Three Texas Rangers prospects moved up in MLB Pipeline's latest Top 100 list. Shortstop Sebastian Walcott moved up one spot to No. 8, right-hander Caden Scarborough rose from No. 77 to No. 70 and left-hander Gio Rojas, the club's 2026 first-round pick, moved from No. 97 to No. 91.
SS Sebastian Walcott | No. 8 (previously No. 9)
Walcott missed time in 2026, but when he was in the lineup, he didn't miss a beat at the plate. Across 41 games between the ACL Rangers, Double-A Frisco RoughRiders and Triple-A Round Rock Express, the Rangers' top prospect slashed .325/.401/.590 (.991 OPS) with 10 home runs, 21 RBI, 19 walks and 13 stolen bases.
Tweaks he made in the batter's box paid off this season, and Walcott also added 20 pounds.
Walcott served as the designated hitter for most of the year and didn't take the field at shortstop until the final game of the regular season. He'll get a chance to make up for lost at-bats and defensive reps in the Arizona Fall League, which opens Saturday, Oct. 3. Walcott is on the Surprise Saguaros roster and is expected to play two to three times a week.
RHP Caden Scarborough | No. 70 (previously No. 77)
Scarborough's 2026 season started late after he underwent surgery on Feb. 2 to remove melanoma. He made his season debut May 15 with the ACL Rangers and went 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA, one walk and four strikeouts across four innings in two starts.
From there, he returned to High-A Hub City, where he went 1-5 with a 5.03 ERA over 48.1 innings, walking 15 and striking out 48.
Scarborough finished the year with 52.1 total innings. In early September, he was shut down for four to six weeks with a right elbow strain.
LHP Gio Rojas | No. 91 (previously No. 97)
The Rangers selected Rojas with the 16th overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a program that has produced multiple big leaguers. He was the top left-handed high school pitcher in his class, and most would agree he was the best left-handed pitcher in the 2026 draft, college included.
The Rangers were high on Rojas entering the draft and were pleasantly surprised to find him still on the board at their pick. He has yet to make his professional debut, but the Rangers taking a measured approach with a young arm is nothing new.
Rojas' mix is headlined by a plus fastball that averages in the mid-90s and has topped out at 98 mph.
Looking Ahead
The Rangers' system ranks 20th overall in the latest farm system rankings, but I'm optimistic about where it stands right now. All three of the club's Top 100 prospects moved up in this update, and I see that as a positive sign for the system as a whole.
