Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Texas Rangers.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the Rangers went 78-84, and failed to build on their previous World Series win.  There were no new additions, but two significant elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw one change based on the new algorithm.

1. Ivan Rodriguez

2. Rafael Palmeiro

3. Adrian Beltre

4. Juan Gonzalez

5. Buddy Bell

You can find the entire list here.

Within the top five, Beltre went past Gonzalez for #3 and Bell reached this elite group from #7.  Both changes were based on the new calculations.

Corey Seager advanced to #23 from #28.

Marcus Semien climbed to #25 from #36.

Notably, Adolis Garcia did not advance from #35.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

 

Many baseball players are considered underrated, but we will argue that Buddy Bell is on the Mount Rushmore of that list.

That likely happened because he never appeared in a playoff game, and his runs with the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers were with teams that were, overall, not very good.  It was also part of his defense that it was his real strength, but while he earned six Gold Gloves, he was also a player who finished first in Defensive bWAR twice and was in the top eight six other times.   

Bell was not a one-trick player, as he knew his way around the batter's box.  The Third Baseman would have ten 150 Hit seasons and twelve years with over 10 Home Runs.  Bell would accumulate 2,514 Hits with 201 Home Runs, which is an excellent metric for any baseball player.

Shall we continue

We think so too!

The next North American franchise, that we will look at in regards to the Top 50 of All-Time are the Texas Rangers.  The Rangers have yet to win the World Series but they have been very competitive as of late and are a solid contender to win the big one in upcoming years.

You can click here to get the entire list here but here is a sneak preview of the top five:

1.  Ivan Rodriguez

2.  Rafael Palmeiro

3.  Juan Gonzalez

4.  Buddy Bell

5.  Jim Sundberg


Up next are the Green Bay Packers, one of the most celebrated sports teams of any discipline.



Look for that soon and as always we thank you for your support!

One of the most underrated baseball players of all time, Buddy Bell blossomed in the heart of Texas.  Bell would make earn all six of his Gold Gloves as a Ranger and he was a very good hitter that accumulated 1,060 Hits with a solid .293 Batting Average.  Bell would also make four of his five All-Star appearances as a Texas Ranger.

In 2004, the Rangers inducted Bell into their Hall of Fame.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com thought it would be fun to take a look at the major awards in North American team sports and see how it translates into Hall of Fame potential.

Needless to say, different awards in different sports yield hall of fame potential.  In basketball, the team sport with the least amount of players on a roster, the dividend for greatness much higher.  In baseball, it is not as much as a great individual season does not have the same impact.