Mendez to get extended look in rotation

Mendez K's Burns LOS ANGELES -- The Rangers are taking a hard look at their pitching rotation, assessing their options of both the present and the future.

Left-hander Yohander Mendez, who is ranked the Rangers' No. 7 prospect by MLB Pipeline, will join the ballclub from Triple-A Round Rock and start Friday's series opener against the Rockies in Arlington, manager Jeff Banister said Wednesday.

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Veteran left-hander Matt Moore will be temporarily shifted to a bullpen role in a move Banister hopes will help Moore improve his performance, as well as adjust his delivery.

"This is not a move, in our opinion, that we're just putting him out there to stay," Banister said. "This is…