As Brad noted this morning, the Texas Rangers placed relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress on the d.l. today, and purchased the contract of relief pitcher Preston Claiborne to take his place on the 25 man roster. To clear a 40 man roster spot for Claiborne, the Rangers designated pitcher Eddie Gamboa for assignment.
Claiborne is someone who had been getting talked about lately as someone who could possibly get a look in the big league bullpen. He’s an interesting guy, having spent parts of the 2013 and 2014 seasons in the Yankees bullpen, putting up 71.1 IP with a 3.