Spencer Patton on Ranger radar, per report

Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty ImagesMLB Rumors: Spencer Patton is drawing interest from the Texas Rangers, among other teams, according to Jon Morosi. The righthanded reliever, who spent part of the 2014 and 2015 seasons pitching out of the bullpen for the Rangers, has spent the last four years in Japan, and is reportedly looking at a potential return to MLB for 2020.

Patton, who turns 33 in February, was acquired by the Rangers from the Kansas City Royals for Jason Frasor in 2014. He put up a 0.96 ERA and 2.06 FIP in 9.1 IP over 9 games in 2014, providing us with some reason for optimism, and then allowed 24 runs in 24 big league innings in 2015 in the big leagues. After the 2015 season,…