ARLINGTON -- Prince Fielder isn't happy about his benching and manager Jeff Banister is happy to hear that.

"I don't expect him to agree with it and don't want him to agree with it," Banister said Sunday morning after unveiling a lineup without Fielder for the second consecutive day. "I don't want any of them to agree with being unplugged. But I also don't know if you keep spinning your wheels or try something different. I look at this as a 20-second timeout. He's never been through this in his career; maybe you have to look at it through a different lens."

Banister did not commit to putting Fielder back in the lineup Monday when the Rangers face Houston. It is possible, though, that he could replace Mitch Moreland, who is also struggling badly. Hot-hitting Jurickson Profar has replaced Fielder as the DH. It's possible Fielder could play first against Houston on Monday with Profar remaining at DH and Moreland moving to the bench.

Fielder is hitting .187 with a .545 OPS through 53 games and 222 plate appearances. Results-wise, his struggles have only gotten worse as the season has progressed. He's hitting just .156 (14 for 90) with one homer and a .508 OPS for the last 30 days.

Asked if he thought a short "mental" break would help him, Fielder responded: "No."

"It's his call and I respect that," Fielder said. "I know I'm going out there and giving what I've got. Last year, guys struggled early and turned it around. But we're winning. I'm not one to complain about it. But I want to make my movie turn out right."

Last year, Banister stuck with Shin-Soo Choo until the All-Star break before a short mental break. Choo hit .096 in April, but seemed to rally in May before another June slump. Fielder has not shown the same recovery. He had what was then a career-low monthly OPS in April of .576 and followed it with .549 in May. He is 0 for 7 with a walk in June.

Asked if he was hurting anywhere, Fielder, who had neck surgery in 2014, said: "Only my heart and my feelings."

He did acknowledge that it is the worst slump of his 11-year career and did agree that he's not taken advantage of hitter-friendly counts the way he should. Fielder is hitting .319 when ahead in the count, which is about 30 points below the league average despite the fact that he's seen more pitches when ahead in the count (211) than any other player on the roster.

"I'll take a good pitch and then I'll get another one and be too worried about not missing it," Fielder said. "Or I've been chasing on 2-0 pitches and when I think they are going to serve one up to me. That's what happened last year, at least early. Now, they are pitching me like they used to and I need to and I need to work on that."

Said Banister: "I have to make challenging decisions and unpopular decisions. Having players understand them isn't necessarily the focus of the conversation. It's about: There is a need. Whatever he needs to do [to get himself right], he can go work on it right now without being judged for not being successful enough. This is a very accomplished hitter. I believe in him."

For now, though, he believes Fielder needs some time off.