The Texas Rangers are still hanging around. The division is far out of reach, but they’re six games out of the AL Wild Card race with 50 more to play. Despite remaining in the hunt, Texas has opted to do some late-season cleaning with the intention of revealing more about their future.
A bevy of roster moves were made leading up to a weekend series against the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers DFA’d catcher Tim Federowicz and third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera. They also optioned reliever Phillips Valdez to Triple-A Nashville. Subsequent moves brought minor leaguers Scott Heineman, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Jose Trevino to the major league club.