Texas Rangers remove Tanner Scheppers from 40-man roster

Staff Photographer Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tanner Scheppers (52) pitches during the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Ranger's spring training facility in Surprise, Arizona. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)SEATTLE - The Rangers appear ready to move on from injury-plagued former first-round pick Tanner Scheppers.

The club announced Saturday afternoon that Scheppers had been activated from the 10-day disabled list and outrighted off the 40-man roster to Triple-A Round Rock. It means Scheppers went through waivers unclaimed. As a player with more than three years of service, Scheppers can refuse the outright…