John Blake tweets that the Rangers have officially signed reliever Tony Barnette, and have signed Bobby Wilson to a minor league deal
The Texas Rangers have officially signed reliever Tony Barnette to a two year deal with a club option, per a John Blake tweet this morning. In addition, Blake says that the Rangers have signed catcher Bobby Wilson to a minor league deal.
We learned about Barnette, a righthanded reliever who has been in Japan the last six years, last week -- he likely will be in the mix for a middle relief role, and his presence would potentially give the Rangers the flexibility to deal one of their current relievers for a starting pitcher.