A roster move had to be made with Nomar Mazara returning from injury last night. The Texas Rangers opted to send #2 prospect Willie Calhoun to Triple-A. Calhoun slashed .275/.325/.391 with one home run and nine RBI in 22 games with Texas. He also blended in just fine in left field, committing one error in 17 starts.
The demotion makes sense and doesn’t make sense.
Frankly, the Rangers’ options were limited. There was suspicion that Adrian Beltre would take Mazara’s place on the DL with his hamstring injury. If that were the case, no player would have had to be demoted.