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2025 Texas Rangers Season Prediction Thread

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2025 Texas Rangers Season Predictions

Below is a series of questions that you can feel free to copy and paste and then include your answers. It is always fun to guess what will happen. You can answer all of the questions or just some of them. The more who participate in this, the better.

Record:
Place:
Postseason -- Yes or No?
Team ROY:
Team MVP

Team Leaders

Batting (Name + Number)
HR:
RBI:
BA:
SB:

Pitching (Name + Number)
W:
ERA(minimum 15 starts):
K:
Saves:


Miscellaneous Questions


Will the Rangers return to the World Series this year?



How many games will Jake deGrom start this season?


Which of our starting pitchers will have 25 or more starts this year?


Which of our starting pitchers will have more than 15 starts this year?


Will Gray and Bradford come back healthy and stay mostly healthy until the end of the season?


Who will play the most games in CF this year?


How many games will Evan Carter start this season?


Which player who is on the roster to begin the season, has the best chance to be traded this year?


Will Marcus Semien put up an OPS higher than .735 this season?


Will Jonah Heim put up an OPS higher than .700 this season?


How many games will Heim start behind the plate and how many will Higashioka start behind the plate?


Will the Rangers acquire a catcher at the trade deadline who will play a significant amount of time at catcher during the last couple of months of the season ?


Will Josh Smith hit .280 or better this season?


How many games will Josh Smith start this season?


Will Kumar Rocker or Jack Leiter win the ROY, and if so which one? Also what ERA and number of innings do you expect from each?


Will the Rangers make a blockbuster trade at the deadline(Blockbuster defined as one of our top five prospects and one top ten prospect being included)?


Which pitching prospect, besides Leiter and Rocker, will get the most starts for the Rangers this season?


Who will be the Rangers saves leader this year?


Which player starting the year in the minors will have the biggest impact on the team?


Which two players will be the most pleasant surprises this season?


Which player will be the most disappointing surprise this season?


Which 2 to 4 minor leaguers, will do the most this season, to put themselves into the conversation as being big contributors for the Rangers in 2026?


Which prospect, who starts off in the minors, will get the most time in the big leagues this year?


What other miscellaneous thoughts do you have about what you are expecting this season?
 

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2025 Texas Rangers Season Predictions

Below is a series of questions that you can feel free to copy and paste and then include your answers. It is always fun to guess what will happen. You can answer all of the questions or just some of them. The more who participate in this, the better.

Record: 92-70
Place: 1st in AL West
Postseason -- Yes or No? Yes
Team ROY: Jack Leiter
Team MVP Corey Seager

Team Leaders

Batting (Name + Number)
HR: Seager with 35, (but maybe Burger)
RBI: Langford, 95.
BA: Seager: .310 BA
SB: Langford, 25.

Pitching (Name + Number)
W: Eovaldi, 16 wins
ERA(minimum 15 starts): DeGrom, 2.40 ERA
K: Eovaldi, not sure how many, though.
Saves: Tough one. I'll go with Robert Garcia for now, 20.


Miscellaneous Questions


Will the Rangers return to the World Series this year?

Yes. I have them returning to the WS and facing the Dodgers, losing in 6 games.

How many games will Jake deGrom start this season?
20-22

Which of our starting pitchers will have 25 or more starts this year?
Eovaldi and Leiter.

Which of our starting pitchers will have more than 15 starts this year?
Eovaldi, DeGrom, Leiter, Bradford, Gray, Mahle, Rocker and at least one other, I'd imagine.

Will Gray and Bradford come back healthy and stay mostly healthy until the end of the season?
Bradford will, but Gray will spend time on the IL a couple of times.

Who will play the most games in CF this year?
Carter.

How many games will Evan Carter start this season?
125

Which player who is on the roster to begin the season, has the best chance to be traded this year?
Good question. I'll go with Taveras.

Will Marcus Semien put up an OPS higher than .735 this season?
Yes. He'll have an OPS around 750-765.

Will Jonah Heim put up an OPS higher than .700 this season?
No.

