Texas Rangers Top 50 Prospects (2026)

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Texas Rangers

AL West
2025 record: 81-81 (3rd)

MiLB affiliates
Triple-A: Round Rock Express
Double-A: Frisco RoughRiders
High-A: Hub City Spartanburgers
Single-A: Hickory Crawdads

2025 End-Of-Season farm system rank: #22
Jeremy Mahy’s organization take from our 2025 End-Of-Season Farm System Rankings:
Sebastian Walcott has the makings of a superstar and if he gets off to a hot start there is a chance we see him in Arlington next year. Winston Santos is close but likely needs more innings coming of injury. Caden Scarborough is young but has the stuff to be an impact arm for the Rangers.

Prospects1500 writers who contributed to this column and rankings: Greg Bracken (@gregbracken07), Scott Greene (@Scotty_Ballgame), J.W. Mulpas (@CLEBoxscoreBeat), and Jeremy Mahy (@JMahyfam). The writer’s Twitter handle follows each player write-up or paragraph.

Prospects1500 Tiers:
Tier 1: Players with high expectations of both making the majors and playing at an All-Star level for a number of years
Tier 2: Players with an above-average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
Tier 3: Players with an average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
Tier 4: Players who have the potential to make the majors; possible sleeper candidates for sustained MLB success
Tier 5: Players of interest, worth keeping an eye on, who may make (or have made) the majors but provide minimal impact
Levels listed for each player are the highest levels player reached in 2025

*UPDATE 1.22.06 – Five prospects from this original list published 1.18.06 were traded to the Nationals for MacKenzie Gore. Former #2 Gavin Fien, #6 Devin Fitz-Gerald, #11 Alejandro Rosario, #14 Yeremy Cabrera and #18 Abimelec Ortiz. They’ve been moved to the Nationals Top 50, and five other Rangers prospects have been added here numbers 46-50. Next men up!

Tier 1

1. Sebastian Walcott, SS, 19, Double-A
Walcott continued his rapid ascent through the minor leagues in 2025, spending significant time at Double-A Frisco, where he featured his all-around game with plus speed and double-digit home runs. By the season’s end, he had cemented himself as one of the elite young talents in the Rangers’ system and was widely recognized as the organization’s top prospect. At just 19 years old with premium tools — including size, power potential, and baserunning ability — Walcott projects as a future impact infielder who could reach Triple-A or even the majors in the next couple of seasons. Fans and fantasy owners should be excited, as Walcott projects as a foundational young star to build around as he continues to move toward the big-league club. (@byrontx)

Tier 2

None

Tier 3

2. Caden Scarborough, RHP, 20, High-A
3. David Davalillo, RHP, 23, Double-A
4. Jose Corniell, RHP, 22, MLB
5. Winston Santos, RHP, 23, Triple-A
6. Yolfran Castillo, SS/3B, 18, Single-A

Scarborough had a meteoric rise, putting together a breakout 2025 season with a 2.45 ERA, 114 strikeouts, and a sub-1.00 WHIP across Low-A and High-A, earning organizational attention for his advanced arsenal and rapid development at just 20 years old. Davalillo, a Venezuelan righty, had a breakout 2025 season, splitting time between High-A Hub City and Double-A Frisco, combining for a 2.44 ERA with 126 strikeouts over 107 innings and earning numerous league honors. Corniell bounced back from Tommy John surgery with strong performances across multiple minor league levels, which included a sub-2 ERA, and earned a late-season promotion to the major league roster. Santos, a hard-throwing right-handed prospect, battled through a stress-reaction back injury in 2025 but still earned opportunities at Double-A Frisco, pitched in the Arizona Fall League, and was recognized as one of the organization’s top young arms heading into 2026. While not showing much power, Castillo is an athletic young infielder who posted a solid 2025 season in Single-A with a strong on-base approach and impressive speed (29 steals). (@byrontx)

Tier 4

7. AJ Russell, RHP, 21, College
8. Josh Owens, TWP, 19, Single-A
9. Emiliano Teodo, RHP, 24, Triple-A
10. Malcolm Moore, C, 22, High-A
11. Leandro Lopez, RHP, 23, Double-A
12. Dylan Dreiling, OF, 22, High-A
13. Elorky Rodriguez, OF/2B, 18, Rookie (DSL)

