Rangers rumored in on Neris

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesMLB Rumors: The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees are “potential frontrunners” for Hector Neris, free agent reliever, per Mark Feinsand.

Neris, 34, has spent the last two seasons with the Houston Astros, putting up a 2.69 ERA and 3.10 FIP in 133 innings over 141 games. Prior to that he had spent his entire career with the Philadelphia Phillies. In ten seasons, he has a 3.24 ERA and 3.62 FIP. While his ERA has tended to fluctuate, which is often the case with relievers, he’s been remarkably consistent in terms of xERA, never being worse than 3.98 or better than 2.94 since 2015.

A righthander, Neris throws a both a fastball and a sinker,…