Here are the Rangers' 2026 Top 30 prospects
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The Rangers are going through a transitional period in the Minors. They graduated top-10 overall Draft picks Josh Jung, Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker and Wyatt Langford to Arlington in the past three years. Several of their best pitching prospects were waylaid by injuries in 2025, and they've also aggressively moved young talent to improve their big league club.
At the Trade Deadline last July, Texas parted with three of its top healthy mound prospects (David Hagaman, Kohl Drake, Mitch Bratt) to get Merrill Kelly from the Diamondbacks. Six months later, it surrendered a five-prospect package headlined by 2025 first-rounder Gavin Fein, precocious infielder Devin Fitz-Gerald and right-hander Alejandro Rosario to grab MacKenzie Gore from the Nationals.
The Rangers may have less depth in the Minors than they've enjoyed in the 2020s, and the system took a hit when shortstop Sebastian Walcott -- its lone Top 100 prospect -- had internal brace surgery on his throwing elbow in February. But that doesn't mean they're bereft of talent.
Caden Scarborough and AJ Russell have dynamic fastballs and the arsenals to pitch in the front half of a rotation, while David Davalillo continues to confound hitters with his splitter and pitchability. Fellow right-handers Jose Corniell (Tommy John surgery), Winston Santos (stress reaction in his back) and Izack Tiger (internal brace surgery) should be completely healthy in 2026. Texas also signed two interesting two-way players last year -- Josh Owens and Seong-Jun Kim -- and will try to develop them simultaneously as shortstops and pitchers.
Here's a look at the Rangers' top prospects:
1. Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B (MLB No. 7)
2. Caden Scarborough, RHP
3. AJ Russell, RHP
4. Jose Corniell, RHP
5. Winston Santos, RHP
Complete Top 30 list »
Biggest jump/fall
Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2025 preseason list to the 2026 preseason list.
Jump: Caden Scarborough, RHP (2025: 28 | 2026: 2)
After a lat strain limited him to 10 1/3 innings in his first two pro seasons, he was one of the most dominant pitchers in the Minors last year.
Fall: Malcolm Moore, C (2025: 4 | 2026: 18)
The lone first-rounder remaining in the system, he broke his right hand in early April and slashed .198/.293/.271 at High-A.
(tie) Braylin Morel, OF (2025: 17 | 2026: NR)
He dominated Rookie leagues in his first two years as a pro but hit just .233/.278/.356 in Single-A.
Best tools
Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is plus and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade.
Hit: 55 -- Yolfran Castillo (Elorky Rodriguez, Sebastian Walcott)
Power: 65 -- Walcott
Run: 70 -- Cameron Cauley
Arm: 70 -- Walcott
Defense: 60 -- Cauley (Castillo, Anthony Gutierrez)
Fastball: 70 -- AJ Russell
Curveball: 60 -- Carter Baumler (Ismael Agreda)
Slider: 70 -- Emiliano Teodo
Changeup: 55 -- Mason McConnaughey
Splitter: 65 -- David Davalillo
Control: 60 -- Davalillo
How they were built
Draft: 17 | International: 11 | Trade: 1 | Rule 5: 1
Breakdown by ETA
2026: 8 | 2027: 6 | 2028: 7 | 2029: 6 | 2030: 2 | 2031: 1
Breakdown by position
C: 1 | 3B: 1 | SS: 5 | OF: 7 | RHP: 13 | LHP: 3