ARLINGTON, Texas — One of the unique things about the current iteration of the Texas Rangers is that they simultaneously have a relatively young core intact that is also experienced and locked up for several years. Most teams will either have a young squad under team control for several years, but one that doesn’t have the playoff experience that the Rangers players have enjoyed or a team loaded with veterans without the young legs to get them over the finish line. The Rangers, who won the World Series in 2023, reentered 2024 with practically all of their position players returning.
Things didn’t work out as well as they did in 2023, but Texas still has a wealth of players who know what it takes to win. Now they have a few more decisions to make, however. Entering 2025, there are some from the core who have a year of service remaining, or will be free agents after the season is over.
In an effort to continue to keep the cohesiveness of their lineup together, Texas could look to potentially dole out extensions or buy out arbitration years for more cost certainty. Nathaniel Lowe – First Base There is some irony here as the players who are most likely to get extended are also the ones equally as likely to be moved. For example, of all the Rangers’ position players, the player that makes the most sense to extend is their Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winning first baseman.
However, after a couple of down years with the bats, it’s as likely that Texas could look to tra.
