When I sat down to write on Wednesday morning, and suggested that the Rangers designate righthander Anthony Ranaudo for assignment, recall lefthander Andrew Faulkner, option outfielder Delino DeShields to AAA (without waiting for Shin-Soo Choo’s activation), and purchase the contract of non-roster outfielder Jared Hoying, there were two things I absolutely didn’t anticipate:
1. That the White Sox, who worked five walks off Ranaudo in the space of seven hitters 10 hours earlier, would help Texas remove the 26-year-old from the roster by trading for him days later.
2. That the Rangers felt Matt Bush was ready to join the big club.