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TEXAS RANGERS 78-84 · 3RD IN AL WEST
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Levi Weaver: The Rangers' Opening Day roster is set: Cole... - The Athletic The Rangers' Opening Day roster is set: Cole Ragans, Dane Dunning and Ian Kennedy are in the bullpen. Ezequiel Durán, Josh Smith, Bubba Thom...
Ricky Vanasco - Undergoes knee surgery Vanasco will miss the first two months of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
Impact Vanasco injured his knee in his final appearance in the Cactus League. The right-hander will likely report to the upper levels when healthy enough to pitch, and that appears to be around the start of June. Vanasco forged a 4.68 ERA with a 1.53 WHIP over 23 appearances with High-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco in 2022.
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Josh Sborz - Ankle injury forces IL stint Sborz was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Rangers on Wednesday with a sprained ankle, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Impact Sborz tweaked his ankle recently, forcing an IL stint. It sounds like something he should be able to return from when his 15 days are up or close to it.
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Leody Taveras - Officially placed on IL Taveras (oblique) was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
Impact As expected, Taveras will spend a chunk of time on the IL to begin the 2023 campaign after suffering a left oblique strain in early March. The hope is that the switch-hitting outfielder will be able to join up with the Rangers sometime in mid-April. Travis Jankowski made the Opening Day roster in his place.
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Spencer Howard - Placed on 15-day IL Howard (arm) was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
Impact Howard began experiencing right arm fatigue in early March and still needs to build back up into regular-season form. There's no exact timeframe for when he might be an option in Texas.
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Jake Odorizzi - Placed on 60-day injured list The Rangers placed Odorizzi (arm) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Impact Odorizzi has an undisclosed injury to his right arm. It was initially labeled as normal fatigue and then soreness, but it's clearly a lot more serious than either of those diagnoses. The 33-year-old was acquired from Atlanta over the winter, but it remains unclear when he might be able to debut for Texas.
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Ian Kennedy - Makes Rangers' roster Kennedy had his contract selected by the Rangers on Wednesday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Impact He was probably going to make the team anyway, but Kennedy forced his way onto the roster with a 2.25 ERA and 8:3 K:BB over eight innings this spring. The veteran reliever could even work his way into closing situations on a team without an established back-end of the bullpen.
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Glenn Otto - Placed on 60-day IL Otto (lat) was placed on the 60-day injured list by the Rangers on Wednesday, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Impact Otto injured his right lat toward the end of spring camp and is now going to miss at least the first two months of the 2023 season. There's no official timetable yet from the Rangers.
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8 most interesting MLB players to watch ahead of 2023 season
From former MVP candidates to budding stars, here's listing some of the most fascinating players to follow in the 2023 MLB season.MARCH 29, 2023
Debut for deGrom in Texas to be limited against familiar foe Jacob deGrom will be limited to about 65 pitches when he makes his debut for the Texas Rangers on opening day
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Debut for deGrom in Texas to be limited against familiar foe
Jacob deGrom will be limited to about 65 pitches when he makes his debut for the Texas Rangers on opening dayMARCH 29, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travis Jankowski - Likely to be on Opening Day roster Jankowski is likely to have a spot on the Rangers' Opening Day roster, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Impact He'll fill the vacancy left by Leody Taveras, who is still working back from a left oblique strain. Jankowski, 31, signed a minor-league contract with Texas in January after batting just .164 with a .445 OPS in 44 games last season between the Mets and Mariners.
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Rangers Bullpen Plan for Opening Day Texas Rangers Manager Bruce Bochy lays out potential bullpen roles to start the MLB regular season.
MARCH 29, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Rangers Assign Kumar Rocker to First Minors Team Texas Rangers 2022 first-round pick Kumar Rocker was an Arizona Fall League All-Star.
MARCH 29, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Jack Leiter - Repeating Double-A level Leiter will begin the 2023 season with Double-A Frisco, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
Impact Leiter was the second pick of the 2021 draft and was assigned to Double-A in his first professional campaign, and the right-hander struggled with the aggressive assignment to the tune of a 5.54 ERA and 1.55 WHIP over 92.2 innings with Frisco. The right-hander certainly has the stuff to someday be a strong fantasy option, but there's obvious risk because of the lackluster command he showed of his arsenal in 2022.
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Evan Carter - Starting year in Double-A Carter will begin the 2023 season with Double-A Frisco, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
Impact There was some speculation that Carter might begin the year in Triple-A with Round Rock, but the Rangers instead will have the young outfielder open in the Texas League. Carter is viewed as one of the best outfield prospects in baseball, and assuming he handles Double-A pitching well, he should be in Triple-A -- and then potentially the majors -- well before the end of the 2023 season.
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Rangers Trio Assigned to Minors Keep up to date with all the Texas Rangers news, updates and transactions during the 2023 regular season.
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Dustin Harris - Opening season at Double-A The Rangers optioned Harris to Double-A Frisco on Wednesday.
Impact Texas initially planned to have Harris report to Triple-A Round Rock after he was optioned out of big-league camp earlier this month, but he'll end up making a return trip to Frisco, where he spent the entire 2022 campaign. The 23-year-old outfielder, who was added to the 40-man roster over the winter, likely won't have to wait long to get his first taste of Triple-A. He was productive over his 86 games with Frisco a season ago, slashing .259/.346/.485 with 18 home runs and 19 stolen bases in 387 plate appearances.
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Five things the Rangers must do to end their six-year playoff drought WIth a revamped starting rotation, Rangers are primed for their best season in years
MARCH 29, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Dominic Leone - Assigned to Round Rock Leone was re-signed to minor-league contract Wednesday and assigned to Triple-A Round Rock.
Impact Leone was released by the Rangers after signing a minor-league deal in the offseason, but it appears to have just been a procedural move with the right-hander returning shortly after. The 31-year-old struggled to throw strikes in the Cactus League with eight walks over 8.1 innings of work, and the Rangers will likely want to see more consistent command before adding him to the roster. Leone will need to be added to the 40-man roster if the Rangers do choose to give him a promotion to the major-league level.
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John King - Optioned to Triple-A The Rangers optioned King to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
Impact King had a rough go of it in the Cactus League with a 5.06 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and 12:4 K:BB over 10.2 innings of work. The southpaw will begin the season in the Pacific Coast League, but he likely will see time in the Texas bullpen as an up-and-down option for the club for the 2023 campaign.
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Robert Dugger - Gets minors deal from Rangers Dugger signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Wednesday.
Impact Dugger has compiled 86.2 innings between four different teams at the major-league level since 2019, posting an ugly 7.17 ERA over that stretch. The 27-year-old will probably join the rotation at Triple-A Round Rock.
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Texas Rangers MVP in 2023? Predictions on Texas Rangers MVP, various leaders and more going into the 2023 MLB season.
MARCH 29, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Predicting Rangers 2023 Record The Inside the Rangers Staff each takes a shot at predicting how the Texas Rangers will finish the 2023 season.
MARCH 29, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Jon Gray - Throws four relief innings Gray allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven over four relief innings in Tuesday's spring game against the Royals.
Impact Gray followed fellow starter Martin Perez, who worked five innings. He threw an efficient 61 pitches then stayed on the mound and faced Rangers for about 10 minutes following the game. The right-hander will make his first regular-season start next Monday at home against the Orioles.
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