On Wednesday, the Texas Rangers announced that they officially purchased the contract of outfielder Kevin Pillar, adding him to the 40 man roster. Because Dane Dunning had cleared waivers and been outrighted already, there was an open spot on the 40 man roster, so no corresponding move was needed.
In addition, the Rangers officially assigned the remaining NRIs in camp who had not opted out or been released to AAA Round Rock. Those players are:
Joe Barlow
Caleb Boushley
David Buchanan
JT Chargois
Matt Festa
Adrian Houser
Patrick Murphy
Hunter Strickland
Tucker Barnhart
Chad Wallach
Alan Trejo
The first eight players listed are righthanded pitchers, Wallach and Barnhart are catchers, and Trejo is an infielder.