Texas Rangers Prime 40 Prospects

Beneath is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the defending World Collection champion Texas Rangers. Scouting experiences have been compiled with data supplied by trade sources in addition to my very own observations. That is the fourth 12 months we’re delineating between two anticipated aid roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see within the “place” column beneath: MIRP for multi-inning aid pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning aid pitchers. The ETAs listed usually correspond to the 12 months a participant must be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Handbook changes are made the place they appear acceptable, however we use that as a rule of thumb.

A fast overview of what FV (Future Worth) means could be discovered here. A a lot deeper overview could be discovered here.

All the ranked prospects beneath additionally seem on The Board, a useful resource the location gives that includes sortable scouting data for each group. It has extra particulars (and up to date TrackMan knowledge from varied sources) than this text and integrates each staff’s checklist so readers can evaluate prospects throughout farm methods. It may be discovered here.

Different Prospects of Observe

Grouped by sort and listed so as of desire inside every class.

Rookie-Degree Names to Know
Jose De Jesus, OF
Antonis Macias, 2B
Andry Batista, OF
Pablo Guerrero, OF
Yolfran Castillo, SS
Angel Herrera, OF

De Jesus is a well-rounded switch-hitting middle fielder with modest, table-setter’s instruments. Macias is a hitterish, medium-framed infielder who appears to be like like he’ll find yourself within the 2B/3B space on protection and have 45 energy. Batista is my favourite of the a number of big-framed, projectable outfielders in Texas’ DSL group. He’s 6-foot-4 and nonetheless rising into his physique, however has fairly good baseball really feel. He’s hitting .190 proper now, however he’s actually fascinating. One other of Vladdy Sr.’s boys, Guerrero is a 17-year-old energy hitter who has already been pushed to the Advanced League. He has appreciable hit software danger and no apparent place. Castillo is one other lanky DSL hitter however has lesser bat pace. He’s an infielder, although. Herrera, additionally within the DSL, is a 70 runner in middle discipline.

Arrow Down Guys
Jesus Lopez, C
Ian Moller, C
Anthony Gutierrez, OF
Antoine Kelly, LHP
Ricky DeVito, RHP
Aaron Zavala, OF
Dustin Harris, 1B

Lopez and Moller play a premium place, and also you wish to preserve these guys alive for longer as prospects. Lopez was a Advanced League favourite of mine final 12 months, however his instruments have backed up. Moller’s points on protection stay largely unchanged, however he’s nonetheless hitting sufficient to hope they’ll enhance. Should you’re a Rangers fan who has been following my updates on their system for the final a number of years, you may already know that I haven’t actually been on Anthony Gutierrez throughout his lifetime as a prospect. I can completely see why the Rangers and others have been enthusiastic about him, however his lever size and chase have stored him on this part of the checklist all through his profession, and that stuff is beginning to have a extra significant affect on his offensive efficiency as he will get deeper into full-season ball. Kelly was a junior faculty draftee who struggled to remain wholesome throughout his time with the Brewers. He was traded to Texas as a part of the 2022 Matt Bush swap and apart from 2023, when he first moved to the bullpen, his really feel for launch has been so uncontrolled that he’s walked a batter per inning or extra for large chunks of his profession. He has a perfect pitcher’s construct, uncommon mid-90s arm energy for a lefty, and a huge-breaking slider. He was DFA’ed Monday. The remainder of this group has struggled for the higher a part of the final two years, particularly these nook bats, and it’s robust to contemplate them prospects when that’s the case.

twenty seventh Man Varieties
Josh Stephan, RHP
Jax Biggers, UTIL
Echedry Vargas, 2B
Blaine Crim, 1B

Stephan’s stuff was just a bit too gentle to make the principle part of the checklist. He’s a decrease slot pitchability righty with an east/west assault and is barely strolling anyone at Double-A. Biggers has plus plate expertise and solid-average really feel for the barrel. He’s restricted to an up/down utility position (2B/3B/SS/LF) because of his 30-grade pop. I don’t assume Vargas has the arm for shortstop, and his chase goes to make it robust for his offense to profile at second base. I do know his floor stats are nice proper now, however his underlying stuff shouldn’t be as robust and neither was his tape. Crim’s 2024 efficiency has dipped in comparison with his normally regular minor league manufacturing, however he’s nonetheless hitting the ball onerous at Spherical Rock. Righty-hitting first base profiles are robust, and Crim has tended to be on this part of the Rangers checklist even when he’s raking. He’d be an fascinating goal for an Asian professional staff.

Weirdos
Geisel Cepeda, OF
Chase Lee, RHP
Jackson Kelley, RHP
Arturo Disla, 1B

Cepeda is a well-built Cuban outfielder in his mid-20s who has been very onerous to strike out. He hits for nearly no energy and his swing is tremendous bizarre, but when it could possibly ever get to a spot that faucets into extra energy, he might be a late breakout man. Lee and Kelley are submarine relievers. Disla was an undrafted free agent from an NAIA faculty who was despatched to the DSL final 12 months. He’s a husky man with high-effort bat pace. It’s a variety of enjoyable to look at him swing as onerous as he can.

System Overview

With the highest two guys on this checklist graduating, Texas’ farm system is somewhat worse than common. Langford carries a lot weight that his commencement alone is a big blow to the best way the system grades out. However when your massive league staff has a Wyatt Langford, who cares? The Rocker/Porter draft most likely wasn’t an amazing thought, however it isn’t as if the sensible alternate options from 2022 are killing it. This method may be very skinny on hitters, so skinny that I feel it must be a precedence for the org within the upcoming draft. I ponder if the Rangers may make a blockbuster deadline deal in the event that they wished to with out parting with guys from the large league staff, as a result of apart from Walcott, they lack a possible affect participant to maneuver.

The pitching on this org has usually gotten higher. A number of of those gamers are throwing tougher, or have made a big change to their stuff or deliveries in comparison with final season. It can assist guarantee this window of competition isn’t hamstrung by an absence of pitching depth. On depth, that is a mean system. With the 2 outfielders graduating, the highest tier is somewhat gentle.