Lone Star Ball · Mar 10, 2020
Rangers release four minor leaguers
Scott Lucas tweeted last night that the Texas Rangers released, at some point over the past week or two, outfielder Jose Almonte and pitchers Ricky Rodriguez, Ronald Herrera and Emerson Martinez. Each of those guys is kind of noteworthy, in his own way, and I thought it was worth doing a post to mention their departure.
Ricky Rodriguez, you may recall, burst on the scene in 2017, seemingly out of nowhere. After missing most of 2015 and all of 2016 due to Tommy John surgery, he joined the Down East bullpen in 2017 and dominated, putting up a 1.41 ERA in 32 IP over 23 outings before being promoted to Frisco, where he put up a 1.20 ERA in 15 IP over 12 outings.