Jose Barrero was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers this weekend, which in itself is something of a story of reasonable importance. He was once rated as high as the #33 overall prospect in the game by Baseball America, and his tools jump off the page if you watch him practice. At 25 years of age, there’s a chance he still puts it all together at the big league level, something he’ll next have the opportunity to prove while with the reigning World Series champs.
That he was even on waivers in the first place is the news around these parts, however.