The Texas Rangers are currently fighting for their playoff lives.

With six games remaining, the Rangers hold a 78-78 record and sit in first place in the weakened American League West Division. However, they only hold a one-game lead over the Houston Astros for that spot, and they must maintain it if they want to make it back to the playoffs.

The 2026 season for Texas has largely been defined by fighting to stay above water. At several points, this team has been below . 500, at .500, or slightly above that mark. The common denominator over the last six months is that they have never won consistently.

Whether or not the Rangers make it to the playoffs remains to be seen, but there is another question that has been raised: what is there to look forward to with this team in 2027? Unfortunately for them, the answer is difficult to come up with.

Recently, The Athletic put together another iteration of its power rankings, and with the season nearing its end, this version included something each team and the fanbase of said team can look forward to in 2027.

The Rangers took a step forward in the rankings, going from tied for 16th to 13th. However, the outlook for the future is in limbo. As The Athletic pointed out, Texas’ stars, such as Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and Corey Seager, are all aging, and it is showing.

Other younger players have been subject to injury problems. Those included in this category are Wyatt Langford, Jack Leiter and Josh Jung. Meanwhile, some players, like Kumar Rocker, have just been disappointing.

That does not seem like a good spot to be in for the Rangers, but they do have one very promising prospect: Sebastian Walcott.

Walcott — who has strictly played designated hitter this season following an absence due to an internal brace procedure on his UCL — has worked his way up in Texas’ minor-league system. The 20-year-old is promising, and that bodes well for the Rangers’ future.

Yet it is important to keep in mind that if Walcott makes his MLB debut next season, there will be a positional logjam. Jung and Seager occupy third base and shortstop, respectively, which are the two infield positions Walcott plays.

But, as The Athletic highlights, if his bat stays strong, the rest can be worked out. This era of Rangers baseball seems like it will end sooner rather than later, and Walcott can help usher in the next one.