ARLINGTON, Texas — Marcus Semien came to the Rangers with high expectations. That’s natural for a player who hit 45 home runs a year ago — a record among second basemen — and signed a seven-year, $175 million to be one of two pillars for a rebuilding franchise.
Pillars are supposed to stand for a long time, as Semien’s contract shows, and an early return on investment isn’t indicative of long-term production.
Still, through five games that’s all we have to judge Semien’s Rangers career, and the initial results haven’t been up to Semien’s recent standard.
