The Texas Rangers have optioned outfielder Leody Taveras and infielder Ezequiel Duran to AAA Round Rock and AA Frisco, respectively, it was announced today. The Rangers also re-assigned seven players on minor league deals from the major league camp to the minor league camp.
Sending down Taveras and Duran isn’t exactly surprising — Taveras had a shot to make the Opening Day roster, though he was expected to likely start the year at Round Rock, while Duran started the year at Frisco was a given. However, its worth noting that Chris Woodward expressed displeasure with the pair combining for a play where Leody made a poor throw into the infield and Duran did a poor job fielding the throw, allowing what would turn out to be the winning run in yesterday’s game to score.