Willie Calhoun DH FA Sat 8/24/19 7:37 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Friday's 8-3 loss to the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Things were looking good for Texas when Calhoun took Dylan Cease deep in the first inning, but the offense went cold after that. The 24-year-old is putting on a power display in August, going yard three times in the last five games and slashing .273/.317/.584 with seven homers and 12 RBI in 21 contests this month.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Thu 8/22/19 8:10 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
The 24-year-old has caught fire, slashing .433/.453/.733 over his last eight games with three solo shots. Calhoun's now hitting .295 with 12 homers and 29 RBI through 50 games with the Rangers this year, and he finally appears to be turning into the hitter his minor-league numbers suggested he could be.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Tue 8/20/19 5:11 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Tuesday's 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Angels in the first game of a doubleheader.
EDGE Analysis
The left fielder lifted a pitch from Andrew Heaney out to right field for the only run the Rangers could muster. The 24-year-old has now hit seven home runs since July 26, going 25-for-80 over that 22-game span. Calhoun now sports an .291/.337/.560 slash line in 175 at-bats this season.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Mon 8/19/19 4:30 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is not starting Monday against the Angels, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun will give way to Shin-Soo Choo in the outfield Monday against lefty Dillon Peters. He's hitting .250 against left-handers this season compared to .295 against righties, though he owns a higher slugging percentage against southpaws (.652 vs. .500).
Willie Calhoun DH FA Sat 8/17/19 4:08 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is out of the starting lineup Saturday against the Twins, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Shin-Soo Choo will start in left field and lead off against right-hander Jose Berrios. Calhoun has started nine of the last 10 contests and is slashing .276/.382/.586 with three home runs, five runs scored and four walks in 34 plate appearances during that stretch. The young outfielder owns an .841 OPS in 129 plate appearances against righties.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Fri 8/16/19 2:42 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 13-6 loss to Minnesota on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun put the Rangers on the board in the fifth inning with a blast to right field. Though he has batted only .209 thus far in August, Calhoun has posted his highest home run total in any month this season with four long balls in 12 games. On the season, the 24-year-old is slashing .274/.321/.554 with 11 homers and 27 RBI in 168 plate appearances.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Tue 8/13/19 6:51 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 19-4 loss to Toronto.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun launched his 10th homer, and fifth in the 14 games since his callup, in the seventh inning. The issue with Calhoun has always been finding at-bats for him in a crowded outfield, but Joey Gallo's wrist injury has opened a regular spot in the starting lineup. Calhoun is hitting .269/.321/.673 with 10 extra-base hits and 13 RBI since he was recalled July 25.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 8/7/19 12:53 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Indians.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun was scheduled to sit out Tuesday's contest before it was postponed, so his game off will simply roll over to Wednesday. The 24-year-old will likely enter the lineup for the second game in the outfield or at designated hitter, with at least one of Shin-Soo Choo, Hunter Pence, Nomar Mazara or Delino DeShields heading to the bench to make room.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Tue 8/6/19 4:05 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is not in the lineup Tuesday against Cleveland.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun sits after starting nine straight games, a stretch in which he hit .297/.333/.703 with three homers. Shin-Soo Choo starts in left field in his absence.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Sun 8/4/19 7:40 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
The 24-year-old finally seems to be comfortable in the majors, slashing .310/.355/.724 in seven games since his latest promotion with three homers and eight RBI. Calhoun now sports an .868 OPS and eight home runs in 33 games for Texas this season, and he appears to have locked down the starting job in left field for the moment.