It has been nearly three years since the Texas Rangers won their first World Series, and since then they have failed to post a winning record or get back to the playoffs. 

The Rangers have talent on the roster, but whether it is Bruce Bochy or Skip Schumaker at the managerial helm, not enough has been done for the team to remain meaningfully competitive over the last three years. 

Texas' roster has many aging veterans on it, one of whom is right fielder Brandon Nimmo, who came to the Rangers in a November 2025 trade that saw second baseman Marcus Semien, a contributor on the 2023 World Series team, go to the New York Mets. 

The Rangers acquired Nimmo, 33, in the midst of an eight-year, $162 million contract he signed with the Mets. He will not become a free agent until 2031, which is his age-38 season. 

So, was Nimmo good enough in his first season with the Rangers to be considered a mainstay for years to come, or will they regret taking on his contract?

In his first season with Texas, Nimmo stayed healthy, appearing in 155 games for the second consecutive year, which is more games than he had appeared in from 2016, his rookie season, to 2024. 

Over the course of the season, Nimmo took 593 at-bats and posted a .260 batting average, a .324 on-base percentage, a .405 slugging percentage and a .729 OPS. His batting average, slugging percentage and OPS were down slightly from 2025, and he hit 11 fewer home runs this season (14) than he did in 2025 (25).

Even though Nimmo appeared in 155 games once again, he also saw his RBI count drop from 92 to 62. Overall, he was solid at the plate, but not as good as he was the season prior.

As a defender, Nimmo played 146 games in right field and logged a .980 fielding percentage. The concerning part was that Nimmo had a career-high five errors at the position, which demonstrated a lack of discipline on his part. 

Overall, Nimmo could have been better in his first season with the Rangers. After being on the payroll for $15.2 million this season, the number increases to $20.5 million next season and will stay that way for the remainder of his deal. 

Given the length of the commitment Texas has to Nimmo and his rising price tag, he will need to demonstrate improvements next season. The Rangers are not in any position to struggle with a bad contract, so they need to hope for the best when it comes to Nimmo.