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00:00Now, let's go to a buy low candidate here for the Texas Rangers.
00:03And this is a player I've been off for just quite some time.
00:07But you say now's the time to buy low.
00:09Talk to me why.
00:11Well, the stock is at rock bottom.
00:13And although he's a player that is now 34 years old, Marcus Simeon is still a pretty good hitter.
00:17Still hits at the top of this Rangers outfit here.
00:20And you look at the BABIP is at 136.
00:23The batting average is at 123 currently.
00:26And that's not going to stay.
00:27So at some point, that batting average is going to go up 100 points, which means there's a hot streak coming here from Marcus Simeon.
00:32Marcus Simeon still has power.
00:34He's still got some speed.
00:35It's still a good lineup collectively outside of Corey Seager starting to get hot.
00:39Somehow the Rangers have found themselves at the top of this division still, despite the fact that the offense has been lackluster, to say the least.
00:45So I'm looking at Marcus Simeon as a buy.
00:48Second base is also a tough spot here.
00:51You see him, you know, start to struggle with some of these at-bats.
00:54But I think you look at the overall numbers and you say, at some point, he's got to turn things around.
00:59He's too good of a player and he's been good for so long.
01:01And if you start to look back at what he's done, you know, even last year, which was kind of a down year, 23 homers, 74 RBI, still pretty good.
01:09Now, the stolen bases have kind of, you know, gone away a little bit to its decline from 25 to 14 to 8.
01:14But he could still pop probably 10 this year if things break right for him.
01:17I'm just looking at Marcus Simeon saying it's been too bad for too long.
01:21He's too good of a player.
01:22I would be acquiring him.
01:24I'm sure people are frustrated and maybe they're wondering, oh, no, did I get the year where Marcus Simeon, that I drafted him, where the wheels come off?
01:31I don't think we're anything close to that yet.
01:33Is he striking out a little bit more than you like?
01:35Sure.
01:36But the three-year average of this player is a 25, 85 guy.
01:40And I think you still would take that to the bank.
01:42And I think it's still worth acquiring.
01:43And the good news is he is truly a buy low because that batting average can't get much worse.
01:48And I think it's a good news.