{"id":891158,"date":"2026-10-22T20:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/891158\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T20:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:28:09","slug":"rangers-putting-sebastian-walcott-through-outfield-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/891158\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Putting Sebastian Walcott Through Outfield Drills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott<\/a> is currently getting extra at-bats in the Arizona Fall League. While he\u2019s there, the club is having him work out in the outfield, per Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walcott has only played shortstop and third base in the minors. He hasn\u2019t played an AFL game in the outfield yet, but the club hopes to get him some reps on the grass. Director of player development Josh Bonifay has been running Walcott through outfield drills before games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel confident going into the outfield,\u201d Walcott told Grant. \u201cI just feel like it\u2019s pretty simple. Like you\u2019re just running balls down, catching fly balls. I feel it\u2019s just pure athleticism out there in the outfield.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old Walcott was in the mix for a big-league roster spot before an elbow injury wrecked his season. He had an internal brace procedure to address the issue and didn\u2019t suit up until mid-July. Walcott had another strong minor league season, slashing .322\/.398\/.586 with nine home runs and 11 steals in just 37 games at Double-A. He played two games at Triple-A to finish the year.<\/p>\n

Walcott will probably open the year at Triple-A, but he should be contributing with the Rangers soon enough. Adding the ability to play the outfield will only strengthen his bid for a promotion. Walcott is currently blocked at shortstop by Corey Seager<\/a>. Josh Jung<\/a> had a solid season as the everyday third baseman. There\u2019s a vacancy at DH with Joc Pederson<\/a> heading to free agency, but Texas might be hesitant to stunt Walcott\u2019s defensive growth by sticking him there every day.<\/p>\n

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