We asked in the Rangers Reacts Survey who should be the Texas Rangers’ fifth starter to start the 2026 season. With the results having come in, there is a pretty clear preference for lefthander Jacob Latz.
The most likely candidates currently appear to be Latz, who spent the bulk of 2025 in the bullpen but with a few starts mixed in, and Kumar Rocker, who started all year, with both pitchers spending some time in the minors as well as the majors. Latz, with a 2.84 ERA and 3.72 FIP, outperformed, Rocker, who had a 5.74 ERA and 4.88 on the season.