The Texas Rangers continued to see their third base options on the free agent market dwindle Sunday morning as news broke that Travis Shaw had signed a one-year deal with Blue Jays. Shaw, who represented a backup option for Texas at third, signs just a few days after another potential option, Maikel Franco, signed with the Royals. Third base continues to be a hole for the Rangers, but free agency offers fewer and fewer legitimate options.
Texas entered the offseason with their sights set on Anthony Rendon to be their third baseman in 2020 and beyond. It was a pairing that wasn’t meant to be however as Rendon inked a massive contract with division rival Los Angeles.