3 Rangers that shouldn't be back in 2026

Things are going from bad to worse for the Texas Rangers as they enter the final 40 games of the season. The bullpen has three blown saves in a row, and the once-hopeful, deadline-buying team has faded even further from playoff contention.

Now a full 4 games behind the New York Yankees for the final wild card spot, and 3 behind the Cleveland Indians. It's time to take a look at who Chris Young and the organization need to jettison heading into 2026.

Adolis Garcia's time with the Rangers should come to an end after this season

It is difficult to admit that the team's 2023 ALCS playoff hero and RBI leader over the past four seasons no longer has a place in the Rangers organization.

Garcia, for all his defensive prowess and emotionally charged on-field charisma, has been an utter liability in the middle of the lineup this season.

Currently nursing a bad ankle on the IL, his .224 average and .655 OPS are both career lows. The slugger's lack of any consistent approach at the plate and wild swings and misses have become too much for an everyday heart-of-the-lineup player.

Garcia is arbitration-eligible after the season, and given his age and downward offensive trajectory, it is time to move on from El Bombi.

Robert Garcia shouldn't be in a Ranger uniform next season

In 4.2 innings of work in August, the big left-hander has given up 12 hits and 7 earned runs. But even more backbreaking are the 4 big, late-inning home runs he has surrendered that have cost the team wins at the most crucial point of the season.

Opposing batters are digging into the box and measuring his straight, mid-90s fastball and average sweeper and teeing off on him. His ERA has risen an entire run over this span, from 2.61 to 3.69.

Garcia is only making $772K this year and is arbitration-eligible after the 2026 season, so the money shouldn't be an issue, and left-handed relievers who can do what he does - but better - are a dime a dozen.

Jonah Heim should be playing elsewhere in 2026

Like El Bombi, Jonah Heim has seen a precipitous decline in his offensive production since his 2023 all-star and World Series season.

In 2023, Heim hit .258 with a career high 18 homers and 95 big RBIs. After a big drop off in 2024, things have gotten even worse for the switch-hitting backstop.

Heim has always been a plus defensive catcher, but you simply can't have a slash line of .263/.339/.601 and continue to get the majority of at-bats at the position.

It doesn't help that his backup, Kyle Higashioka, has been one of the team's most consistent hitters in the second half and appears poised to take the job.

Heim is making $4.575 million this season and will be arbitration-eligible this winter.