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Nick Pratto - Goes to Rangers on MiLB deal The Rangers signed Pratto to a minor-league contract Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Impact Pratto has slashed only .216/.295/.364 with an ugly 38.7 percent strikeout rate across 144 games in the majors and has been stuck in the minors each of the last two seasons. He's still just 27 and a former top-100 prospect, so the Rangers will find out whether a change of scenery will do Pratto some good. Most likely, he will begin the 2026 season at Triple-A Round Rock.

JANUARY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Cody Bradford - Rehab assignment by Opening Day Bradford (elbow) could begin a rehab assignment around Opening Day, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young is targeting May for the left-ha...

Impact Bradford, who recently threw a bullpen session and will continue a progression over the next few months, missed all of 2025 after sustaining an elbow injury during spring training and eventually underwent an internal brace procedure in June. He showed promise in 2024, posting a 3.54 ERA over 76.1 innings, but missed months due to back and rib injuries. Texas bolstered its rotation during the offseason with the acquisition of MacKenzie Gore from the Nationals and may not have a spot in the rotation for Bradford upon his return. Beyond the top three of Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and Gore, candidates for the back end of the rotation to open the regular season are expected to be Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker and Jacob Latz.

JANUARY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Cal Quantrill - Returns to Texas Quantrill signed a minor-league deal with the Rangers on Thursday, which includes an invitation to spring training, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Impact Quantrill closed the 2025 season in the Rangers' organization, making two starts at Triple-A Round Rock. He looks unlikely to break camp in the rotation, but he could make an impact at some point in the new campaign.

JANUARY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Veteran lefty Austin Gomber signs minor league contract with Rangers with invite to spring

Veteran left-hander Austin Gomber has signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers

JANUARY 29 • Associated Press

Mets sign nine-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel to minor league deal with invitation to spring training

The New York Mets have signed reliever Craig Kimbrel to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training

JANUARY 29 • Associated Press

Rangers invite top prospect Walcott to camp, ink Gomber to Minors deal Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott, who is MLB Pipeline's No. 7 overall prospect, will be at Spring Training in Surprise, Ariz., after e...

JANUARY 29 • MLB.COM

LIVE: Watch Gore's introductory Rangers news conference Watch a live news conference right now from Globe Life Field, where the Rangers are introducing new pitcher MacKenzie Gore.

JANUARY 29 • MLB.COM

Sebastian Walcott - Invited to spring training The Rangers have extended Walcott an invitation to big-league camp during spring training, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Impact Walcott was in major-league camp for the Rangers last year, too, before being an early cut. He might stick around longer this year, but the young shortstop will again head back to the minors for the start of the 2026 campaign. Slated to turn 20 in March, Walcott slashed .255/.355/.386 with 13 home runs and 32 stolen bases over 124 games in 2025 at Double-A Frisco. Walcott isn't a finished product but has some of the highest fantasy upside of any position player in the minors.

JANUARY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Texas Rangers make unexpected move, acquire Long Island-based baseball organization | Sporting News The Texas Rangers continued reshaping their player-development pipeline by acquiring a Long Island–based baseball organization, sources conf...

JANUARY 29 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Jung eyes comeback campaign with skipper's backing ARLINGTON -- Skip Schumaker wants Josh Jung to be feared. The Rangers' new manager knows that Jung has the capability of being an All-Star o...

JANUARY 29 • MLB.COM

8 teams that could still have some big moves up their sleeves The past two weeks saw a flurry of moves around baseball: The Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker, the Yankees re-signed Cody Bellinger, the Mets dea...

