With the 2024 regular season over, it is time for us to go back and take a look at the players who appeared for the Texas Rangers this season.
Today, we look at first baseman Jared Walsh.
One of the things I occasionally reference is the Matt Kata Rule.
In 2007, the Texas Rangers brought Matt Kata to spring training as a non-roster invitee. Kata was a 29 year old infielder coming off an unimpressive 2006 season for Louisville, the Reds’ AAA team at the team. From 2003-05 Kata had accumulated 544 plate appearances as a utility infielder, primarily with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and slashed .