Fielder, Choo lead the way

During the 2014 off-season, the Texas Rangers shook things up in the AL West by trading longtime Ranger Ian Kinsler to the Detroit Tigers for slugging first basemen Prince Fielder.

They also signed outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, who takes over left field and will bat in the leadoff spot, and his MLB fourth-best .423 OBP.

Fielder brings his bat to the lineup every day he has missed only one game over the past five seasons although he looks to bounce back from a “subpar” season, to his standards at least.

He hit 25 home runs, batted .279 and drove in 106.

Not bad, but the home run and batting average numbers are down compared to his averages of 36.5 home runs and .293 average over his previous four seasons.

Choo has 20+ home run, 15+ stolen base, 60+ RBI and .280 average potential.

Beltre is coming off another monster season for the Rangers, where he batted .315, hit 30 home runs and drove in 92 runs.

In 47 games for the Rangers last year, right fielder Rios batted .280 with six home runs and 26 RBI.

He will need to improve on his .260 batting average if he looks to help push the Rangers over the top.

He hit only .232 in 147 games last season, but hit 23 home runs and had 60 RBI.