Trade Deadline Outlook: Texas Rangers

If the 2026 season ended at the All-Star break, the Rangers would have won the AL West for the first time in a decade. They have the AL’s fifth-best record, and they’re only 1.5 games back of the White Sox and Guardians. Getting ahead of Chicago and Cleveland would put Texas on pace for not just a playoff spot and a division title but a first-round bye. FanGraphs gives the Rangers a three-in-five chance to play in October, while the PECOTA standings from Baseball Prospectus are even more optimistic. According to PECOTA, the Rangers’ postseason probability is 63.7% – only…