Rangers right-hander is done for the season due to a foot injury. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News was among those to relay the news from manager Bruce Bochy. Gray is not yet on the Justin Schultz Jersey injured list but will presumably be placed there shortly. Righty is also pretty much shut down, according to Bochy, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com . The Rangers are out of contention at this point, so theres little reason for any individual player to push through an injury. They are 65-73 and 9.5 games back of a playoff spot with just a few weeks left to play. At this point, theres nothing to suggest Grays foot i sue will impact his 2025 campaign, but it seems he will sit out whats left of the 2024 season. Mahle has already been on the IL for about two weeks due to shoulder stiffne s, but it appears he may not have enough time to ramp back up before the schedule is done. That doesnt matter much in the short term because, as mentioned, the club is effectively done in the context of the current campaign. But taken in aggregate, the club may have some concerns with next years rotation. Both and are slated for free agency this winter. is likely to be joining them. He needs to pitch 16 more innings this year to unlock a $20MM player option for 2025. But even if he does open up that player option, it would be logical for him to turn it down and head to the open market in search of a lengthier deal with a larger guarantee. The core of next years rotation, on paper, consists of Gray, Mahle and . Gray has only thrown 102 2/3 innings this year as he made two separate stints to the IL due to a right groin strain. Now this foot injury will prevent him from adding to that total. Both Mahle and deGrom underwent Tommy John surgery last summer and have been working back to health this year. Mahle made three starts, logging 12 2/3 innings, before heading back to the IL with the aforementioned shoulder sorene s. deGrom hasnt yet pitched at the big league level but is currently on a rehab a signment and could be back in the majors before the season is out. That leaves the club going into 2025 with a rotation nucleus consisting of three guys who will be coming off incomplete seasons due to injuries. , and figure to be in the mix for jobs, but Bradford and Dunning also mi sed time due to injury this year. With Bradford, a low back strain limited him to 56 innings in the majors. Dunning made two separate trips to the IL due to shoulder problems and logged 90 1/3 innings. Hes currently on optional a signment. Leiter still has just five big league outings under his belt and an ERA of 11.78 in those. is looking good in the minors but is also coming back from a 2023 Tommy John surgery, like deGrom and Mahle. His numbers have been great this year, a 1.71 ERA, but in just 31 2/3 innings. Hes at the Triple-A level now and is technically close to major league readine s, but its unclear how much the Rangers can realistically expect him to provide next year. Taken all together, theres plenty of rotation uncertainty going into 2025, so it should be a priority for the Rangers this winter. For the rest of the season, they will have a rotation of Eovaldi, Heaney, Bradford and Leiter. With Gray heading to the IL, perhaps Dunning will be recalled from his optional a signment. Or the club also has veterans and currently in their bullpen for long relief work, with either of them candidates to make some spot starts down the stretch. Alex Kovalev Jersey