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Another season, another bullpen rebuild for the Texas Rangers. What could go wrong?<\/p>\n

To be fair, what President of Baseball Operations Chris Young was able to do with the limited funds he had this past season was impressive. He turned a plethora of one-year deals to veteran arms into one of the best pitching staffs in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n

But the Rangers now will lost almost all of those arms to free agency, retaining just four relievers (3 among their regular used arms) in 2025: Jacob Webb, Josh Sborz, Robert Garcia and Luis Curvelo.<\/p>\n

Good news is that even with the team still wanting to remain under the luxury tax and a handful of money set to be off the books this winter, Young can still do it correctly, for the price Ray Davis would love.<\/p>\n

3 external candidates for the Texas Rangers bullpen in 2026<\/h2>\n

Kyle Finnegan, RHP<\/h3>\n

Linked to the Rangers over the past few years, Finnegan was finally traded from the Washington Nationals this summer to Detroit. He’s been a big part of A.J. Hinch’ second-half bullpen and is currently fighting for their season in Friday’s ALCS Game 5 against Seattle.<\/p>\n

A free agent this winter, the 34-year-old Detroit native has recorded 112 career saves with a blistering 38 saves in 2024 and 24 this past season. That will likely mean Finnegan will search for the biggest payday of his career.<\/p>\n

Prior to the 2025 season, he signed a one-year deal to rerturn to Washington for $6 million. He will for sure request more money and a longer deal in years. Will the Rangers attempt to finally grab an established closer for 2026?<\/p>\n

Caleb Ferguson, LHP<\/h3>\n

The 29-year-old southpaw is currently in the middle of a postseason run with the Rangers division rival, Seattle Mariners. Ferguson has been a member of that Seattle bullpen for just 25 games after being traded at the deadline.<\/p>\n

Previously, he spent five seasons with the Dodgers, a full season spent between the Yankees and Astros and another season split with Pittsburgh and Seattle. In 70 games this season, he recorded a 5-4 record, 3.58 ERA, 51 strikeouts, 22 walks and a 1.17 WHIP in 65.1 innings.<\/p>\n

Ferguson’s four-pitch mix (four-seam, cutter, sinker, slurve) is one of the best relievers when it comes to ground ball rate, hard hit percentage and average exit velocity. Although he does struggle with striking out and missing bats.<\/p>\n

Emilio Pagan, RHP<\/h3>\n

The veteran right-hander played 70 games with the Cincinnati Reds in 2025, compiling 32 saves as the team’s primary closer. Now, Pagan enters free agency after his ninth year in MLB.<\/p>\n

Pagan, 35, has expressed interest in returning to the Reds and their is intrigue to that with the Reds’ Wild Card trip this season. The former 10th-round pick by Seattle, he signed a two-year, $16 million deal prior to 2024.<\/p>\n

He will likely want something similar or more given this was the best season of his career. It couldn’t hurt to try and sway him to a more team friendly deal with an assumption he will be the team’s primary ninth-inning guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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