Taveras, Refsnyder among 7 final roster members announced

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesTexas Rangers manager Chris Woodward announced after tonight’s exhibition that Joe Palumbo, Kolby Allard and Ian Gibaut have made the Opening Day roster in the bullpen, while Leody Taveras, Ronald Guzman, Scott Heineman and Rob Refsnyder are the final picks for the bench.

Refsnyder and Gibaut are not on the 40 man roster, nor is Edinson Volquez, who was named to the roster earlier this week. With two open 40 man spots, the Rangers will need to make a move to free a slot up. Yohander Mendez seems the most likely casualty.

Heineman had a strong spring and summer, and seemed like a pretty solid bet to make the squad. Taveras has impressed and is the team’s…