Right-handed Rangers pitching prospect is likely to mi s the 2025 season due to an elbow injury, president of baseball operations told reporters (including ). Rosario will require surgery, though Young was reluctant to offer any concrete details. Its likely UCL, Young said, as relayed by Landry. I dont want to officially say, but yeah, its elbow and will probably require Tommy John. The 23-year-old was a fifth-round pick by the Rangers in the 2023 draft. Its a brutal blow for the Don Larsen Jersey righty, who was nothing short of sensational in his first season as a pro in 2024. He split the year between Single-A and High-A, pitching to a sterling 2.24 ERA overall with 88 1/3 innings of work. He struck out an incredible 36.9% of opponents faced in total last year while walking just 3.7% of batters. It was a ma sive leap forward for a player who never posted an ERA below 5.00 during his collegiate career. Unfortunately, that incredible breakout will be put on hold for the 2025 campaign. While specifics of what exact procedure Rosario will undergo have not yet been made public, even an internal brace procedure comes with about a year of rehab time, with full Tommy John requiring a longer rehab that would likely stretch into the 2026 season. Rosario appeared on track to either start 2025 at Double-A or earn a promotion to the level early in the campaign, but those plans will have to be scuttled for the year. That seems likely to delay his big league debut until 2027 at the earliest, surely a disappointing development for both the Rangers and the righty himself. Fortunately for Texas, theyre hardly short on starting pitching options for the 2025 campaign. , , , , and currently project as the clubs starting five on Opening Day, with also on the roster as a potential swing man. That roster is supplemented by a handful of young prospects, including former first-round picks and . Both of them made their big league debuts in 2024; Leiter struggled through 35 2/3 innings of work with an 8.83 ERA, though he did pitch to a 3.51 ERA in 77 innings of work at the Triple-A level. Thats a particularly impre sive figure given the inflated offensive environment of the Pacific Coast League and his excellent 33.3% strikeout rate. Rocker, meanwhile, showed out in a three-start cup of coffee late in the year with a 3.86 ERA and 3.68 FIP. He was even better in the minors, with just three earned runs allowed acro s seven starts between the Double- and Triple-A levels last year after returning from Tommy John surgery earlier in the year. The presence of Leiter and Rocker, as well as other youngsters like , should help the Rangers to weather Rosarios delayed big league timeline even as Gray and Mahle head for free agency after the 2025 season. Gleyber Torres Jersey