Logan O’Hoppe, Chase Silseth Dealt to the Texas Rangers
July 29, 2026 - Written by Kian Behravan
Welcome to Texas, Chase & Logan! pic.twitter.com/PW7iVvYcmY
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 30, 2026
On Wednesday evening, the Angels sent catcher Logan O’Hoppe and pitcher Chase Silseth to the Rangers for prospect infielder Angel Arredondo. To make space for the players, Texas moved catcher Danny Jansen and pitcher Jose Corniell to the 60-day IL. For the Halos, Travis d’Arnaud came back from the 60-day just in time before tonight's ongoing game, in which he will sit out as Tyler Heineman mans the backstop, hitting ninth. There has been no corresponding pitching move, however, so the team has a seven-man bullpen as of now.
O’Hoppe, the bigger name of the two newest Rangers, put up two decent seasons in 2023 and 2024 but just hasn’t been able to replicate the performance this year, as he’s slashing .209 / .271 / .295 with 63 strikeouts in 75 games. On top of that, he has been subpar as a catcher, as his blocking and framing rank among the worst in all of baseball, resulting in a first-percentile fielding run value of -13. The upside in him is the amount of team control the Rangers will have, as he will become a free agent in 2029. He won’t become a part of the major league club, however. Evan Grant of DMN states that he’ll be optioned to Triple-A Round Rock, so it looks like the Rangers will stay with Elias Diaz and Austin Wynns. Since Texas doesn’t have that much catching depth, it seems like they’ll take a long shot on O’Hoppe. The Angels now need to start over in finding and developing a long-term catcher, with the timeframe unknown, as they did not take Ryder Helfrick in the draft.
Silseth could perhaps be a more vital piece for the Rangers. Texas has a young bullpen that is lacking in the velocity department, and Silseth brings that plus swing-and-miss stuff in the middle-to-late innings. The righty has appeared in 47 games this year, putting up a 2.72 ERA with 48 strikeouts in just under 40 innings. The only concern is his walk rate, which sits at five per 9 innings pitched, raising his FIP to 3.42. However, when he misses pitches, they are out of the zone, so homers on mistakes aren’t common. He collects a good amount of whiffs when pitches are in the zone, as his whiff rate is 32.7%, sitting in the 93rd percentile of all qualified pitchers. Silseth will be a good long-term addition if he can stay on the field, since he’s under team control until 2031.
Angel Arredondo is a 19-year-old prospect signed out of Mexico just two years ago after going pro in the Mexican League at 16. This season in Single-A, he’s slashing .243 / .371 / .392 with eight homers and 44 RBIs in 296 at-bats. If you look deeper into the stats, he’s a decent bat, but isn’t in the spotlight as a young talent in the minors. He’s seen as an underrated prospect in a weak Rangers’ farm system, but could jump up to the top 10 in the Halos’ system once new rankings come out. From the eye test, it looks like Arredondo is an average-hitting infielder who can confidently play second, third, and short without any major hiccups.
This is the first trade for interim GM John Mozeliak, who could have authorization from upstairs to move other key players, such as Reid Detmers, Jose Soriano, or Zach Neto. The organization is reportedly more open than in past years to discussing the players they still have control over. Now, just because this doesn’t signal anything big for the Halos doesn't mean that the front office won’t get busy as the trade deadline approaches in a few days. Fans will just have to wait and see what news falls in their laps in the coming days.
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