These two Rangers prospects could help with team's bullpen rebuild in 2026

The Texas Rangers got everything they could out of their pieced together rebuilt bullpen last season thanks to the genius of then-manager Bruce Bochy and pitching coach Mike Maddux.

Still, with the exception of Shawn Armstrong, who became the team's de facto closer by season's end, there were question marks surrounding every pitcher who came in to support what was the league's best starting rotation.

The organization will definitely want to solidify the relief corps next season and the answers may lie in what the Rangers already have coming up in their farm system with young arms like Emiliano Teodo and Jose Corniell.

Two Rangers farmhands who might be ready to shore up the bullpen

In 2025, the Rangers' minor league pipeline didn't particularly spit out a bevy of major league-ready prospects. Both Cody Freeman and Alejandro Osuna had to learn on the fly and were clearly overmatched at times.

Texas had to look outside the organization to make an ill-fated playoff run with players like Rowdy Tellez, Michael Helman and Dylan Moore.

But Teodo and Corniell made strides last season playing at Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock.

Teodo and Corniell have both spent five years in the Rangers system

Both Teodo and Corniell are taking part in the Arizona Fall League in Surprise, Arizona and are looking to get a head start on making it to the show next season.

They were both drafted in 2021 and have shown flashes that they can eventually contribute to the Rangers' bullpen sooner rather than later, having worked their way through the system.

So far in Surprise, Teodo has pitched three innings, allowing just one run while fanning 4. Corniell has also struck out 8 hitters in his eight innings of work.

Yes, it is a small sample size, but both hard-throwing right-handers are players that Chris Young and new head coach Skip Schumaker want to see progress and be a significant part of the 2026 season.