About the only thing the Texas Rangers have been resolute about this spring is that they will carry only one infielder on their bench.
On Sunday, Darwin Barney finally decided he wasn't going to wait around to see if Jurickson Profar was going to spontaneously combust.
Barney, a Gold Glove-winning second baseman, asked to be released from his minor-league contract, and the Rangers gave it to him Monday after sleeping on the decision. Players like Barney don't come along very often.
He has value as a late-innings defender and as a major-league veteran. He was handy with the bat this spring, handy enough to come off the bench cold during the regular season and hold his own.