Adolis García DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia is still out of the team's starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Globe Life Field as the Rangers continue to give him a mental break. Sam Haggerty is starting in right field and will bat ninth against Cardinals right-hander Erick Fedde. The Rangers have benched Garcia now for a third straight game as they hope that a little mental break will get him out of his season-long slump at the plate. The 32-year-old Cuban slugger has slashed a disappointing .208/.256/.371 with a .626 OPS, seven home runs, 27 RBI, 16 runs and five stolen bases in 197 at-bats. He hit just .189 (17-for-90) with three homers, four doubles, 12 RBI, a steal, six runs and 29 strikeouts in 26 games in May. Haggerty will have little DFS upside in the nine-hole and has gone hitless against Fedde in two career at-bats.

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia (rest) will be given "as many days off as he needs to unearth his best form," according to Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. The 32-year-old has been sidelined since Wednesday without a disclosed injury. As McFarland notes, if Garcia doesn't play Sunday, he will have sat for five consecutive days before the start of the Rangers' next road trip. Manager Bruce Bochy told the media that the team has developed a plan for Garcia to follow before he returns to the field, and he'll be given ample rest time if needed. Rostered in 49 percent of ESPN fantasy baseball leagues, Garcia owns a woeful .208/.256/.371 slash line with a 73 wRC+, 5.1 percent walk rate, and 26.5 percent strikeout rate.

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia is out of the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, according to manager Bruce Bochy. The Rangers will roll with Ezequiel Duran in left field, Wyatt Langford in center and Sam Haggerty in right field against Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore. Garcia is having another down season so far in 2025 and has hit .189 (17-for-90) with three homers, four doubles, 12 RBI, six runs, one steal, five walks and 29 strikeouts in 26 games in the month of May. The 32-year-old Cuban slugger is slashing .208/.256/.371 on the season with a weak .626 OPS, seven long balls, 27 RBI, 16 runs and five steals in 197 at-bats. His xBA of .233 and xwOBA of .315 don't exactly give fantasy managers hope for a full rebound, either. Fantasy managers may want to keep him benched until he gets something going.