Well that didn’t take long. It was less than two weeks ago that the Texas Rangers non-tendered right-handed reliever Matt Bush, making him a free agent. Yesterday afternoon, Texas signed him to a minor league contract.
Even at the time of the non-tender, the Rangers made it clear that they would strongly consider resigning Bush. The problem was he underwent surgery on his right elbow in September and isn’t expected to return to MLB action until after the 2019 All-Star break. Seems like an opportune time to toss a minor league contract his way.
Bush struggled in limited action in 2018, posting a 4.