For a stretch for a couple of weeks in the middle of the 2025 season, the Rangers' best player was none other than Michael Helman.

After playing just nine games with the Minnesota Twins in 2024, the Rangers picked up Helman and are sure glad they did.

Helman was part of the “little rascals” crew that helped the Rangers make a late-season push in the midst of injuries.

The former Texas A&M Aggie didn’t have eye-popping numbers by any means with the Rangers, as he hit just .232 with a .290 on-base percentage, a .455 slugging percentage, along with five home runs and 20 RBI.

However, it was what Helman did that didn’t show up in the box score that made him such an impact player.

Helman ran the bases exceptionally well, despite just four stolen bases showing up on his stat sheet; there were many instances where he would take an extra base or make a nice base running play to score a run.

Defensively, Helman was also elite, making many spectacular plays in center field and showing strong range in both center and left.

Spring Training will be an interesting one for Helman, who is going to be battling for the Rangers' fourth outfielder spot.

Each of the starting spots in the outfield looks like it will be absorbed by Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter, and Brandon Nimmo.

However, as things currently stand, it’s looking pretty likely that Helman is the frontrunner to be the fourth guy.

Schumaker has stated that he believes baseball is won in the margins, and Helman is certainly a player who helps you win games in that area.

Certainly, the Rangers could be interested in adding another right-handed bat, which would hurt Helman’s chances of breaking camp with the team.

However, even if it’s not right away, you’d have to assume that Helman will have a chance to continue to prove himself at the big-league level at some point this season.

Something to watch for is if Schumaker feels confident in Helman sitting on the bench for a while and coming in to still make an impact.

Oftentimes, with younger players, organizations would rather have them play every day at Triple-A rather than sit on the bench in the big leagues, not playing.

At age 29, Helman certainly isn’t a younger player, but has just 47 games of big-league experience under his belt.

However, Helman certainly figures to have a chance to impress at somepoint this season, and it will be critical that he makes the most of it.

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