On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered the annual State of the Union address before Congress.

Although MLB teams don’t have State of the Union addresses, it’s fun to look at where teams stand as we sit just days before March, the month of Opening Day.

Let’s take a look at the current State of the Texas Rangers, and no, it won’t take you an hour and 47 minutes to read this article.

No. 1 -- Starting Pitching is Looking Dominant -- After having the best rotation in all of baseball last season, the Rangers look like they’re in a position to do so again.

Nathan Eovaldi and Jacob deGrom will return atop the rotation once again in 2026 and will help form one of, if not the best, 1-2 punch in all of MLB.

In late January, the Rangers added to the firepower by bringing in All-Star MacKenzie Gore in a trade.

Jack Leiter figures to slide into the No. 4 slot, looking to take another step forward and build off a strong 2025 season.

Finally, the fifth starter role will be decided in a competition between Kumar Rocker and Jacob Latz.

Overall, the Rangers' rotation has the potential to be even better than last year, and that is a scary sight for opposing lineups.

No. 2 -- Bullpen Needs to be Pieced Together -- Perhaps the biggest challenge for new manager Skip Schumaker will be putting his bullpen together.

After the likes of Shawn Armstrong, Hoby Milner, Phil Maton, and Jacob Webb all departed in free agency, the Rangers will have a new band of relievers for the second straight year.

New faces Jakob Junis, Alexis Diaz, Tyler Alexander, and others will join returners Robert Garcia and Chris Martin looking to continue the success of a bullpen that finished 2025 with the 4th best ERA in all of baseball.

However, that same unit blew an MLB-leading 29 saves. Schumaker and his staff will have to figure out roles when it comes to relievers and, most importantly, who is the closer.

No. 3 -- Offense in the Same Spot as Last Year…Needing to Bounce Back -- Coming into 2025, the Rangers' offense needed to bounce back to right the woes of a struggle in their 2024 title defense season.

Flash forward a year later, and the same remains true after yet another disappointing 2025. Only this time, some different faces will be at the forefront of it.

World Series heroes Marcus Semien, Adolis Garcia, and Jonah Heim have all moved on, and the likes of Brandon Nimmo, Danny Jasnen, and a potential starting second base version of Josh Smith are in.

It’s clear that Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford project to give Texas the star power that it needs offensively.

Additionally, if Evan Carter can stay on the field and give you anything close to what he didin 2023, and if Brandon Nimmo can have a solid, consistent year, the Rangers offense could be more than serviceable.

If players like Josh Jung, Jake Burger, and Joc Pederson bounce back and give you some slug, the Rangers could have the blueprint for an elite offense once again.

No. 4 -- Overall State -- It’s certainly fair to say that the overall State of the Texas Rangers isn’t bad by any means.

If the starting pitching does what it’s supposed to do, the offense bounces back, and someone grasps onto the closer role, then Texas could find itself being able to achieve its goals in 2026.

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