Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2026 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival 

1. SS Sebastian Walcott | 20 | AA | 2027

Walcott signed for $3.2 million in 2023 out of the Bahamas and climbed swiftly through the system until 2025 when he got a full season to settle in at Double-A, where he slashed .255/.355/.386 with 13 home runs and 32 stolen bases in 124 games. The line might not leap off the page, but he was ten percent better than league average playing against guys who were 4.9 years older than him, on average. That’s future superstar stuff from a kid who’s already 6’4” and 190 pounds with double plus raw power and easy speed alongside smooth actions on the infield. 

2. 2B Gavin Fien | 19 | A | 2030

Texas took this 6’3” 200 pound, right-handed power bat 12th overall and signed him for $4.8 million. They sent him to Low-A at season’s end for ten games, and while he didn’t hit much, the experience jumping from high school to pro ball in one summer should help him heading into 2026. 

3. RHP Jose Corniell | 22 | MLB | 2025

I checked in with Corniell’s comeback for Prospect News on August 11 and said he “was one of my favorite pitching prospects heading into 2024 before he missed the season with Tommy John surgery. He’s back in action now and has a preposterous 0.26 WHIP with 17 strikeouts and one walk through 15.2 Double-A innings. Might already be too late to get him where you can fit him.” That’s probably not true, looking back. I think you can still get him. Texas is a pitcher’s park these days, and Corniell keeps hitters off balance with command of a pitch mix where all four pitches are good at avoiding the barrel. It’s weird to think his 16.20 ERA in literally one major league outing might make him more affordable for our purposes. It’ll be short-lived though. I have a feeling he’s going to come out hot in spring training and compete for a rotation spot. 

4. RHP David Davalillo | 23 | AA | 2026

Here’s what I wrote about Davalillo this summer in Prospect News: The Big Misiorowski or Weekend At Bernal’s:

“Signed out of Colombia in 2022, Rangers RHP David Davalillo (22, A+) has dominated his way to High-A in a short few years and has a 1.09 ERA and 0.75 WHIP and 68 strikeouts through 49.1 innings at the level this season. I’d be surprised if he makes more than another couple starts there. Looks like four solid pitches with a potential knockout weapon in the splitter. Command is the key here though. If he can get even more consistent in spotting pitches like he has this season, Davalillo has a chance at Kirby-esque outcomes.”

He was promoted to Double-A before his next start and was almost as dominant there, recording a 2.73 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 58 strikeouts in 56 innings. Pretty easy to see him as part of the picture in 2026. 

5. RHP Caden Scarborough | 21 | A+ | 2028

At 6’5” 188 pounds with a double-plus fastball and basketball-heavy background, Scarborough has as much upside as any arm in the system. He’s a better athlete than your average pitcher, which translates to a smooth delivery he repeats with metronomic ease and makes me bet the over on whatever his command ceiling appears to be on paper. In 88 innings across Low-A and High-A, he recorded a 2.45 ERA and 0.88 WHIP with 114 strikeouts against just 21 walks. 

6. RHP Emiliano Teodo | 25 | AAA | 2026

Teodo wields three dynamite offerings in his fastball, slider and changeup, all of which could headline a starter’s arsenal. Trouble is he’s pretty slight for a starter at 6’1” 165 pounds, and he’s never cleared 87 innings in a professional season since signing in 2020. He also missed big chunks of 2025 with injuries including right shoulder fatigue. When healthy he can push the fastball up into the triple digits, even as a starter. I suspect it’s time to get him to the majors any way possible, and that path is the bullpen for now. If healthy, he could join the game’s elite relievers in short order. 

7. 1B/OF Abimelec Ortiz | 24 | AAA | 2026

At 5’10” 230 pounds from the left side, Ortiz is more athletic and loose than he might look at a glance, and I’ve long thought he’s underrated in dynasty circles partly because a lot of public lists put a heavy emphasis on defense. In 130 games across Double and Triple-A, Ortiz hit 25 home runs and slashed .257/.356/.479 with a 22.1 percent strikeout rate. 

8. RHP Alejandro Rosario | 23 | A+ | 2028

The stuff was incredible the last time Rosario was on a field in 2024, propelling him to a 0.93 WHIP and 2.24 ERA in 88.1 innings across Low-A and High-A. He missed all of 2025 with an elbow injury that was said to require Tommy John surgery and still does, theoretically, but this whole story is shrouded in HIPAA mystery, and Rosario will reportedly miss all of 2026. Not much clarity on how to play this one for our game except to wish this kid the best. Sounds like it would be a scary situation from his point of view. 

9. 2B/OF Elorky Rodriguez | 18 | DSL | 2030

The prize of their 2025 international scouting efforts, Rodriguez signed for $1,097,500 and got right on track in the Dominican Summer League, slashing .337/.473/.506 with six home runs, nine stolen bases and 39 walks against 38 strikeouts in 46 games. He’s kind of a rare big-money signing in that he’s mostly here for the hit tool and baseball skills. He’s already got some power at 5’10” 175 pounds, but the ceiling isn’t really the draw here, and I like that in this case. Hitting is the hard part for most people, but it seems to come naturally to Elorky. 

10. 3B Devin Fitz-Gerald | 20 | A | 2029 

Fitz-Gerald is sort of the stateside version of Rodriguez as a sum-of-his-parts type who always looks at home on a baseball field. A switch-hitter at 5’10” 185 pounds, he’s got a good approach from both sides of the plate and slashed .302/.428/.482 with eight home runs, six stolen bases and just 24 strikeouts against 28 walks in 41 games across two levels. In a system that’s kind of light on position players, Fitz-Gerald could climb quickly up the organizational ladder. 

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