What will the Rangers look like during Skip Schumaker’s tenure?

It’s official. Skip Schumaker is the successor to Bruce Bochy in Arlington.

Announced by the club Friday evening, the 45-year-old is the 21st full-time manager in the Rangers’ history. He signed a four-year deal that runs through 2029.

This will be Skip’s second managerial gig after a two year stint with Miami in 2023-24.  He led a ragtag group of Marlins to the playoffs with an 84-78 in his first season at the helm.

It was a pretty simple hiring process, made official just days after Bochy’s departure. What will the Rangers look like with Schumaker in the manager’s office next season?

Schumaker's managerial history matches Rangers' 2026 vision

Schumaker was the right fit for the job having spent last season in a front office advisory role with Texas. He’s regarded as one of the game’s top young managers.

Which is exactly what Texas needs in their pursuit to the continued development of their young core. One huge emphasis from the team this week was having a manager built to handle that situation.

Prior the Schumaker’s hiring, President of Baseball Operations Chris Young said it was crucial for the next man in charge to be built to engage with a young core.

"We are probably going to be a little bit of a younger team next year. There's no doubt about it. There is going to be player development that continues at the big league level, and I think those are going to be important aspects of whomever we select as our next manager.”

While the 2023 Marlins were one of the older teams in baseball that season, avergaing 30.1 years old, their big name players were on the younger side. The oldest pitcher in the five-man starting rotation was 27-year-old Sandy Alcantara.

Among the offense, six of the top 10 players with the most games plaayed for Miami were in their 20s (Bryan De La Cruz, Luis Arraez, Jesus Sanchez, Nick Fortes, Garrett Hampson and Jazz Chisholm Jr.).

Schumaker hopes to blend history with organization and managerial style to transform roster

A lot will be touched on this offseason with a uncertain goal for 2026 outside of simply lowering payroll to stay under the luxury tax and putting more showcase on the younger guys. Through all that, they still believe what they have and what they can put together will be able to compete.

It's unclear what all of that means. Where will they slash payroll and how big of a factor will the last two offseasons have on some of the organization's well-known names? Jonah Heim and Adolis Garcia are the two under the microscope the most but there is also rumblings that Marcus Semien might be on his way out of Arlington as well.

Regardless, Texas will continue moving forward with Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter as the team's young centerpieces, throw in two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager and an already elite pitching staff.

Texas will go to work this offseason transforming their offensive philosophy, reinforce their weaknesses and hopefully 2026 will be different. It might seem like dark times for Rangers' fans after missing the playoffs for the second straight season but Schumaker is a great for future growth.