SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE WEST COAST – Welcome to Trade Deadline Day, 2025: The Hunt for a Closer.
With today’s MLB trade deadline passing at 5 p.m. CT, we will keep you posted on Rangers trades, trades that impact the Rangers, various opinions on trades and any other delirium that may pass through our barely functioning brain as the countdown ticks off.
If you are just joining, yes, the Rangers priority is a high-leverage reliever. That market started to move in earnest on Wednesday with Jhoan Duran going to Philadelphia and Ryan Helsley going to the New York Mets. But there are other Rangers trade targets out there.
Oh, yeah, while some of you were sleeping, the Seattle Mariners got Eugenio Suarez, who should be in uniform for the start of the Rangers big showdown this weekend, which begins with the teams in a dead heat in the AL Wild Card race.
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We’ve outlined the Rangers’ issues, which come down to both financial flexibility (or the lack thereof) and trade capital (also, or the lack thereof). We’ve listed the most likely Rangers to headline a deal. And we’ve even thrown out an idea to move some money around to free it up elsewhere.
Now, just get your popcorn out, sit back and either enjoy the day or panic like every friendly sports reporter you know:
LATEST UPDATES
The Texas Rangers, who are under financial constraints, are hoping to clear a bit of payroll today to bring in help for their bullpen. They are tied with the Seattle Mariners for the third and final wild-card spot.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 31, 2025
The Rangers win, 6-3. The Mariners got Eugenio Suarez. Tomorrow is the trade deadline. Then 4 games of TEX-SEA over the weekend. Fun times.
— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) July 31, 2025
11:19 p.m. Wednesday: Mariners acquire Eugenio Suárez from Arizona Diamondbacks
9:47 p.m. Wednesday: Could the Rangers move Jon Gray? Here’s what that could look like.
3:50 p.m. Wednesday: Five prospects who could be part of deals that acquire an arm.
1:06 p.m. Wednesday: A couple of relievers are reportedly off the market.
Tuesday night: The Rangers are in the mix for a few Colorado Rockies relief arms, Evan Grant reports, as well as Tampa Bay closer. Read about it here.