AL free-agent weekly: identify likely free agents and Sizing bids for a $100 FAAB budget. Grids compare upside (A–E) and projected value across 12- and 15-team formats, with September rosters in view. High-upside names like Wyatt Langford are noted, but the focus is on practical buys and dart throws that can reshape the back half of standings.

Key bets include Kyle Bradish’s return to form in Baltimore, Taj Bradley’s high-upside dart throws, and a mix of mid-rotation holds like Luis Garcia and Parker Messick. On the hitting side, Ryan Mountcastle and Nolan Jones offer hot-streak paths, while pay-after-run risks like Payton Tolle and Dillon Dingler provide power-speed upside in shallower formats. September bullpen and closer options (Shawn Armstrong, etc.) add late-season ballast.

Texas Rangers erupted for 20 runs in a 20-3 beatdown of the Angels, with 12 players tallying a hit and 22 in the hit column—the most at Globe Life Field in six seasons. García returned from the IL and sparked the surge, Pederson supplied early thunder, Higashioka added a late three-run blast, and the club stretched a rare offense-fueled night into a momentum shift for September.

The massacre came on a standalone glory night that still leaves Texas treading water in the wild-card race as road games loom. With a 5-1 homestand and a lineup that finally smiled, the challenge now is replicating this on the road, where Texas has struggled all year (26-40).