Apr 1, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson (4) gets hit by a wild pitch in the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images
Joc Pederson is returning to the Texas Rangers next season after he exercised his $18.5 million dollar player option. He was brought in last offseason to bring some thump to the lineup and be an offensive threat for the Rangers.
It didn’t turn out way as he had a disappointing year offensively. He slashed .181/.285/.328 with nine home runs on the year. Those are extremely disappointing stats for a guy making as much as he does.
He ended falling into the funk that many of the Rangers’ players did and contributed to the underperforming offense.
Overall, it was a really rough season for him as he had a streak where he went 0 for 41. That pretty much summed up his season as he seemed to always be a step behind the pitchers.
He did have a strong August when he hit .286 with six home runs and 15 rbis as he showed the player that the Rangers were expecting when they signed him.
Pederson will likely be the deignated hitter next year as the Rangers will be hoping that he can break out of this funk and be the hitter that punishes right handed pitching.
He struggled through the rest of the year, the Rangers will be unlikely to off load his contract in a trade due to his price tag and the lack of production that they received from him.
This will lead to them having to figure out other contracts of players like Marcus Semien, Adolis Garcia, and Jonah Heim as well as others who have bigger price tags.
All Rangers fans can do is trust that Chris Young will make the right choices and hope that Joc Pederson will be able to bounce back and turn back into the version of him that hit .275 with 23 home runs with the Diamondbacks the previous year.
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