A few Texas Rangers have bought themselves more time

Nomar Mazara

It seems inevitable that the Texas Rangers will have to shake-up their outfield as some point very soon. Outfielder Loedy Taveras, Texas’ #5 prospect, is working his way through the minor leagues and could make his way to the big league club as early as next year. The 20-year-old is a center fielder through and through, so, if all goes according to plan, he’ll force Joey Gallo over to left field by 2021.

That takes care of two outfield spots, leaving right field to be determined. It’s Mazara’s to lose, but he has been far from convincing this season. Defense is not his specialty; therefore, he is not worth a whole lot when his bat is lagging. Willie Calhoun is not defensive wizard either, but he’s been more consistent with the bat in 2019. Calhoun will be fighting hard for a starting spot somewhere next season.

If you look further down the road, Texas has Bubba Thompson and Julio Pablo Martinez as high potential prospects who have not progressed as aimed for in the lower levels of the minors. The most updated Texas Rangers prospect rankings has Thompson at #8 and Martinez at #25. If either picks up the pace, the future outfield will be even more clustered.

The key takeaway is Mazara has some heat on him really for the first time in his young career. If the Rangers aren’t completely sold on him soon, he could be sent elsewhere.