The Texas Rangers announced on Friday that they will not exercise the 2019 contract options on catcher Robinson Chirinos, right-hander Doug Fister, left-hander Matt Moore, and left-hander Martin Perez.
Chirinos ranks fourth in Rangers history in games caught (419) and he set career highs in games (113), home runs (18), and RBI (65) in 2018.
“We gave a lot of thought to that one,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. “I had a chance to meet with Robinson this week before he left for Japan. We explained to him our decision. He had a 1-year option at $4.