Russell, Texas’s 2nd round pick, hasn’t debuted in the Rangers system yet. He brings with him a stellar 13.4 K/9 from his time at Tennessee. When it comes to #thehobby, @BigBobsCards says “I don’t think a player has ever been slept on as much as Josh Owens.” He could be a valuable selection in dynasty leagues too, as the Rangers 3rd round pick started his professional career in Hickory last season as a two-way player. Following a sensational 2024, Teodo was converted to a reliever in 2025 and the results were not what anyone wanted to see. He struggled mightily at the top two levels. Following a brief 4-game Arizona Fall League stint (4 G, 4 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 6 K), he’s hoping to get back on track this Spring Training. Lopez is a starter on the rise and should begin 2026 in Double-A Frisco. He posted a 2.40 ERA across 101.1 A+/AA innings last season, and the organization could be aggressive and assign him to Triple-A sooner than later. Rodriguez is an exciting prospect signed as a 17-year-old one year ago. He debuted in the Dominican Summer League and in 46 games, impressed with a .337/.473/.506/.979 slash, 6 HR, 9 B and more walks than strikeouts (39/38). (@Scotty_Ballgame)

Tier 5

14. Paulino Santana, OF, 19, Single-A
15. Maxton Martin, OF, 20, High-A
16. Izack Tiger, RHP, 24, High-A
17. Cameron Cauley, SS/OF/2B, 22, Double-A
18. Seong-Jun Kim, SS, 18, Rookie (DSL)
19. Gleider Figuereo, 3B, 21, High-A
20. Anthony Gutierrez, OF, 21, High-A
21. Dalton Pence, LHP, 23, High-A
22. Marc Church, RHP, 24, MLB
23. Braylin Morel, OF, 19, Single-A
24. Josh Stephan, RHP, 24, Triple-A
25. Carter Baumler, RHP, 23, Double-A
26. Joey Danielson, RHP, 25, Double-A
27. Cody Freeman, 2B, 25, MLB
28. Paul Bonzagni, RHP, 23, High-A
29. Paxton Kling, OF, 22, High-A
30. Jack Wheeler, OF, 3B, 19, High school
31. Ismael Agreda, RHP, 22, High-A
32. Justin Foscue, 1B, 26, MLB
33. Brock Porter, RHP, 22, High-A
34. Aidan Curry, RHP, 23, High-A
35. Kolton Curtis, RHP, 21, High-A
36. Pablo Guerrero, 1B, 19, Single-A
37. Antonis Macias, 2B, 20, High-A
38. Luis Curvelo, RHP, 25, MLB
39. Ben Abeldt, LHP, 22, College
40. Hector Osorio, OF, 20, Single-A
41. Enrique Segura, RHP, 21, Single-A
42. Josh Trentadue, LHP, 23, Double-A
43. Wilian Bormie, RHP, 24, Double-A
44. Casey Cook, 2B, 23, High-A
45. Marco Argudin, OF, 20, Rookie (DSL)

Santana showed flashes of his power/speed potential in his stateside debut last season, but he also showed that there is work to be done with the hit tool as evidenced by a 30% K-rate. Martin is a player that popped in my end-of-season data dive. He is firmly on my watch list for 2026. Cauley is somewhat of a late bloomer and put up solid numbers in Double-A last year. His defensive versatility and speed might prove valuable at the big-league level. Kim has some two-way intrigue but right now he doesn’t stand out enough in any one area. Figuero jumped on to dynasty owners’ radar with an outstanding stateside debut in 2022, the problem is that he has not been able to replicate that level of success since. Once top prospect Foscue has stalled and is currently profiling more as a bench bat. Curry has some serious strikeout upside but the issues with control might land him in the bullpen. Guerrero, son of Vlad Sr and younger brother of Vlad Jr, had a very nice stateside debut last season and was named to the ACL All-Star team but there will be pressure on his bat as he is limited defensively. Macias has defensive versatility and an above average hit tool, if he can add even moderate power he could become a nice utility type player in the big leagues. (@JMhayfam)

The Next 5, following the trade for Gore:
46. Esteban Mejia, 3B/2B/SS, 21, High-A
47. Yeison Morrobel, OF, 22, High-A
48. D.J. McCarty, RHP, 23, High-A
49. Enyel Lopez, LHP, 20, Single-A
50. Marcos Torres, OF/1B, 21, Single-A

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