Coming into the 2025 season, many placed the Texas Rangers right at the front among teams poised to bounce back after a rough 2024 title defense.

The thought was surely that the Rangers' offense would reassert itself, having just been a dominant force that led to the first World Series title in 2023.

Unfortunately for the Rangers, the offense did not bounce back in 2025 and couldn’t help lift a pitching staff that was amongst the best in franchise history.

At the forefront of the struggles at the plate were Texas corner infielders Josh Jung and Jake Burger.

Both expected to be big-time power bats in the middle of the Rangers' lineup. They combined to produce just 30 home runs and 114 RBIs, and saw stints with Triple-A Round Rock.

Coming into 2026, the Rangers find themselves in a similar spot as they did before last season, without spending a ton through the offseason. Texas will, once again, be looking for rebounds from its own players to fuel offensive success.

Knowing how big Jung and Buger’s offensive roles will be, first-year Rangers manager Skip Schumaker is looking for a process-trusting approach from both of them.

“[With Jung and Burger] I really want them to trust the process,” Schumaker said earlier this week at the Rangers' Spring Training camp.

“They’ve talked about it, and I really want them to live it out," Schumaker said. "I think Jung had an unbelievable day yesterday before the game. The results weren’t what he wanted in the game; it was February 24th, but it was an awesome workday for him, and I thought the same thing with Burger.

“The day before, with Brandon [Nimmo] in the backfield, just him and Brandon taking hundreds of swings," Schumaker said. "He wanted one more at-bat yesterday, and he hit it like 145 MPH to dead center on a line, but if he didn’t get that, would he still be okay with his work?

"That’s where he has to get to because that day felt a lot better because of the home run," Schumaker said. "I get it, I played, and I wanted hits that makes me feel better and sleep at night.

"But I would have been really happy with the day no matter what because of what I and the coaches have seen," Schumaker said. "So, if we can get the majority of our guys to do that and not panic and go result based only, and it’s a result-based game, I get it but if they can continue with the work there putting in now, they’ll be in a really good spot."

It’s fair to question whether or not the Rangers' offense was too results-oriented the last couple of years, but if one thing is for certain, Schumaker wants his team and Jung and Burger specifically to buy into the process.

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