SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers open their Cactus League season on Saturday against the Cubs in Mesa. Look for outfielder Carlos Tocci to be on the field for that game and most others before the Rangers leave Arizona.
Tocci is a Rule 5 Draft pick, taken by the White Sox from the Phillies' organization and then traded to the Rangers for cash considerations. Tocci has to make the Rangers' Opening Day roster or be offered back to the Phillies.
He is a darkhorse candidate to make team. That is the nature of a Rule 5 Draft pick -- otherwise, they would still be on their former team's 40-man roster and in their camp.