Rangers add Carpenter, DeShields to Miami

The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms with infielder Matt Carpenter on a minor league deal, per reports.

Carpenter, 36, is a Texas native who was born in Galveston, went to high school at Elkins in Missouri City, and attended college at TCU. A 13th round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009, Carpenter went from unheralded senior sign to All Star infielder in the span of a few years, with a six year run from 2013-18 where he put up a total of 25.7 bWAR and an 851 OPS playing second base, third base and first base for the Cards. Since 2018, however, Carpenter has struggled, slashing .203/.325/.346 over the past three seasons, and being relegated to a bench role with the Cardinals in…