If Alonso builds off Naylor’s deal and flips the script on the shorter first baseman contracts of years past, maybe O’Hearn could also reach the upper part of his contract predictions.
On the other hand, it’s also possible that O’Hearn struggles to get the big contract he deserves. In that case, it might be wiser for the lefty to sign a one-year deal with a higher AAV that would allow him to hit the market again after next season.
Free Agent Landing Spots for Ryan O’Hearn
Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers are the most perplexing team on this list. Two years after winning the Fall Classic, the team looks like a shell of its former self.
In 2025, the Rangers were the fifth-worst team in all of the MLB in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS. For a team that has invested as heavily as they have in their offense, they should never rank that low.
In the 2024-25 offseason, the Rangers traded for former Miami Marlin Jake Burger to help plug a hole at first base left by Nathaniel Lowe (whom they dealt to the Nationals). However, between injuries and a bad year at the plate, Burger failed to produce for Texas. So did DH Joc Pederson.
A big part of the reason why that 2023 Rangers team was so successful was that they were able to hit the long ball. However, when players like Burger, Pederson, and Adolis García are not hitting as many home runs as they’d like, the offense is going to play like it did in 2025.