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Rangers' Mike Minor Sick of Trade Rumors: 'Like I Signed so They Could Trade Me'

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor is not interested in the trade rumors swirling around him prior to the July 31 MLB trade deadline.

"I feel like ever since I signed it's been a topic," Minor said Thursday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Jeff Wilson. "It's almost like I signed just so they could trade me."

The 31-year-old southpaw signed a three-year, $28 million contract as a free agent ahead of the 2018 season.

Minor added that the idea of the Rangers becoming sellers at the deadline "does piss us off":

"He and his teammates don’t like the idea of the Rangers, who entered Wednesday five games above .