Texas Rangers left-hander Mike Minor is already tired of being connected to possible trades.
Minor, an All-Star for the first time this season, saw his name bubble up again Wednesday, with MLB Network reporting that he is "an increasingly likely trade candidate." It has the 31-year-old wondering why the Rangers gave him a three-year, $28 million contract in 2018.
"I feel like ever since I signed it's been a topic," Minor told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Wednesday. "It's almost like I signed just so they could trade me."
On Friday, general manger Jon Daniels would only go as far as to say the Rangers "probably" would not deal Minor before the July 31 deadline.