2025 Texas Rangers Season Prediction Thread

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Mike Puma of The New York Post:

ALCS: Blue Jays over Rangers
NLCS: Dodgers over Mets
World Series: Dodgers over Blue Jays
AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
AL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
NL Cy Young: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
AL Rookie of the Year: Jasson Domínguez, Yankees
NL Rookie of the Year: Roki Sasaki, Dodgers

 

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Mark W. Sanchez if The New York Post:

ALCS: Rangers over Red Sox
NLCS: Diamondbacks over Dodgers
World Series: Rangers over Diamondbacks
AL MVP: Aaron Judge, Yankees
NL MVP: Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks
AL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes, Pirates
AL Rookie of the Year: Tomoyuki Sugano, Orioles
NL Rookie of the Year: Bubba Chandler, Pirates

 

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Joel Sherman of the New York Post:

ALCS: Rangers over Yankees
NLCS: Dodgers over Braves
World Series: Rangers over Dodgers
AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
NL MVP: Juan Soto, Mets
AL Cy Young: Garrett Crochet, Red Sox
NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes, Pirates
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacob Wilson, A’s
NL Rookie of the Year: Roki Sasaki, Dodgers

 

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Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post:

ALCS: Rangers over Yankees
NLCS: Dodgers over Mets
World Series: Rangers over Dodgers
AL MVP: Aaron Judge, Yankees
NL MVP: Francisco Lindor, Mets
AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal, Tigers
NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes, Pirates
AL Rookie of the Year: Jackson Jobe, Tigers
NL Rookie of the Year: Dylan Crews, Nationals

 

[fanman8825]

Record: 93-69
Place: 1st
Postseason -- Yes or No? Yes
Team ROY: Leiter
Team MVP Langford

Team Leaders

Batting (Name + Number)
HR: Langford 38
RBI: Langford 115
BA: Seager. 310
SB: Langford 24

Pitching (Name + Number)
W: Eovaldi 18
ERA(minimum 15 starts): deGrom 2.90
K: deGrom 205
Saves: Jackson 40


Miscellaneous Questions


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


How many games will Jake deGrom start this season? 26


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


Which of our starting pitchers will have more than 15 starts this year? Eovaldi, deGrom, Leiter, Mahle, Bradford, Rocker


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? Carter


How many games will Evan Carter start this season? 95


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


Will Marcus Semien put up an OPS higher than .735 this season? No


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? 45


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 ? Yes


Will Josh Smith hit .280 or better this season? Yes, .295


How many games will Josh Smith start this season? 125


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. Rocker 80 innings and 4.10 ERA; Leiter 135 innings 4.15 ERA


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)? Yes


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? Luke Jackson


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


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


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


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, Osuna, Teodo, Santos, Drake, Corniell Stephan, Magdaleno, and Hales


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


What other miscellaneous thoughts do you have about what you are expecting this season? I think Taveras' new approach will wear fans out much the same as Gallo's did. I am very concerned that Semien will have another down year. Jake Burger is going to be really loved by fans.

I am with you on Semian. Starting to have concerns with him leading off.
I am not sure he will bat much higher than the 237 he posted last year