A continuing look at the Rangers 40-man roster. DAVID DAHL Age: 26Left-Handed Hitting Outfielder It’s been a revolving door in left field in Arlington for years. Remember Mike Napoli out there? You would be wise to forget about that. Once David Murphy left in 2013, the Rangers have given significant starts […]
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 […]
