2 Rangers offseason decisions that look genius, 2 that look awful

Chris Young, along with every other general manager across the league, is not going to hit 1.000 on every player they he bring into the organization each offseason.

As we hit the two-month mark of the 2026 campaign, here's a look at who Texas Rangers' fans think Young was quite genius for bringing into the fold, and a couple who are not yet living up to expectations.

These two acquisitions have been on the mark so far this year

Brandon Nimmo - RF

Nimmo was Young's crown jewel acquisition over the winter. The high-energy lead-off hitter came at a cost in the form of World Series hero and clubhouse leader, Marcus Semien. Through two months, Nimmo has been exactly what the Rangers hoped he would be.

Nimmo is a spark at the top of the order, and his slash line of .261/.342/.398 is on par with what he has done over 10 major league seasons. He is second in total bases and plays a great right field, illustrated by his home run-robbing grab off the bat of Yordan Alvarez, helping Nathan Eovaldi and the team salvage the final game of the series in Houston.

Jacob Junis - RP

Junis has been a journeyman over the last five years, spending time with the Giants, Brewers, Guardians, Reds and Royals. In 2026, however, the middle reliever has been rock solid Texas, collecting five holds and two saves while maintaining a team-best 1.80 ERA and 0.75 WHIP over 20 innings of work.

The bullpen as a whole has outperformed expectations thus far, and Junis, along with other new relievers like Tyler Alexander and Jalen Beeks, have been instrumental in delivering the best bullpen in MLB.

These two offseason additions have struggled

McKenzie Gore - SP

The Rangers gave up five promising minor leaguers for Gore, a hard-throwing lefty who made the All-Star Game with the Washington Nationals in 2025. With the exception of one strong outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks in which he went eight scoreless innings, allowing just five hits, Gore has been well below league average across the board in ERA, WHIP and bWAR.

Gore has been as advertised when it comes to showing great potential, fanning 55 hitters in 49 innings with plus-velocity and sweeper, but he has offset that with 24 free passes and 41 hits, good for a 1.327 WHIP. Rangers hope that Gore gets his feet out from under him moving forward.

Andrew McCutchen - DH/OF

"Cutch" as he is affectionately known around the league, was brought in late during spring training and came out firing with the lumber and earned a spot on the opening day roster out of camp.

Although the organization was justified in kicking the tires on the 39-year-old former NL MVP, the returns have been underwhelming through the first two months of the season. Cutch is slashing .226/.290/.306 and has been used far more sparingly than was intended.

Skip Schumaker wanted to use McCutchen more against left-handed pitching, platooning with Joc Pederson at DH. He got a big hit early in the season, but hasn't been a factor at all through the Rangers' last 35 games, often stranding RISP over the last month and a half.

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