The bad news is that the Texas Rangers missed out on Baseball America’s newly minted top overall prospect when Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki picked the Los Angeles Dodgers over them and everyone else.

Following on reports of their pursuit of Roki Sasaki, the Rangers are eyeing All-Star closer and reportedly at an affordable price.

MLB Pipeline has posted their top 10 rankings for shortstop prospects heading into 2025, and one Texas Rangers player made the cut.

As the site drops its top 10 prospect list for every position, the Rangers were yet to have any names pop up at catcher, nor first, second or third base. But the 18-year-old Walcott is listed by Pipeline as the No. 4 shortstop in all of baseball.