Trey Rangel

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #7 prospect in 2026 draft
  School: The Colony (Tex.) HS Age At Draft: 19.2
  
  Committed: Texas
  
  An athletic righthander, Rangel has electric stuff that should only get better as the 2026 draft approaches. He has a lean 6-foot-1 frame with excellent arm speed to run his fastball up to 97 mph. The pitch already plays up because it has good riding life up in the zone, and he gets good extension out front. There could be another uptick in velocity for what’s already a high-end fastball for his age. What makes Rangel dangerous is his ability to spin an 80-84 mph slider that can spin above 3,100 rpm at times—top-end spin for any age. The attributes are there for his slider to be a plus-or-better pitch that should miss a ton of bats. Rangel’s fastball/breaking ball combination is his bread-and-butter, but he shows feel for a spike changeup. It comes in firm off his fastball but flashes good depth and could become a bigger weapon with more reps. There are times when Rangel’s command has escaped him, so scouts will be closely watching that aspect of his game as the draft gets closer, but he has the stuff to be one of the first high school pitchers off the board.
• Ranked #42 prospect in 2026 draft
  School: The Colony (Tex.) HS Committed/Drafted: Texas. Age At Draft: 19.2
  
  Rangel is an athletic righthander with electric stuff that comes out of a fast right hand. He has a 6-foot-1, 185-pound frame with more room to add strength, and he throws with a delivery that has some effort and moving parts. He has a deep and extended arm action with a stab in the back before firing through from a low three-quarters slot with a head whack in his finish. Rangel sits in the mid 90s and has touched 98 mph with tremendous armside life and ride at the top of the zone that should allow him to miss plenty of bats. If the fastball doesn’t get whiffs, the slider certainly will. Rangel has an 81-84 mph knee-buckling breaking ball that he spins in the 2,800-3,1000 rpm range with hard biting action. It’s an easy plus offering that should rack up whiffs vs. both righties and lefties. Rangel also throws a hard, upper-80s changeup, but his feel for the pitch lags behind his fastball and slider. Improving his control and command overall will be key for Rangel, as many scouts wonder about his reliever risk given his erratic strike-throwing. Rangel is committed to Texas and will be 19 years old on draft day.