Texas Rangers transactions: Phillips Valdez has been claimed on waivers by the Seattle Mariners, the team announced today. In addition, the Rangers declined their 2020 club options on Shawn Kelley, Welington Castillo and Nate Jones.
Valdez, 27, was signed as a minor league free agent last offseason, and was added to the 40 man roster and worked as a reliever for the Rangers in a couple of stints in the majors, though he spent the bulk of the season in the minors with Nashville. Valdez had a 3.