Colby Lewis is rejoining the Texas Rangers’ organization for 2018, though as a special assistant to general manager Jon Daniels and not as one of the three pitchers needed for the starting rotation.
Lewis and the Rangers finalized a contract over the weekend but were unable to agree to terms before last season, ending the right-hander’s career. At age 37 and after 11 years in the majors, two in Japan and multiple surgeries, Lewis was looking for a big-league deal with only a handful of clubs to lure away from home.
But after all that time in baseball, he has learned that it’s tough to quit cold turkey.