After a disappointing 2024 season, Bruce Bochy and the Texas Rangers look set for a comeback in 2025.
The team added Joc Pederson and Jake Burger to a lineup that already had big power from stars Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. Texas will also be getting Wyatt Langford, Josh Jung and Adolis Garcia back to full health, making for an intimidating lineup top to bottom.
Texas re-signed Nathan Eovaldi and get a healthy Jacob DeGrom to anchor the rotation. Tyler Mahle is the other surefire starter, but spring training injuries to Cody Bradford and Jon Gray have created question marks. Prospects Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker are in the running along with veterans Adrian Ho and Patrick Corbin for the final rotation spots.
The Rangers also enter the season with a new-look bullpen anchored by three high-leverage options in Chris Martin, Luke Jackson and Robert Garcia. While there isn’t an established closer on the roster, veteran relief options abound. There’s also a couple prospects who might make noise later in the year.
All that seems to add up to the potential for a big improvement for the Rangers in 2025. So, how to do our experts think Texas will do this year?
Here are some predictions from SportsDay insiders and other local media for the new season:
| Sean Bass The Ticket | Tim Cowlishaw SportsDay Columnist | Evan Grant Rangers insider | Shawn McFarland Rangers insider | Abraham Nudelstejer Staff writer | Kevin Sherrington SportsDay Columnist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL West winner | Rangers | Athletics | Rangers | Rangers | Houston | Rangers |
| AL Central winner | Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City | Cleveland | Detroit |
| AL East winner | NY Yankees | Baltimore | NY Yankees | Boston | NY Yankees | Baltimore |
| AL wild cards | Houston, Detroit, Cleveland | New York, Houston, Boston | Baltimore, Cleveland, Boston | Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit | Baltimore, Kansas City, Seattle | NY Yankees, Kansas City, Seattle |
| NL West winner | LA Dodgers | Arizona | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers |
| NL Central winner | Cincinnati | Milwaukee | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | St. Louis | Chicago Cubs |
| NL East winner | Philadelphia | NY Mets | Atlanta | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| NL wild cards | NY Mets, Atlanta, Milwaukee | LA, San Diego, Philadelphia | San Diego, NY Mets, Philadelphia | San Diego, New York, Atlanta | San Diego, Atlanta, Arizona | NY Mets, Atlanta, Arizona |
| AL champion | Rangers | Kansas City | Rangers | Boston | NY Yankees | Baltimore |
| NL champion | LA Dodgers | Arizona | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers |
| World Series champion | LA Dodgers | Arizona | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers |
| Rangers' finish in AL West (place and win total) | 1st, 91 | 3rd, 84 | 1st, 91 | 1st, 90 | 3rd, 81 | 1st, 89 |
| Rangers' HR leaders (player and number) | Corey Seager, 38 | Wyatt Langford, 34 | Jake Burger, 37 | Corey Seager, 33 | Adolis Garcia, 25 | Jake Burger, 32 |
| Rangers' win leader (player and number) | Nathan Eovaldi, 14 | Nathan Eovaldi, 14 | Nathan Eovaldi, 14 | Nathan Eovaldi, 13 | Nathan Eovaldi, 12 | Jacob deGrom, 15 |
| Rangers' saves leader (player and number) | Luke Jackson, 26 | Emiliano Teodo, 12 | Chris Martin 17 | Chris Martin, 18 | Chris Martin 15 | Luke Jackson, 18 |
| Jacob deGrom starts | 22 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 24 |
| Is this Bruce Bochy's last year? | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Rangers' first-round draft pick | Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida St. | Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona | Eli Willits, SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton (Okla.) High School | Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson | Billy Carlson, SS, Corona (Calif.) High School | Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M |
| Rangers' MVP | Corey Seager | Corey Seager | Corey Seager | Wyatt Langford | Adolis Garcia | Corey Seager |
| Rangers trade deadline move | Acquire a closer | P Steven Matz, St. Louis | RP Trevor Megill, Milwaukee | RHP Pete Fairbanks, Tampa Bay | Acquire quality starting pitcher | Ryan Helsley, Cardinals |
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