Rangers Acquire Logan O'Hoppe as MLB Trade Deadline Activity Picks Up, Plus Injury Updates

The MLB trade deadline is just a few days away, and things are starting to heat up a bit. In this article, let's discuss a trade that happened late on Wednesday.

Before capping this article, we'll discuss some more injury-related news.

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Angels, Rangers Trade

An American League trade between the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers happened on Wednesday.

The Rangers acquired catcher Logan O'Hoppe and right-handed pitcher Chase Silseth, sending shortstop prospect Angel Arredondo in return.

O'Hoppe was a once promising prospect, but hasn't figured things out at the big league level yet. He has a career .227 batting average and .283 on-base percentage over 386 games across five years in the big leagues.

In 76 games this season, the 26-year-old O'Hoppe has a .209 average and .271 OBP. He has eight doubles and four homers among his 49 total hits, plus 23 RBIs, 20 runs scored, 17 walks and 63 strikeouts.

Silseth has also been in the big leagues for five seasons. He has made 17 starts over 82 total appearances, but hasn't made a start since 2024. He has a 4.12 earned run average over 139 2/3 career innings, and has 153 strikeouts along the way.

He's done well in a relief role this year for the Angels, who he had spent his whole career with. Silseth has a 2.72 ERA over 47 appearances and 39 2/3 innings. He's struck out 48 batters along the way, and has a 3-2 record.

Arredondo is 19 years old and was signed by the Rangers back in 2024. He has a 2029 ETA. Arredondo is 6-feet tall and weighs 190 pounds - he can play third base along with shortstop.

He's the No. 27 prospect for the Angels after the trade. In parts of three minor league seasons, Arredondo has a .244 average and .385 OBP over 162 games. He has a .247 average and .372 OBP over 87 games at Single-A this season. He has eight of his nine career home runs this season, and has also posted 47 RBIs, 51 runs scored and walks, three stolen bases and 65 strikeouts this season.

Arredondo is a couple years away from potentially debuting, but the trade probably gives him a better chance to make the big leagues, as the Angels aren't as good of an organization as the Rangers. He's one to track, but right now, he's not a huge dynasty asset in terms of his prospect ranking and grades.

Silseth isn't a huge fantasy asset as a relief option. We'll see what role he grabs for the Rangers, but it's likely not to be a fantasy-fruitful spot. He just has deep, deep league appeal unless he starts earning saves, or a bunch of wins/holds.

O'Hoppe is the “big” get for the Rangers, and gives the team another option at catcher, or designated hitter. He'll be sent to Triple-A to start, but could get called up later in the season.

Texas has Elias Diaz and Austin Wynns on the big league roster right now. Danny Jansen is on the 60-day injured list, so the Rangers decided to add O'Hoppe as a possible reinforcement.

I don't see O'Hoppe becoming a big fantasy asset in Texas, but sometimes a change of scenery can really help a player. So O'Hoppe is one to keep tabs on, but likely to remain just a deep-league fantasy asset. He's not roster-worthy while he's in the minor leagues.

The Rangers' catchers are not big fantasy assets anyways, so this trade really doesn't impact too much at the big league level.

Injury Updates

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani has not been pitching of late due to a left knee injury, and now the two-way star has a right biceps issue too.

That likely means Ohtani won't be pitching anytime soon, and LA could choose to rest him a bit more as a hitter as well. It's something to keep in mind, but I'm still holding Ohtani if I had him as a fantasy asset. 

Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has right hamstring tightness that kept him out of the lineup yesterday. He was available to pinch hit, so it doesn't appear that Vladdy will hit the IL, but the team could eventually shut him down if they fall out of the playoff picture even more and he still is dealing with injuries.

Minnesota's Byron Buxton hit the 10-day injured list with right hip impingement. He was on the IL from July 6-20 with a similar issue.

The Twins have decided to compete for a playoff spot, so losing their top hitter again won't help matters. His fantasy owners have to be annoyed with how much time he's missed, especially of late, but he performs well enough when healthy that you need to stash him through the injury.

Athletics's Nick Kurtz left Wednesday's game with a left forearm contusion after being hit by a pitch. He too just returned from the IL, so this would be a bummer if he has to go back on it.

Teammate Shea Langeliers had season-ending meniscus surgery and will miss the remainder of the season. He can safely be dropped in all redraft fantasy leagues now.

Boston's Curtis Mead has a fractured left wrist after being hit by a pitch in his second plate appearance for the Red Sox (after being traded there over the weekend). He hopes to play again in 2026, but he's droppable in a lot of redraft leagues, especially if you are out of IR spots.

Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. is ramping things up and is hoping to be activated on July 31 when he's eligible to come off the IL. Teammate Vinnie Pasquantino is back on the 10-day IL with right wrist soreness, so he can be dropped in a handful of redraft leagues.

Kansas City's Maikel Garcia was rehabbing in hopes of being activated off the IL, but felt pain on Tuesday. He has a left hand muscle strain that he's working back from. Keep tabs on his status, but he's droppable if his absence extends a bit longer.

Texas' Corey Seager is doing rehab games now as he works his way back from some back discomfort. Be ready to add/activate him when he's activated, which should be coming soon.

Milwaukee's Kyle Harrison is set for a rehab start on Thursday, then might be activated after that. He has left forearm tightness that he's dealing with. Be ready to add the lefty when he's back on the big league mound, especially because he's been a good fantasy asset in 2026.

Chicago Cubs' Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown are both working their way back from injuries, and are starting to ramp things up. Cabrera is likely the first one who will be activated as he works back from a left hamstring/adductor strain. Brown has a stress reaction in his neck.

San Francisco's Casey Schmitt has a meniscus tear in his left knee, and that could keep him out the rest of the season. He's droppable in redraft fantasy leagues if he indeed gets ruled out for the season.

Teammate Matt Chapman is nearing a return from an abdominal strain, and is set to return between now and the end of the weekend.