinging outfielder Marlon Byrd has taken advantage of the injuries in the outfield for the Rangers. He has played in 136 games for the Rangers this year and he is 145 for 513 (.283 avg, .797 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 17 homers, 79 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. The Rangers would be smart to re-sign Marlon Byrd as a lot of teams will likely have an interest in him.