3 Rangers hoping for a breakout season in 2025

It's an organizational effort to win at the big league level. It takes contributions from everyone, especially the players on the field, to achieve the ultimate goal of winning a World Series.

This year it will be no different. Matter of a fact, at some point the Texas Rangers will call on any player at their disposal to get them through some portion of the season whether it's a long stretch of games with no off days or an injury.

Those times present opportunities to players that are finally ready to make some waves in the sport. Some even need these chances to show that despite the slow start to their professional career, they have the talent to be a major league caliber player.

Several players come to mind but for the Rangers these three are most in need of a break out year.

Justin Foscue

The Rangers first round pick in 2020 from Mississippi State only just made his MLB debut last April but didn't really show a lot of positives.

Foscue played in two games after being called up in April then was sidelined until late July after suffering a left oblique strain. When he returned he seemed to be lost at the plate, striking out 18 times and finishing the season 0-for-36 in his last 12 games.

He ended the year hitting .048/.091/.071 with two hits and 18 strikeouts in 42 at-bats. Not the best showing but still a bit excusable for a young player getting his first taste of the major leagues.

The challenge for Foscue is whether or not he will get chances to prove himself. The team is built to win now thanks to a strong combo of young and veterans players that have a consistent everyday place in the lineup, and he's not one of those players.

Therefore Foscue will likely have to prove himself by staying consistent in the minor leagues and absolutely maximizing on his limited chances with the big league club. But sometimes that is not enough so it'll be a steep climb for Foscue.

Robert Garcia

For those asking, 'Who's Robert Garcia?" he's the 28-year-old lefty the Rangers acquired in a December trade, sending fan-favorite Nathaniel Lowe to the Washington Nationals.

I feel as putting him on this list is a but unfair because most of the reason he needs a breakout season is due to the player he was traded for. However, putting him on this list is not totally unreasonable when you look at his career numbers.

Originally drafted by the Kansas City Royals, Garcia was selected by the Miami Marlins in the Rule 5 Draft ahead of the 2022 season. After 36.2 innings in Triple-A to start the 2023 season, he made his major league debut but a month later was claimed on waivers by the Nationals.

In 97 career games, Garcia has a 5-8 record, 4.03 ERA, 108 strikeouts and a 1.19 WHIP. While those numbers aren't popping off the page, Garcia's statcast metrics as he's great at limiting hard contact, getting batters to swing and miss and chase pitches.

Him breaking out sure would give him a lot of confidence but it would also help ease the fan's sorrows of losing Lowe to the Nationals.

Cole Winn

If anyone of the roster needs a positive season, it's Cole Winn.

His fellow Rangers' 2018 draft pick Owen White was already traded to the Cincinnati Reds earlier this offseason after putting up a career 16.71 ERA in only five games.

When it comes to Winn we are still talking about a smaller sample size, only 13 games, but he wants to show his worth to the organization as they plan for the future. If all goes well to plan we can envision Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter being leaders of the rotation, and it's safe to say that Winn wants to be that next guy up.

Texas definitely doesn't need to see Cy Young caliber numbers from Winn in 2025 but they would love to see consistent improvement as the season progresses. In his small sample size, he didn't get to display his four-pitch mix and how effective it is in retiring batters.

As long as Winn puts trust in his stuff, progresses throughout the year and becomes a pitcher the team can rely on to give innings when called on to pitch, he'll be in good shape.