Wyatt Langford DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford hit one of the team's six home runs on the day in Thursday's 16-3 blowout win over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in the series finale. It was part of a 2-for-4 day at the plate for Langford, and in addition to hitting his 13th home run of the year, he added three RBI, two runs scored, two walks and two strikeouts. It was a much-needed nice performance from the 23-year-old former fourth overall pick, as he entered Thursday's action hitting .186 (26-for-140) with six home runs, 15 RBI, seven steals, 17 runs, 15 walks and 46 strikeouts in 36 games since the start of May. Langford is swinging and missing a lot (28th percentile in strikeout rate), but he's also in the 84th percentile in hard-hit rate and has a high-upside power/speed combination. He's already up to 13 bombs after hitting 16 in 134 games in his rookie campaign in 2024.

Texas Rangers outfielders Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford both find themselves on the bench for Sunday's series finale in Washington D.C. against the Nationals. Sam Haggerty will start in right field and hit in the two-hole, while Alejandro Osuna is in left field and hitting eighth against Nationals right-hander Trevor Williams. Garcia, who has been slumping all year, recently took four games off for a "mental break." Since returning, the 32-year-old has gone 4-for-15 with an RBI and a steal in four games. Langford will be getting his first day off since April 27. The 23-year-old former first-rounder has 11 homers and 11 steals in 207 at-bats in his second big-league season, but he's hitting under .200 with a strikeout rate over 30% in his last 20 games. Neither Haggerty nor Osuna have faced Williams in their careers, but Haggerty is the better DFS sleeper in the two-hole.

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford put together a nice outing at the plate during Saturday's game against the Houston Astros. Langford got his team on the board with an RBI single in the third inning. He smacked a home run in the seventh inning to give his team another insurance run. Langford ended this game going 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI, and a stolen base in the win. The 23-year-old doesn't have pretty slash line, but does have three homers over his last six games. Langford also has eight steals on the season, which does help his fantasy value. He does enough at the plate to be valuable despite a lackluster slash line.

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford went 1-for-4 with a single and two steals in Thursday's 5-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. He's up to six swipes in 2025 to match his home run total. The Florida native has been superb since returning from the IL with an oblique injury, batting first or second in all but two appearances and at least one hit in 13 of 16 games. During that time frame, Langford is a stellar 19-for-59 (.322) with six extra-base hits (four doubles, two homers), four steals, six runs scored, and eight RBI. He's striking out a bit more over that stretch (27.1%), but he's also slightly ticked up his walk rate (11.8%). Considering his lineup placement, it's surprising to see his run figure so low in the hot streak, but that should regress positively if he continues to get on base at an elevated clip.

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford is sitting in Sunday's series finale against the Giants. It is simply a day of rest for the 23-year-old who has played in six consecutive games since coming off the IL after dealing with an oblique injury. The former first-round draft pick had been cruising at the plate, collecting three three-hit performances over the last week, and is slashing .344/.419/.688 on the year with six home runs and four stolen bases. Dustin Harris will get the start in left field and bat eighth for the Rangers on Sunday. Harris is hitless in his last nine at-bats and has a 1:9 BB:K through 25 plate appearances, so there are probably better DFS plays available.