Rangers News: Corey Seager injury update, Josh Jung uncertainty, top draft pick signing bonuses revealed

The Texas Rangers went through a flurry of roster moves yesterday, with injuries playing key roles in their maneuvering. We saw Jose Corniell hit the 15-day IL, with Marco Gonzales coming up in his stead. Gonzales looked good cleaning things up and saving the bullpen by throwing three scoreless frames with two hits, two walks, and two strikeouts. That performance earned him the rare save in a 10-0 blowout. Having a competent long man with Cal Quantrill now in the rotation is a big deal and could help boost the bullpen overall, as long as he can prove that he deserves to stay.

Additionally, we saw Kyle Higashioka hit the 10-Day IL, with 35-year-old journeyman Austin Wynns coming up to replace him. The Rangers are Wynns' third team in 2026, and with a .074/.123/.074 line this year, we hope we don't see much of him. However, there haven't been any significant updates on Danny Jansen's status in a good long while.

Lastly, Texas moved Jalen Beeks to the 60-Day IL, which is strictly a procedural move to open a 40-man roster spot, as Beeks has already been declared out for the rest of the season.

Now onto the meat of the injury news... sort of.

Corey Seager hits off a machine, but his timeframe to return to the Rangers is murky as ever

Corey Seager's balky back is healing, but only to a degree. The Rangers have slow-played the star shortstop's rehab and are going to continue handling him with kid gloves. He ran and did defensive drills over the weekend in Atlanta, and now he's added hitting off a machine to his recovery journey.

The hope is that he'll be able to take live batting practice "soon," and after a few rounds of that, one would think he'll be ready for a rehab assignment. With Seager, things can never be that simple. His timeframe for a return is still very much anyone's guess.

“I have no idea,” Seager said via Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports. “I would love to be able to give you that answer.”

The Rangers might weigh Seager's status heavily when formulating their trade deadline plans, but they shouldn't. At this point, it seems that not expecting anything out of him this year would be prudent.

Josh Jung's injury scare could be very bad news for the Rangers

Josh Jung has been Texas's most consistent hitter all season, and though his defense has been a concern, he's still overall been a net positive for the club. Given the Rangers' issues scoring runs at times, losing him would be a major blow. That's why when he was removed from last night's game with an apparent calf injury, alarm bells started ringing.

Per Kennedi Landry, Jung said he feels okay and believes he can play today. It seems that he was removed mostly as a precaution, though we're not out of the woods yet. We'll have to wait for official word as to the severity of the injury.

Rangers sign their top three draft picks with some surprises

Good news on the draft pick front as Texas has signed all three of their top picks, though there were a few surprises. First-round pick Gio Rojas was expected to go higher than No. 16 overall, making it reasonable to assume that the prep star was going to be difficult to sign given his commitment to the University of Miami. Instead, he came in slightly under slot, accepting a $4.6 million bonus on a slot value of $5,051,900.

That helped the Rangers go over slot with their next two picks. Second-rounder Connor Comeau got $2.5 million, roughly $700K over his $1,805,300, keeping him away from Texas A&M.

Finally, the big one was the $2.75 million Texas gave six-foot-nine lefty Brody Bumila. The third-round pick was widely regarded as a first-round talent before a UCL injury that likely requires Tommy John surgery came to light. The slot value for pick 89, where he was taken, is just $900,800. Bumila could be one of the steals of the draft, and rewarding him handsomely was going to be necessary to keep him away from the University of Texas.

That doesn't leave much for the rest of the Rangers' class, but nailing down this top-three was crucial. All are teenage prospects with long roads, especially for Bumila, ahead of them, but the top-end talent is undeniable. The Rangers' system desperately needed an influx of prime talent, and Chris Young delivered.

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