3 pending free agents the Texas Rangers need to let walk, 2 they need to keep

The Texas Rangers have some tough choices to make this coming offseason as to who to keep and who to let go.

Jul 29, 2023; San Diego, California, USA;  Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (54) throws a
Jul 29, 2023; San Diego, California, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (54) throws a / David Frerker-USA TODAY Sports
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You will struggle to find any team that has been more aggressive in reshaping their roster at every available opportunity than the Texas Rangers. Before the 2022 season, the Rangers surprised many and signed both Corey Seager and Marcus Semien while putting the league on notice that they were trying to go for it. However, when they signed Jacob deGrom before this season and traded for both Max Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery at the deadline, it became clear that this is a club that is going to be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.

The last month hasn't been particularly fun as Texas saw their division lead slip away, but this still looks like a team that is going contend for the foreseeable future. As much money as they have committed over the last couple of years, Texas has a surprising amount of room to work with payroll-wise in 2024 and beyond. Most of their young players are only hitting their first year of arbitration which should keep their costs down which certainly helps the cause there. Assuming the Rangers don't hang on to too many of their pending free agents, the Rangers should be able to be players once again at the top of the free agent market this coming offseason.

Here are 3 pending free agents the Texas Rangers need to let walk, 2 they need to keep

Given that the Rangers have pushed their chips in and are firmly in their window of contention, every roster spot is going to count and Texas will need to be selective as to who to keep and who to let go. Their impending free agent class certainly has some guys that they need to move on from, but a couple of their trade deadline acquisitions who are also set to hit the free agent market warrant some strong consideration to keep in the fold for 2024 and beyond.

Let's take a look at some of the Rangers' pending free agents that they need to let walk and a couple that they should try to hang on to.