This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Rangers Most Significant Trade Deadline Acquisition Impresses in Team Debut. The Texas Rangers were surprisingly one of the more active teams at the trade deadline to end the week, acquiring help on the pitching staff both in terms of starters and relievers.

Some things were pretty obvious after the dust from 52 trades in the final 48 hours before the deadline: The Rangers worked to strengthen a strength, largely because it’s what they could do. They didn’t have the capital to fix all the issues with the offense; either guys will get hot for a bit or the playoff hopes will shrivel.

The 2025 MLB trade deadline came to a fiery finish at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time on Thursday, July 31. What do MLB experts think about the moves the Texas Rangers made? Here's where four publications ranked the Rangers.