Texas Rangers designate former Toronto Blue jays reliever for assignment
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Rangers transactions for Friday:
-RHP Tyler Mahle activated from 60-day Injured List
-RHP Carl Edwards Jr. designated for assignment
Former Blue Jays relief pitcher Carl Edwards Jr will now become a free agent
He made two appearances for the Rangers and tossed three scoreless innings, though in fairly low leverage scenarios when the club was trailing.
He was called up by the Halos in late April but was designated for assignment after just three days on the roster.
He cleared waivers, elected free agency and went back to Quintana Roo to rejoin the Tigres. The Rangers then gave him a minor league deal in July.
Around all those transactions, he has a 4.50 earned run average in six big league innings and a 3.38 ERA in 74 2/3 Mexican League innings.
He has also logged 50 2/3 minor league innings with a 4.44 ERA, 25.8% strikeout rate, 7.2% walk rate and 54.9% ground ball rate.
With the trade deadline having passed, he'll be on waivers in the coming days. There isn't likely to be much interest.
The season has barely a week remaining and Edwards wouldn't be playoff eligible with any claiming club.
He's an impending free agent, so there's no long-term benefit to a claim. If he clears waivers, he has enough service time to reject an outright assignment and elect free agency.
Previously on Blue Jays Central
| POLL |
SEPTEMBRE 20 | 202 ANSWERS Texas Rangers designate former Toronto Blue jays reliever for assignment Do you think that another team will sign former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Carl Edwards Jr as a free agent? |
| Yes | 100 | 49.5 % |
| No | 47 | 23.3 % |
| Too early to tell | 55 | 27.2 % |
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