How many games will Heim start behind the plate and how many will Higashioka start behind the plate?
Heim will get around 70, and Higgy will start around 90.

Will the Rangers acquire a catcher at the trade deadline who will play a significant amount of time at catcher during the last couple of months of the season ?
No.

Will Josh Smith hit .280 or better this season?
No, but he'll be close. He'll hit around .275 with an OPS around 750.

How many games will Josh Smith start this season?
135, at all positions other than catcher.

Will Kumar Rocker or Jack Leiter win the ROY, and if so which one? Also what ERA and number of innings do you expect from each?
Neither will win ROY. Leiter will have an ERA around 4.20 and will pitch over 150 innings. Rocker will have an ERA around 4.30 and pitch around 100 innings.

Will the Rangers make a blockbuster trade at the deadline(Blockbuster defined as one of our top five prospects and one top ten prospect being included)?
Short of a guy like Vladdy being available, no.

Which pitching prospect, besides Leiter and Rocker, will get the most starts for the Rangers this season?
Teodo.

Who will be the Rangers saves leader this year?
Robert Garcia with 20.

Which player starting the year in the minors will have the biggest impact on the team?
Either Teodo or Osuna.

Which two players will be the most pleasant surprises this season?
Leiter and Carter.

Which player will be the most disappointing surprise this season?
Armstrong. He won't produce and will be cut by may.

Which 2 to 4 minor leaguers, will do the most this season, to put themselves into the conversation as being big contributors for the Rangers in 2026?
Walcott, Santos and Teodo.

Which prospect, who starts off in the minors, will get the most time in the big leagues this year?
Osuna or Teodo.

What other miscellaneous thoughts do you have about what you are expecting this season? That's about it, to be honest.
 

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Record:90-62
Place:1st
Postseason -- Yes
Team ROY: Leiter
Team MVP Seager

Team Leaders

Batting (Name + Number)
HR: Burger 39
RBI: Adolis 105
BA: Seager 289
SB: ?

Pitching (Name + Number)
W:
ERA(minimum 15 starts):
K:
Saves:


Miscellaneous Questions


Will the Rangers return to the World Series this year? Yes



How many games will Jake deGrom start this season?
22

Which of our starting pitchers will have 25 or more starts this year? Eovaldi Mahle


Which of our starting pitchers will have more than 15 starts this year?


Will Gray and Bradford come back healthy and stay mostly healthy until the end of the season?
Yes

Who will play the most games in CF this year?
Good question. Clueless
How many games will Evan Carter start this season? 82


Which player who is on the roster to begin the season, has the best chance to be traded this year? Corbin


Will Marcus Semien put up an OPS higher than .735 this season?
Barely

Will Jonah Heim put up an OPS higher than .700 this season? Tossup


How many games will Heim start behind the plate and how many will Higashioka start behind the plate?
Even split

Will the Rangers acquire a catcher at the trade deadline who will play a significant amount of time at catcher during the last couple of months of the season ?
No

Will Josh Smith hit .280 or better this season?

Maybe
How many games will Josh Smith start this season?
110

Will Kumar Rocker or Jack Leiter win the ROY, and if so which one? Also what ERA and number of innings do you expect from each?
No. 120 fo Leiter
100 for rocker Combined mil and MILB
Will the Rangers make a blockbuster trade at the deadline(Blockbuster defined as one of our top five prospects and one top ten prospect being included)?
No

Which pitching prospect, besides Leiter and Rocker, will get the most starts for the Rangers this season?
Maybe Santos

Who will be the Rangers saves leader this year?
Jackson

Which player starting the year in the minors will have the biggest impact on the team?
Teodo

Which two players will be the most pleasant surprises this season?
Burger and Jackson

Which player will be the most disappointing surprise this season?
Milner

Which 2 to 4 minor leaguers, will do the most this season, to put themselves into the conversation as being big contributors for the Rangers in 2026?
Teodo. Osuna Santos
Which prospect, who starts off in the minors, will get the most time in the big leagues this year
rocker
 
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