Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia has been drawing trade interest from several teams as the deadline creeps closer, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com. It’s not yet clear whether or how aggressively the Rangers will sell at this year’s deadline. Texas sits one game below .500 and 8.5 games out of first place in the American League West, but the Rangers are just 3.5 games back from the final Wild Card spot in the American League.
Garcia, 32, is in the midst of a second straight down year at the plate. He slugged 97 home runs for Texas from 2021-23 while batting a combined .246/.305/.472 (113 wRC+), but he’s hitting .228/.282/.401 in 1010 plate appearances dating back to last season (91 wRC+). He’s been hot for the past month, however, as evidenced by a .266/.312/.469 slash over his past 141 trips to the plate. He’s ripped six homers and eight doubles in that span and done so while striking out at a reasonable 21.3% clip (against a 6.4% walk rate).
That dip in strikeouts is particularly encouraging. Garcia fanned in nearly 27% of his plate appearances from Opening Day through early June, and he punched out at a 27.8% rate last year. He’s cut down considerably on his chase rate and his swinging-strike rate during this recent hot stretch, and when he does make contact, the quality is strong: 92.8 mph average exit velocity, 13.9% barrel rate, 48.5% hard-hit rate.
In addition to a recent uptick in offensive performance, Garcia is enjoying a bounceback year defensively as well. The two-time All-Star and 2023 Gold Glove winner saw his once-excellent defensive grades crater in 2024. Defensive Runs Saved (-5) and Statcast’s Outs Above Average (-13) both felt he was one of the worst defensive outfielders in the sport last year. It’s possible there was some carryover from a knee injury suffered late in the 2023 season, as Garcia’s average sprint speed in 2024 sat at a career-worst 26.7 feet per second. He’s not all the way back up to peak levels in 2025, but his 27.3 ft/sec is an improvement. DRS again has him among the game’s elite outfielders (+14), while OAA (+1) feels he’s at least back on the positive side of things.
Garcia is controllable via arbitration for one more season beyond the current campaign. If Texas falls too far out of the playoff picture, it makes sense to listen on him, although there’s an argument that they should be open-minded even if they push more firmly into the postseason chase in the next couple weeks. Garcia has always had strikeout and OBP concerns. He’s due what should be a notable raise on this year’s $9.25MM salary as he heads into his final season of club control. In Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter, the Rangers have two long-term outfield spots locked in place.
There’s no top outfield prospect on the immediate horizon, but Garcia is only controlled one more year, will command a notable eight-figure salary and up until June 10 or so had the look of a plausible non-tender candidate. His well-timed hot streak and a generally short supply of impact bats on the market might allow the Rangers to bring in some young talent and free up some payroll space at a time when Jon Gray, Tyler Mahle, Patrick Corbin and half the Texas bullpen (Chris Martin, Hoby Milner, Shawn Armstrong, Luke Jackson) will be up for free agency at season’s end.
Rangers don’t want to play him next year. I believe they will sell him and buy at the same time.
agree with this, though i don’t think buying is by any means established yet. like you said though, i think he makes too much sense to move at the deadline, you just do it either way.
Carlos Gomes JR
Phillies won’t want him. He doesn’t walk enough
Love his personality and glove but his bat is flagging.
hah the glove is a breath holding circus act every time. the arm on the other hand is probably the most exciting element of our defense
Apparently “.266/.312/.469” is hot. That’s where we are right now in baseball. Even with the ban of the shift.
Trade him while he’s regained value and worry about 2026.
While his production has increased, given his less than stellar glove and cost, they may have to pay it down and not get much in return. I of course could be wrong but I just don’t see much of a market.
After his insane performance in the 2023 playoffs, I have to admit that I didn’t see his offensive decline coming. Maybe a change of scenery will get his bat going again.
Same here. Seems like he is pretty cooked, though.
Ask the Houston Astros how “cooked” he is.
We’ll take him.
Garcia for Chas McCormick.
