The Texas Rangers have optioned reliever Joe Barlow to AAA Round Rock, per the beats. This qualifies, I guess, as a mild surprise, as Barlow was seen as one of six pitchers whose spots in the bullpen were relatively safe. Right now, the Rangers have Jose Leclerc, Jonathan Hernandez, Will Smith, Taylor Hearn and Brock Burke as pretty close to locks.
The Texas Rangers aren't wasting any time in seeing what they have in Jacob deGrom. The ace right-hander, who signed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers in the offseason, will face Philadelphia's Aaron Nola when the 2023 Major League Baseball season opens next Thursday. This will be deGrom's fourth career opening day start. The two-time Cy Young winner got the nod from 2019-21 while pitching for the New York Mets.
No MLB team blew more money over the last two years than the Rangers, which should make them contenders. Right?
No | Player | Pos |
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46 | P | |
33 | P | |
17 | P | |
22 | P | |
44 | P | |
52 | P | |
72 | P | |
36 | P | |
32 | P | |
25 | P | |
59 | P | |
23 | P | |
49 | P | |
54 | P | |
50 | P | |
P | ||
66 | P | |
57 | P | |
48 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
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18 | C | |
28 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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20 | 3B | |
6 | 3B | |
30 | 1B | |
13 | 3B | |
5 | SS | |
2 | 2B | |
47 | 3B |
No | Player | Pos |
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53 | RF | |
4 | LF | |
3 | CF | |
8 | LF |