3 Rangers’ prospects fans will see in big leagues soon in 2026

While the Texas Rangers are making important progress toward 2026 Opening Day in Philadelphia, eyes still remain on the future.

It seemed this spring, more than previous years, was an eye-opening opportunity for young players within the organization.

Although trends are pointing in the direction of those individuals starting in the minor leagues, a handful of them could be ready for Major League Baseball sometime this year.

3 Rangers’ prospects that impressed this spring, could debut in 2026

Cameron Cauley, INF

Benefiting from the injury to Texas’s top overall prospect in Sebastian Walcott, Cauley was a revelation this spring. He saw ample playing time and impressed a lot of people in big league camp.

In 16 Cactus Leagues games, the 23-year-old Houston native batted .289 with one home run, five RBIs, five doubles, two stolen bases, a .341 OBP, .500 slugging percentage and an .841 OPS.

After going 0 for his last 10 at-bats, Cauley was optioned to minor league camp on Sunday with his season starting point up in the air. He’s never played in Triple-A, in fact 2025 was his first season with Double-A Frisco.

Regardless, if he can keep the momentum going into the regular season, Skip Schumaker’s faith in him from this spring could get him to the majors sometime in 2026.

Gavin Collyer, RHP

Texas has a long history of struggling to develop their minor league pitchers so when there is a positive sign it’s hard not to be skeptical.

As for the 24-year-old Collyer, he’s looking to try and break the franchise stereotype. Before being optioned to minor league camp this weekend as well, the former 12th round pick pitched 6.2 innings giving up just two runs and striking out eight batters to the tune of a 2.60 ERA in his first big league spring.

While the bullpen is still being ironed out, the truth is there was no spot for him to make a positive impact in the big leagues right away. Collyer also didn’t have a great 2025 season and still showed signs of a needing improvement.

Despite those solid performances this spring, batters still hit .280 off the right-hander which is a number Texas would love to see go down. Just 14 games of Triple-A experience last year, Collyer is expected to start his seventh pro baseball season in Round Rock this year.

Leandro Lopez, RHP

The five year pro ball player, Lopez was a head turner early in big league camp. As part of the Rangers early options, he was sent to minor league camp after three appearances in Cactus League play.

Lopez, 23, went 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA, one walk and 10 strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work. He did though give up a .278 opponent batting average and a 1.38 WHIP in that span.

His 2025 season with High-A and Double-A showed poise and promise though. After a dreadful 2024 season, his 2.40 ERA in 22 starts displayed to Texas that he could bounce back at a young age.

Sitting at No. 24 on the Rangers’ top 30 prospect rankings, Lopez is likely to begin the season in Frisco as a member of their rotation, alongside another star pitcher in David Davalillo.