If only he could play them every game
Adolis is somewhat of a crowd favorite in Texas. If he is traded at the deadline and continues his offensive surge, management will catch hell from the Texas fan base.
This will hopefully be a decision made during after the upcoming home stand, and not before. This guy gets going, he has the charisma to ignite the rest of the offense, something Seager and Semien seem to lack. Hate to lose a clubhouse presence like his.
Wyatt Langford & Chris Martin for Andrew Painter & Johan Rojas.
Gtfoh lol.. Langford ain’t going anywhere
And why would the Rangers have any interest in this trade?
It’s like when anyone asks about Skenes.
The discussion should _start_ with the team’s top ten prospects.
I wonder which teams…
Welcome to San Diego Adolis.
If that bat doesn’t play at Globe Life Field it won’t play at Petco either. Though i wonder if the Padres tried to get Jonah Heim would Texas throw in Garcia for a lesser return
The Padres have zero LF’s right now, and badly need two RH bats. Garcia is one of the few RH bats available, has been a stud in the playoffs, and has 2 yrs of control. Guarantee Garcia is one of the top targets for Preller.
On the contrary: I believe the rangers are about to make a run. They have allowed the fewest runs in the AL and they’ve got hitters. When I looked at the standings and saw their record combined with a solid run differential, I asked myself “they have Degrom, eovaldi, seager, semien, Josh smith, Garcia…why are they bad?” I think Texas buys at the deadline, not sells. Having said this, you always listen on a player. But it would surprise me if the Rangers punted on this year. Remember, the Braves were under .500 in August the year they won the WS. Not saying they’ll win it all again but if they get in, we all know Bruce Bochy either wins the WS or 75 games, no in between.
This is who the reds need to be in on !
What would be the offer.
Chase Petty for Adolis straight up?
A little steep with Petty but he would be sweet penciled in at 5 behind Hays in the lineup.
I think it takes more than petty to get it done. Good headliner thou! There’s some other decent names out there reds might let go. Hector Rodriguez is a good grab ! Maybe Zac Maxwell, Belcazar is a guy w a lot of pedigree who’s fell some due to injury
Another headliner would be Arroyo, Stafura, or Lewis
Detroit might want this guy to add some muscle to their lineup
Imagine if adolis was around 20 years ago and was around canseco, he would probably look like Ronnie Coleman
He definitely bulked up from St Louis to Texas… I love that we got the ring, but I’m shocked he didn’t fail any drug tests.
Lightweight baby!!
They need to trade or DFA Jackson & Robert Garcia. They are the reason for late inning losses. I never had faith in Garcia and he hasn’t given me reason to believe.
Adolis is starting to heat-up.
Cory Seager for T. Glasnow
Hard pass on T. Glasarm.
Just another.235 hitter.
AA ball is full of players that can’t hit above .245
Trading away a guy, that was the main reason TX won the WS. Good for Texas. Zero loyalty. Mavs never traded Dirk for his one championship
Mavs are probably not a good example right now of showing loyalty to your stars.
As an Astros fan I have got mad respect for Adolis Garcia. He’s having a down year but he’s the type of player that thrives in pressure, big situations. I think he’s a gift to any playoff caliber club. I’ll really miss competing against him if he’s not a Ranger anymore.
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I haven’t watched Garcia since the last time the Sox played the Rangers but is he trying to crush everything or what? He did say before the season started his goal was to hit 50 Home Runs this season. Maybe he’s pressing?
For the most part this season, pitchers have been blowing fastballs by Garcia. In some games, they’ve thrown nothing but fastballs at him. That screams declining bat speed to me. Despite this little run he’s had lately, I think he’s about done. If somebody makes a solid offer for Adolis, I think the Rangers should take it. Use his money to get something else that helps the team.
Depends on the next couple weeks. If the Rangers get to the deadline a game or two out of the wild card (or better) they’ll keep Garcia around and hope for a decent couple months from him. If the team goes splat over the next couple weeks, Garcia is gone for whatever they can get.
His bat speed really has declined, though. Gets beat on high fastballs way too often.