On Tuesday, the Texas Rangers made a deal with their old friend, A.J. Preller who is now the general manager of the San Diego Padres after spending years in the Texas front office. In exchange for minor league player Marcos Green and a player to be named later, the Rangers added another veteran bat to their outfield in for form of Will Venable.
First, we will examine the player that will be coming to Arlington (Venable is expected to join the team today in Detroit). The 8-year veteran has known only San Diego as his home playing 918 games for the Padres.