Rangers' Nick Solak: Getting work at first base
Solak has been working with coaches at first base, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Finding a defensive home for Solak has been a goal for the Rangers since the start of spring training in February. They looked at him in center field and third base, but he's blocked at those positions. His best position, second base, belongs to Rougned Odor at this time. The Rangers planned to have him work at first base during the second half of spring training, but the pandemic put a halt to that. If he can capably handle first base, that would be the solution. The Rangers were getting little from either Ronald Guzman or Greg Bird this spring, so it could be a home for Solak's bat. He led the Rangers with a .393 on-base percentage over a limited sample size of 135 plate appearances in 2019.
