The Texas Rangers made a deal with AL West rival Los Angeles on July 29. Catcher Logan O’Hoppe and reliever Chase Silseth were sent to Texas for teenage infield prospect Angel Arredondo.

The Rangers’ Return

• C Logan O’Hoppe (.209/.271/.295, 4 HR & 12 XBH over 75 GP)
• RP Chase Silseth (2.72 ERA, 48 K over 39.2 IP)

This has not been a great season for Logan O’Hoppe, who, statistically, has been one of baseball’s least productive hitters in 2026. Among hitters with at least 200 plate appearances this year, O’Hoppe’s .255 wOBA ranked 269th out of 274 eligible MLB hitters. Not a recipe for success.

It’s been a steady decline for O’Hoppe, once a highly-valued asset within the Angels organization. The Angels acquired him back in the 2022 MLB Trade Deadline for outfielder Brandon Marsh, a trade that worked out very well for Philadelphia. And for a period of time, O’Hoppe looked like a future building block.

A power-hitting catcher in the Minors, O’Hoppe hit 14 home runs in just 51 contests with Los Angeles in 2023, a season marred by a shoulder injury. And between then and now, he’s also dealt with a concussion & a wrist fracture.

Two years ago, he hit 20 home runs. Then, things turned, as O’Hoppe finished 2025 with the lowest on-base percentage among hitters with 350+ plate appearances. And then this year, tough numbers over a 75-game sample.

The book on O’Hoppe isn’t all that complicated: tease & get him off the fastball. O’Hoppe has had difficulty dealing with offspeed and breaking balls, which would explain the high overall chase and swing-and-miss numbers.

O’Hoppe was optioned to Triple-A after the move.

As for Chase Silseth, the right-hander was once a starter in the Majors — hence why it’s not a surprise to see him have a deep four-pitch arsenal as a reliever.

Fastball that can run up to 96-97 MPH. It’s a pitch that gets a lot of swing-and-miss. Silseth has the secondary stuff to play off it, including a splitter and a sweeper that are used very often. That fastball can also have a little bit of a wrinkle and cut on it, too.

The Angels’ Return

• INF Angel Arredondo (.247/.372/.397, 8 HR & 26 XBH over 87 GP (A))

Texas sent over 19-year-old infielder Angel Arredondo, who was in Low-A Hickory as of the trade.

Good advanced metrics from Arredondo. High take rate; from late June through July 20, his Take% was over 62%, well above the median for Low-A. Low whiff rate, and also showed some propensity to elevate and pull the ball.

The Rangers had Arredondo play second, third, and short with Hickory.

Analysis

For the Rangers, the big get for now is Silseth, who should help a Rangers bullpen that’s been solidified in the back end thanks to the emergence of Jacob Latz as team closer.

Texas’ bullpen has been stricken by injuries, as Chris Martin, Robert Garcia, Carter Baumler, and Jalen Beeks are among the names either on the 15- or 60-day IL. The team has been able to cycle through bodies to fill out the bullpen, as rookies Gavin Collyer, Robby Ahlstrom, and Winston Santos have all been promoted at one point.

But with someone like Silseth, who does have a good arsenal to handle both lefties and righties, that is a perk.

O’Hoppe, meanwhile, offers catching depth for a team that currently has Austin Wynns and Elias Diaz as the two backstops.

As for the Angels, this will likely be the first of several trades made between the 29th of July and the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline.

O’Hoppe’s production dip made it much easier to deal him. And as for Silseth, he did pitch very well out of the bullpen. However, given the current state of the club, adding a young infielder for someone who likely wasn’t firmly nailed down makes some sense.

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