Add right-hander Kyle Dowdy to the Texas Rangers’ Opening Day roster and put three pitchers’ roster chances on life support.
One will survive to see the Chicago Cubs at 3:05 p.m. Thursday at Globe Life Park. Any of the three could end up at Triple A Nashville, and one could end up opening the season with another big-league club.
Who is Dowdy? Good question.
He comes to the Rangers on a waiver claim after the Rule 5 pick failed to make the New York Mets’ roster. Dowdy must stay on the Rangers’ active roster all season or risk being lost to waivers or being returned to the team that lost him, the Cleveland Indians.