Chris Young telegraphs the Rangers potentially deflating deadline plans

While some Major League Baseball execs play things extremely close to the vest, Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young is more of an open book. That includes being willing to talk about whether the team will be buyers or sellers at the deadline. Unfortunately, it's not looking great based on his latest comments. Bruce Bochy's squad will need to go on a bit of a run if they want to add pieces for a playoff run in the second half.

Earlier this week, Young sat down with Sportsradio 96.7 FM/1310 The Ticket (KTCK-AM) and laid out exactly what the Rangers need to do to be buyers. It turns out that being "contenders" or in the Wild Card race won't cut it. Considering that Bochy's bunch is having problems rattling off bunches of wins, that could be awful news.

Texas Rangers need more than .500 ball to justify deadline buying, says Chris Young

"The idea of playing a second half of season that's not meaningful ... it kills me to even think that way," Young said. "With that being said, we do have decisions to make for the best interest and long-term health of the franchise. I expect to win, I expect to be buyers. We've gotten back to .500, but being .500 is not good enough."

"We've gotta be above .500, showing signs of progress, we need to be playing better baseball on the road and we need to see real improvement offensively because we may see some regression with our pitching. That's only natural, but we do need to see our offense carry us for a period of time. I wanna see these guys come together as a complete team. If that happens, it's very easy to believe this team is capable of winning a championship," Young added.

It's a fascinating look at what's going on inside the POBO's head, if for no other reason than deciding not to be buyers will only put more pressure on someone named among the most under pressure in the sport.

On the other hand, because the Texas Rangers have had problems finding real consistency in 2025, plenty of analysts believe they won't be buyers. Chris Young's comments seem to cement it.