The annual non-tender deadline arrived Friday night, and with it came a clearer picture of how the Texas Rangers plan to fill the two remaining vacancies for the 2018 starting rotation.
It appears they will be doing so via free agency or trades.
Or by converting a reliever.
Right-handers A.J. Griffin and Nick Martinez, thought to be internal candidates for one spot, were not tendered 2018 contracts and are now free agents. So, too, are former first-rounder Chi Chi Gonzalez, another right-handed starter, and infielder Hanser Alberto, both of whom missed last season.