Seager and Semien. Semien and Seager.

They were the one-two punch in the Rangers lineup, the dynamic duo that made the 2023 World Series Championship happen, along with Adolis Garcia.

They both signed huge free agent contract to play with the Rangers one day apart from each other before the 2022 season. Semien’s and Seager’s signings were huge deal in the press and in the clubhouse. They turned this team into a winner and signaled to the baseball world the Rangers were serious about contending.

And it seemed to work. Well, not in 2022, their first year here together. Or 2024, or 2025. Three of the four years they were the middle of the Rangers infield, the Rangers failed to make the playoffs. But that one year in 2023, it was all glorious. But those other three years, not so much.

It’s certainly not Semien’s fault the Rangers have stumbled the past two seasons, but his bat hasn’t helped. He did, however, have an interesting career pattern where every other year he was stellar at the plate, then would regress to normal. His first season with Texas was his scheduled down year, and it was. Then 2023 was the on year in his off-and-on pattern, and that was as well. So, 2024’s struggles were expected. That was his MO. But 2025 broke the pattern and broke the Seager and Semien, Semien and Seager bond. 

Semien leaves the Rangers having hit just .234 with an on base of just .307 the past two seasons. From a pure production standpoint, Texas can replace that with just about anyone. 

Seager’s offense, on the other hand, is still elite, when he’s able to get onto the field and into a game, which is about two-thirds of the time.

It’s Seager’s team now. Marcus Semien is gone, traded to the Mets after two seasons of offensive struggles. So, the Rangers head into 2026 with a new look. Will addition by subtraction be the right equation that gets this team back to the playoffs?

It would be nice if Seager can stay on the field.