The Rangers announced today that they have outrighted catcher J.P. Arencibia, third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff, infielder Guilder Rodriguez, outfielder Engel Beltre, right-hander Wilmer Font and left-hander Pedro Figueroa off the 40-man roster to Triple-A Round Rock. Both Kouzmanoff and Arencibia are eligible to become free agents, and will likely do just that. The moves drop the Rangers’ 40-man roster to 37, as three of the players (Beltre, Kouzmanoff and Figueroa) all had to be activated from the 60-day DL in order to be outrighted.
Arencibia, previously of Blue Jays fame, hit .177/.239/.369 in 222 plate appearances for Texas this year, appearing at both catcher and first base. His .196/.263/.427 batting line following a recall from the minors and a shift to first base was an improvement over his numbers while serving as a catcher, but his 28 percent strikeout clip this past season was still troubling.
Kouzmanoff was outstanding in 13 games for Texas before hitting the 60-day DL due to a back injury that required surgery. The former Padre/Athletic hit .362/.412/.617 with a pair of homers in 51 trips to the plate as he filled in for a then-injured Adrian Beltre.
Beltre spent the entire season on the DL as he recovered from surgery on each of his legs, and Figueroa saw just 10 games of action before going down to Tommy John surgery. Rodriguez was a feel-good story that made his big league debut and collected two hits after 13 seasons in the minors. Font didn’t pitch in the Majors this season and underwent elbow surgery in August before being designated for assignment last week when the team claimed Alfredo Figaro from the Brewers.
Jp and kousfmanoff can resign with the rangers
I’m not sure I remember when Adrian Beltre spent the entire season on the DL with leg surgeries. ..
engel beltre
I can’t believe JP is still around. He needs a minor leauge contract to work out his issues. He thinks he is amazing but he is incredibly, mind numbingly horrible :S
It’s hard to find an up side to any of his statistics. Some of them approach mediocre, but most of them are downright awful. And, as you say, he thinks he’s pretty good. He simply doesn’t seem to understand the nature of the game. Being cut by the least proficient team in the AL doesn’t bode well for his future.
“Arencibia, previously of Blue Jays fame”
I’m not sure “fame” is the word you’re looking for here.
Will the rangers sign jp and kousmanoff back