Sam Haggerty Grades & Analysis — CF | Rangers

Height

5'11"

Weight

175 lbs

Age

College

New Mexico

Draft

2015, Rd 24, #724

Experience

7 yrs

Bats/Throws

B/R

C-

Below averageCVI

C-

Below averagePerformance

D-

Bottom 12%Sentiment

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Career StatsC-

Year	Team	GP	AVG	HR	RBI	OPS	SB	H
Career	$Rangers$	284	0.2364532	11	54	0.662989	46	144

Current Contract

Length

1 year

Total Value

$1.3M

Guaranteed

$750K

AAV

$1.3M/yr

Guaranteed %60%

Performance Analysis

C-

FCA+

Sam Haggerty grades as a solid performer among MLB center fielders, earning a B- Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.238 batting average and a 0.671 OPS (below the league average of .720) this season. With 11 home runs and 53 RBI through 266 games (a 7-HR, 32-RBI pace over a full season), he brings limited power to the lineup. His 45 stolen bases add an elite speed dimension that creates additional offensive value. As a prime-age veteran at 31, Sam is a key contributor for the Rangers. A 266-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.

Fan & Media Sentiment

D-

Negative

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Sam Haggerty's public standing with Rangers fans sits at a low point, reflecting a narrative that has trended downward over the last 30 days and settled into deeply skeptical territory. The driving force behind that sentiment is a durability story that simply will not go away — an injury-plagued 2025 left him cycling through IL stints, and while a healthy spring training offered a brief burst of organizational optimism, he was right back on the shelf early in 2026 before a recent activation for the Braves series reset the clock again. On the field, his production grades out as below-average at best, a C- that tracks with the utility-depth profile the media has attached to him — the power potential is real, as the distance metrics on his home runs suggest, but raw pop from a 31-year-old reserve outfielder does not move the needle for a Rangers team sitting at 16-19 and nursing a losing streak. The team's recent roster churn — outright transactions, Round Rock shuffles, and the addition of Dairon Blanco to the minor league depth chart — signals that Texas is actively managing its outfield options, which only reinforces the sense that Haggerty's grip on a roster spot is tenuous rather than secure. For a 24th-round draft pick who has carved out a seven-year career on athleticism and versatility, that is not a disgrace, but the current narrative leaves little room for upside framing — he is a depth piece under pressure, and the sentiment around him reflects exactly that.

Recent Games

Date	OPP	Result	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Sat, 5/9	vs CHC	L 1-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thu, 5/7	@ NYY	L 2-9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

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About this player

Sam Haggerty is a player in his 7th MLB season listed at CF for the Rangers. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Sam Haggerty: Contract Value Index C-, Performance C-, Sentiment D-, Fan Verdict pending.

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