JANUARY 29 • MLB.COM

Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

The Chicago Cubs have agreed to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton that include invitations to major league camp for spring training

JANUARY 28 • Associated Press

Brewers sign veteran catcher Reese McGuire to minor league deal with camp invitation

Veteran catcher Reese McGuire has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes an invitation to major league camp

JANUARY 28 • Associated Press

Evan Carter - Aiming for 30 stolen bases Carter said last week that one of his goals this season is to steal 30 bases, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Impact Carter is 19-for-21 on stolen-base attempts in 131 career games, and he ranked in the 90th percentile in sprint speed in 2025. The outfielder believes new first-base coach Travis Jankowski -- who stole 104 bases in his career -- will be able to help him get the most out of his speed on the bases. Injuries have been Carter's biggest downfall, as he's played only 108 games with the big club over the last two seasons. However, he's fully recovered from the fractured wrist that ended his 2025 season and said that "I actually feel really good right now" after merely "kind of telling myself that I feel good in the past." Carter remains a major injury risk in 2026 -- particularly since his back issues have been chronic -- and the left-handed hitter is unlikely to play much versus southpaws. There's still some breakout potential with the 23-year-old, though, and he only costs a late-round flier in fantasy leagues.

JANUARY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Several clubs eyeing former Gold Glove Award winning backstop | Sporting News The catching market is finally starting to move.

JANUARY 27 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Yanks add former Mets prospect to pitching mix with waiver claim The Yankees on Tuesday claimed right-hander Dom Hamel off waivers from the Rangers and designated left-hander Jayvien Sandridge and infielde...

JANUARY 27 • MLB.COM

Justin Verlander Predicted To Surprisingly Land With New AL Team Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer predicted that Justin Verlander will sign with the Texas Rangers for the 2026 season.

JANUARY 27 • NESN.COM

Rangers' Sebastian Walcott gets incredible news in ESPN's prospect rankings | Sporting News One of the best young talents in baseball.

JANUARY 27 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Breaking down the prospect cost to land All-Star pitcher Gore This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it reg...

JANUARY 26 • MLB.COM

Fascinating infield trade target is right in Mariners' face after Rangers deal Mariners fans are still waiting for the organization to make a big move and with now less than three weeks to go until pitchers and catchers...

JANUARY 26 • SODOMOJO.COM

Corey Seager's wife Madisyn enjoys "rare parents night out" with Rangers' superstar Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager and his wife Madisyn are spending time together away from the baseball field this offseason.

JANUARY 26 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Breaking down the Rangers' high-risk, high-reward starting rotation The Rangers made a major trade last week when they acquired left-hander and 2025 All-Star MacKenzie Gore from the Nationals in a deal that s...

JANUARY 26 • MLB.COM

Joe Ryan and more aces who should be trade bait after Nats get haul for MacKenzie Gore For the Washington Nationals to part with MacKenzie Gore, they would've had to have received a haul. That happened and then some, as the Tex...

JANUARY 25 • FANSIDED.COM

Rangers sign LHP with 7 seasons of MLB starting experience | Sporting News Texas is bulking up its pitching depth.

JANUARY 25 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Austin Gomber - Lands MiLB deal with Texas Gomber agreed Sunday with the Rangers on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league spring training, Aram Leighton of JustBaseball.com reports.

Impact Though Texas recently bolstered its pitching staff with the acquisition of MacKenzie Gore, Gomber could still get the chance to compete for a back-end rotation spot this spring. Before being cut loose by the Rockies last August, Gomber turned in a 7.49 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and 34:17 K:BB in 57.2 innings, but he was slightly more effective in his six starts away from Coors Field (6.44 ERA, 1.50 WHIP in 29.1 innings). Gomber also closed the season strong while spending the final month of the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Iowa in the Cubs organization, and the Rangers may be banking on the 32-year-old lefty's pitch-to-contact approach yielding more success in Arlington than in the unforgiving confines of Colorado.

JANUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE

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Mets sign nine-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel to minor league deal with invitation to spring training

Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

Brewers sign veteran catcher Reese McGuire to minor league deal with camp invitation

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Veteran lefty Austin Gomber signs minor league contract with Rangers with invite to spring

Mets sign nine-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel to minor league deal with invitation to spring training

Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

Brewers sign veteran catcher Reese McGuire to minor league deal with camp invitation