The first two games of this Philadelphia series taught us one thing. The Rangers are not an elite team. They simply don’t have the offense to be serious. Not against a Philadelphia Phillies team that is leading the N.L. East and has a great chance to be in the World Series.

Against that team, the Rangers could muster one run on Friday, two on Saturday. They can get hits. they just can’t convert them into runs like elite teams do.

It’s a one-man offense by the name of Corey Seager. Nobody else can be counted on to give a productive at-bat. Sure, they come through occasionally, but it seems to be more of a fluke than anything expected. Any offense is a surprise.

Take a look at this team’s individual OPS stats. On-base plus slugging is a great barometer of a player’s productivity. This chart breaks it down:

The highest OPS on the Rangers belongs to, of course, Corey Seager at .842, which is very good. Then it’s a whole bunch of average.

There might be a little movement up or down in the final 44 games, but it won’t be drastic. Not only is this team not elite, it’s not even average. Chris Young and the front office will have a lot of soul searching to do this offseason. And hopefully those souls they search for can hit major league pitching.

Today, the Rangers face Zack Wheeler, who finished second in N.L. Cy Young voting last year and who is in the running for it again this year. He’s leading the National League in strikeouts.

Here’s wishing good luck to a below average team.

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