It’s not just cash where the Rangers are a bit short-handed.
As they prepare to tackle a winter to-do-list that is still as lengthy as a Dear Santa letter, the Rangers are also a bit hamstrung when it comes to the barter market. They are thinner than they have been in a while when it comes to tradeable talent. They ended the season with the No. 26 ranked farm system in baseball, according to Baseball America.
The Rangers have one of baseball’s top prospects in Sebastian Walcott, sixth overall, according to MLB Pipeline, but he is the only player they have in the top 100. And he’s as close to untouchable as there is in the system. There is a great dropoff between Walcott and everybody else.
Bottom line: It’s going to create another challenge when it comes to cobbling together deals for major league help. They are short on guys capable of fronting a deal for major league talent. That said, here’s a look at names beyond Walcott the Rangers are likely to get asked about over the next week for any trade conversations to progress.
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Alejandro Osuna
The left-handed hitting outfielder impressed scouts last spring with his energetic approach to the game and his disciplined approach to the strike zone. With Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter and Brandon Nimmo, the Rangers seem to have a regular outfield. Carter and Nimmo are both left-handed hitters, which potentially blocks Osuna’s playing time further. Then again, can the Rangers rely on Carter to stay healthy?
A.J. Russell
The second-round pick in the July draft, Russell is now more than a year out from internal-brace elbow surgery, which could put him on a track to make a big leap in 2026. He has first-round talent and could see a jump in fastball velocity his second year out that would make him a tantalizing prospect to bet on.
Caden Scarborough
The lean, lanky 20-year-old right-hander was a breakout star this past season. He’s still a work in progress, but has the ability to be a top-of-the-rotation starter, especially if the changeup he’s started to develop, matures.
Devin Fitz-Gerald
A switch-hitting, heady middle infielder who slashed .302/.428/.482/.910 in the Arizona Complex League and low Class A over 41 games last year due to an injury, Fitz-Gerald draws raves for his enthusiasm, hustle and comprehension of the game. He’s a product of Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where both Roman Anthony and Colby Mayo played. His father is the coach there. In other words: A great pedigree.
Josh Owens
The Rangers’ third-round pack this past July has two-way ability as a pitcher and a shortstop. He doesn’t turn 19 until January and hasn’t played above low Class A, where he hit .083 in 24 plate appearances and allowed one run over four innings on the mound. So anybody trading for him would be doing a lot of projecting.
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