It was a surprising move on a few levels, though the repercussions may end up closer to Jorge Cantu or Mike Gonzalez than Bengie Molina or Alex Rios.
If Will Venable provides Texas something along the lines of what Jeff Francoeur did in his two-month stint (.340/.357/.491 in 56 plate appearances plus a very big RBI double off David Price in Tampa), it’s all good.
Clubs around the league were surprised Venable cleared trade waivers, Ken Rosenthal (Fox Sports) notes, and Dennis Lin (San Diego Union-Tribune) reports that “a few teams” were in on the 32-year-old before “the Rangers jumped in [Monday] night.