This factor could determine who gets to stay with the Rangers

Rick Scuteri Mar 11, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Texas Rangers second baseman Pedro Ciriaco (5) turns the double play while avoiding Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Colin Walsh (73) in the fourth inning during a spring training game at Maryvale Baseball Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY SportsSURPRISE, Ariz. - As the Rangers ponder carrying eight relievers into the season, they also must ponder the consequence: a shortened bench.

In the battle for one of the few available roster spots, it could turn things in favor of Pedro Ciriaco.

If the Rangers go to eight relievers, it would require the team to go to a three-man bench. One of those spots would go to a backup catcher, leaving two…