Yes, Texas Rangers fans, Adolis García is no longer on the team as he was non-tendered after the 2025 MLB season. But the trade that sent García to the Lone Star State happened to be a whopper.

And, in the Rangers' case, it was a steal.

When looking back at some of the most lopsided trades in MLB history in the past 10 years, Bleacher Report had some interesting tidbits on when Texas acquired García from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The trade with St. Louis went down on Dec. 21, 2019.

"After going 2-for-17 with seven strikeouts in a 21-game audition in 2018 and then not seeing the majors at all in 2019, Adolis García was traded from St. Louis to Texas in exchange for cash considerations during the 2019-20 offseason," according to Bleacher Report.

"He was largely a non-factor again in 2020, going 0-for-6 with four strikeouts in three games, but exploded onto the scene as a 28-year-old rookie the following year with a 31-homer, 90-RBI, 3.9-WAR season," the article states.

"Over his five full seasons with the Rangers prior to being non-tendered this winter, he posted a 106 OPS+ with 141 home runs, 458 RBI and 15.2 WAR, earning a pair of All-Star selections and winning 2023 ALCS MVP while helping the Rangers win a World Series title."

In the 2025 MLB season for the Rangers, García had a slash line of .227/.271/.394 with 19 home runs and 75 RBIs.

His production took a hit last season and the Rangers probably felt like that they got the most out of García that they could get.

Now García is looking for a new team.

Looking back on that trade, García was acquired for cash considerations. That was it. No Rangers player, whether in the majors or minor leagues, left the organization.

Based on what García produced during his time in Texas, any Rangers fan looking at this trade and not thinking that Texas won it must have a screw loose.

García was the power hitter that the Rangers needed for their lineup. When he's right, García can connect with fastballs or curveballs at a solid rate.

Where will García land? That's not been clear at this point. Some MLB teams might look at what he did last season and shy away from picking him up.

Other teams, though, might take a long, hard look at his entire body of work and think they can help García return to hitting in a solid way. If García goes to another team and produces numbers comparable to his season when Texas won the World Series, then that'll be a great addition for a team.

But García will have to prove himself all over again with a new team. Any MLB organization looking for a power bat to pop in its lineup will kick the tires, if you will, on García.

Let's see what happens for him as Spring Training is just around the corner.  

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