Rangers GM says 'no clear picture for 2026' but provides hint to what future holds

After a magnificently underwhelming 2025 season capped by a Game 162 walk off loss and the departure of their future Hall of Fame manager, the plans for next season's Texas Rangers are, for lack of a better term, up in the air.

Finishing at 81-81, despite being a potential frontrunner for the American League West division, the Rangers will need to go back to the drawing board and admit the faults of the previous two seasons.

And that journey began on Monday with perhaps an obvious but bigger domino falling in the form of Bruce Bochy.

Chris Young denies Rangers' rebuild, but not sure of 2026 direction

Speaking to media after the announcement that Bochy and the Rangers mutually decided to part ways 24 hours after the conclusion of his third and final season under contract, President of Baseball Operations Chris Young was candid about the organization's unknowns.

According to DLLS Sports' Rangers' reporter Jeff Wilson, Young said "the Rangers will not be rebuilding next season, but they will be younger and there is financial uncertainty."

Those uncertainties were enough to not only be a deciding factor for Bochy to not pursue agreeing to another managerial contract but also allows the organization to determine what exaclty they are looking for in the future.

Adding to those comments, Young said the next manager of the Rangers will "have some player development roots" and one name on the list of candidates is the Rangers current senior advisor and former Marlins' manager Skip Schumaker.

Taken this all into account, one might assume that "younger" and "financial uncertainty" might be more formal talk for dumping the older, more contract heavy talent on the roster. Among those list of names include Jonah Heim, Adolis Garcia, Marcus Semien, Joc Pederson and even a few veteran arms like Nathan Eovaldi and Jacob deGrom.

Is it time for the Rangers' youngsters to take over?

The Rangers saw a surge of young talent hit the big league stage in 2025 and quite frankly they found one of their most consistent stretches of success with the core, affectionally referred to as "The Little Rascals".

Led by the Rangers' Minor League Player of the Year in Cody Freeman and outfielders Alejandro Osuna and Michael Helman, Texas could try to find a way to make younger work better while also shedding some salary.

It is however important to not that one big "R" word Young mentioned. They will not be rebuilding, so expect some veterans stick around. My guess is that would be Corey Seager, Eovaldi, deGrom, and given the financial constraints, Semien.

That still doesn't mean the reigns can't be formally handed over to the young bucks in the organization. Freeman, Helman and Osuna can replace the likes of Semien and Garcia, while Seager, Josh Jung, Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter and hopefully a new catcher and first baseman, make for one solid mix of experience and fresh energy.