The Rangers’ contingent in the Arizona Fall League has settled into the middle stretch of the schedule, with the regular season about two-thirds complete. The league opened Oct. 3 and runs through Nov. 11, and the Surprise Saguaros sit at 12-8, just a half-game behind the Peoria Javelinas for first place.
The best news for Texas has come from Sebastian Walcott. The organization’s No. 1 prospect, and the consensus top prospect in the AFL, has been steady for Surprise.
Through 12 games and 56 plate appearances, he is hitting .300/.362/.460 with 13 strikeouts and six walks. He has only one home run, but he has piled up five doubles and is tied for the team lead with nine stolen bases, getting caught only once.
Paxton Kling has matched that running game pace and then some. The Rangers’ 2025 seventh-round pick, who spent most of the season at Hub City before a late jump to Frisco for the final week and the playoffs, has been productive in his own right.
Over 12 games and 56 plate appearances, he is slashing .326/.446/.413 with 10 walks and 10 strikeouts. Kling is also 9 for 10 on stolen-base tries, which is why he shares that team lead with Walcott.
The offensive profile gets a little stranger from there. Catcher Julian Brock owns a .212/.400/.273 line in 43 plate appearances, with 10 walks and 11 strikeouts. Second baseman Casey Cook has put together an even more unusual stat line: .136/.457/.136 in 33 plate appearances, along with 11 walks and six strikeouts.
On the mound, the Rangers’ group has had a tougher time keeping runs off the board. Mason McConnaughey has given up seven runs in 11.1 innings across four outings, though he has also punched out 18 and walked five. The 2025 fourth-rounder threw only 20 innings during the 2026 minor league season while working back from Tommy John surgery.
Jacob Johnson, a 20-year-old right-hander who split the 2026 season between the complex league and Low-A and logged 43 innings total, has also made four appearances. He has allowed 10 runs in nine innings, with nine walks and nine strikeouts. It’s an ugly line, but the assignment is a difficult one for Johnson considering his limited pro mileage and the level of competition.
J’Briell Easley has worked 5.2 innings over five appearances, allowing six runs while walking five and striking out six. Jesus Gamez has made five appearances as well, giving up eight runs in 3.2 innings with five walks and four strikeouts.
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