Nathan Eovaldi faces a potential sports hernia surgery after finishing 2024 with a rotator cuff strain, forcing the Rangers to monitor spring ramp-up closely. If surgery is needed, his readiness could slip, even as the arm shows signs of near-healing. Seager’s 2024 sports hernia history and other IL returnees shape Texas’ spring depth and rotation planning.

Eovaldi’s late-season absence and strong 2024 numbers (11-3, 1.73 ERA, 130 innings) anchor the rotation, but contract through 2027 provides long-term value. Other veterans—Seager, Semien, Langford, Burger, Carter, Bradford, Winn—are on track for normal offseasons, keeping the Rangers’ fantasy upside tempered by health questions.

Texas Rangers officials dissected a disappointing offense and outlined a plan for the next season, with Skip Schumaker taking over as manager and Chris Young mapping a to-do list focused on reducing swings-and-misses, tightening strike-zone discipline, and leaning toward contact and situational hitting over pure power. Payroll questions and the pace of roster reshuffling loom as the club tries to retool around a core that underperformed in back-to-back seasons.

The ballpark and park factors factor into roster strategy, and the front office acknowledged the need for offense that can thrive in Globe Life Field's pitcher-friendly environment. After a season where several everyday players regressed while Wyatt Langford boosted, the Rangers are weighing arbitration risks on García and Heim and exploring how to build a lineup that sustains offense while staying within budget.

Rangers’ next manager faces a tough docket: fix a stagnant offense that struggled vs four-seam fastballs in 2024 and 2025, overhaul a clubhouse that lost its edge as losses mounted, and navigate payroll limits while developing a thinning farm system. The piece weighs Skip Schumaker’s candidacy, the leadership dynamic around Marcus Semien and Corey Seager, and how ownership, the GM, and the field staff must align on a proactive, roster-leaning path. It also flags the likely need to lean on prospects like Walcott, Osuna, Ortiz, and Freeman as cost-controlled pieces.

Beyond X’s and O’s, the Rangers must balance a managerial philosophy with ownership constraints and a revised player development plan. The piece outlines how a new boss would handle up-front accountability, push for a unified locker room, and manage veteran presences while reimagining a lineup that can hit four-seamers more effectively and maximize the current pitching staff’ upside.

Texas Rangers head into winter with more questions than answers after back-to-back playoff misses. The offense regressed again, and the club plans to reshape the roster via free agency and trades, even as payroll is expected to dip below the $244 million tax threshold.

Nearly a third of the roster could hit free agency, with Joc Pederson and nine others in that bubble. Arbitration-eligible stars Adolis García, Jonah Heim, Jacob Webb, Josh Sborz, and Sam Haggerty loom, while core pieces DeGrom, Seager, Semien, Eovaldi, and Higashioka are locked long term. The pre arbitration group includes Jung, Burger and Leiter, shaping fantasy value for 2025.