Two Rangers Centerfielders Among League's Best

From the always excellent Beyond the Boxscore

10. Marlon Byrd (27 off, 4 def, 31 tot) -- Not to ruin the surprise, but Byrd is the first of two Rangers' center fielders to make the list, an impressive feat in only 462 plate appearances.  He spent significant time in all three outfield spots with about half his innings in center.

4. Josh H Hamilton (51 off, 0 def, 51 tot) -- Surprisingly, we're not hearing about a Home Run Derby jinx for Hamilton, even though he followed up 95 RBIs pre-break with 35 RBIs post-break.  No need to worry, though, as his OBP actually improved in the second half and his SLG only dropped .050 points.  While the Rangers could certainly use Edinson Volquez's arm right now, Hamilton was the more valuable player this year and should remain so in the future.

Go Rangers! The whole series should actually be pretty interesting.

Where Marlon Byrd ended the season from where we thought of him after the first month or so is pretty incredible.