The Texas Rangers have optioned pitchers Owen White and Zak Kent to AAA Round Rock, the team announced today. In addition, pitchers Emiliano Teodo and Grant Wolfram have been re-assigned to the minor league camp. This leaves the Rangers with 60 players in major league camp, per the team.
These moves are not surprising. White and Kent had difficult 2023 seasons, and neither has impressed thusfar this spring. Moreover, neither was seen as much of a candidate to make the Opening Day roster, though it was possible that White, who pitched a few times out of the pen for Texas last season, could have ended up in a role like Cole Ragans had to start 2024 if he had had a great camp.