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Rangers acquire international slot money from White Sox to help expedite Bayron Lora deal

While pondering other bigger deals, the Rangers kicked off the final countdown to the trade deadline Wednesday by taking care of some necessary housekeeping: They acquired more international cap space to help them complete their deal for Dominican outfielder Bayron Lora.

Here is what happened: The Rangers sent low-level minor-league pitchers Joe Jarneski and Ray Castro to the White Sox in exchange for 33-year-old right-handed reliever Nate Jones, financial considerations and $1 million worth of international slot space.

The only thing that really matters here is the $1 million in slot money. The Rangers needed to find another $1.