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Rangers Rising Star Sebastian Walcott Remains Among Top MLB Prospects

Originally posted on Texas Rangers on SI
By Maddy Dickens | Last updated Aug 12, 2025 9:00 AM ET

MLB Pipeline just updated its Top 100 overall prospects in Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers one player among the Top 100, but it's a significant prospect for the franchise's future.

Shortstop Sebastian Walcott, the Rangers' top international signee in 2023 out of The Bahamas, is the No. 4 player in all of baseball, behind only Pittsburgh's Konnor Griffin, the Athletics' Leo De Vries and the Detroit Tigers' Kevin McGonigle.

Sebastian Walcott's Time in the Minors

The 19-year-old is now in his third season of professional baseball. He moved up the ranks into Double-A Frisco at the end of last year and he has been there all of this season. Even though he was having a better slash line last year he is still one of the better shortstops in the pipeline as the line isn't the only way to measure offensive production .

Last season between A+ and Double-A he posted a slash line of .265/.344/.452 with 11 home runs, 56 RBI, and 53 walks in 121 games. This year he has already matched his homers from last year and is creeping up on both his RBI and drawn walks count in 25 fewer games.

Since 2023 Walcott has played in 265 games in the minor leagues. He has posted a slash line of .252/.340/430 in that time as he has been a consistent bat of power and production no matter the level.

In that time he has drawn more walks than RBI and as of late has really learned how to slug a ball. Walcott could be expected to move up to Triple-A before the season is over to see how he manages the move up. His debut into the Majors is drawing closer which ultimately could be sooner than one would think.

Rangers Need for a Bat

The Rangers have clawed their way back into contention for a postseason berth primarily with their phenomenal pitching staff led by Nathan Eovaldi and the historic season that he is having. Now, when the trade deadline came this season the ball club didn't go get offense and even though Walcott is not a "right now" fix he could be extremely beneficial next season.

The Texas pitching staff not only leads baseball with the lowest ERA, but are also holding opponents to the lowest batting average in baseball. Now on the offensive side of the ball they don't sit in the Top 10 in any major category.

Now, a lot will probably change in the offseason, but the Rangers will keep an eye on Walcott as he continues to grow and inches closer to his MLB debut.

This article first appeared on Texas Rangers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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