A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. KOHEI ARIHARA Age: 28Right-Handed Pitcher In 2012, the Rangers dipped into the Japanese pitching free agent pool and plucked out Yu Darvish, who had four-and-a-half very good seasons with the Rangers, wrapped around a season missed due to Tommy John surgery. Eight years […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. ELI WHITE Age: 26Right-Handed Outfielder/Infielder Eli White was drafted in the twenty-sixth round by the Reds in 2013, chose to go to Clemson, then was drafted in the thirty-seventh round by the Pirates in 2015, chose to stay at Clemson, then was drafted […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. JOSE TREVINO Age: 28Right-Handed Hitting Catcher The native Texan Trevino was picked by Texas in the sixth-round of the 2014 draft. Working his way up the system, he showed that he was more than capable of handing the defensive responsibly that comes with […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. ANDERSON TEJEDA Age: 22Switch-Hitting Infielder Because the Rangers made the fall from respectable to deplorable, Tejeda made the jump from A-Level to the major leagues in 2020. It was much sooner than anyone would have wanted or expected. But with Elvis Andrus unable […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. LEODY TAVERAS Age: 22Switch-Hitting Outfielder Taveras made the opening day roster in 2020 as a backup centerfielder, made it into the opening day game as a ninth-inning defensive replacement, then was sent out. In the meantime, Danny Santana, Nick Solak, and Scott […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. NICK SOLAK Age: 25 (26 on January 11)Right-Handed Hitting Infielder/Outfielder/DH Nick Solak doesn’t have a position. He came into 2020 without a position as well. Danny Santana was the starting center fielder but he crashed and burned at the plate. Solak ended up […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. YERRY RODRIGUEZ Age: 23Right-Handed Pitcher Signed by the Rangers out of the Dominican Republic, Rodriguez has had a lot of success in the lower minor leagues as a starter, going 17-8 with a 2.42 ERA. He’s young with a lot of upside […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. JOELY RODRIGUEZ Age: 29Left-Handed Pitcher The Domincan-born lefty was signed by Pittsburgh in 2009. He kicked around the Pirates organization for six seasons then was traded to the Phillies for the unfortunately-named Antonio Bastardo, then was traded to the Rangers in 2017 for […]
A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. TYLER PHILLIPS Age: 23Right-Handed Pitcher The Rangers picked the 6-foot 5-inch Phillips in the sixteenth round of the 2015 draft out of high school in New Jersey. In five minor-league seasons he’s been used almost exclusively as a starter, winning 30 games, losing […]
That horrible years is behind us. But it didn’t magically go away once the clock struck midnight. There’s still a raging pandemic. There’s still a damaged economy. There’s still all the heartache that goes along with both. And, the Rangers are still a last-place team. Just like the world champions […]
