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Rangers Release Pete Kozma

By Mark Polishuk | August 13, 2017 at 12:25pm CDT

The Rangers have released infielder Pete Kozma from his minor league contract, as per John Blake, the team’s executive VP of communications (Twitter link).  Texas designated Kozma for assignment and outrighted him off the 40-man roster in July.

Kozma was claimed off waivers from the Yankees at the end of April, appearing in 28 games for Texas and playing around the diamond at all four infield positions.  For the season as a whole, Kozma has played in 39 games with the Rangers and Yankees but made only 51 plate appearances, largely serving as a late-game defensive sub or pinch-runner.  Kozma only has a .378 OPS for the year, continuing his career-long status as a light-hitting utility specialist.

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  1. Howard-NY13

    4 years ago

    And probably his career is over

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    • connfyoozed

      4 years ago

      Career, maybe. Major league career, probably. Pete could hang around for a few years as a Paul Janish/John McDonald type: some team stashed him in AAA in case of emergency.

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      • bastros88

        4 years ago

        John McDonald, haven’t heard that name in years

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        • davidcoonce74

          4 years ago

          John McDonald, the player once traded for himself.

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        • bastros88

          4 years ago

          he was so good, the only player that could match his trade value, was himself

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  2. pepesilvia

    4 years ago

    Bad player no business in the major leagues.

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  3. tharrie0820

    4 years ago

    Bring on the kozmanaut!

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  4. bastros88

    4 years ago

    sacrifice him to the defense gods

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  5. madmanTX

    4 years ago

    And none of you could outplay him, so…

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    • ReverieDays

      4 years ago

      How is that relevant? Nobody here claims to be baseball players. We are fans with the right to point out that a guy who plays the game isn’t very good at it.

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    • RytheStunner

      4 years ago

      That argument is one of the biggest fallacies that people reference. “You can’t be critical of a player because you can’t do any better.”

      That’s like saying I can’t criticize a surgeon who botched my heart surgery because I wasn’t able to perform my own heart surgery.

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    • flex_savage

      4 years ago

      not even true

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    • bastros88

      4 years ago

      that’s like saying I can’t have an opinion on a movie because I’m not a movie producer.

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  6. kiddhoff

    4 years ago

    Ill never forget when the Cardinals beat the Braves in the play-in game due to the infield fly rule. Thats what I remember most about Kosma. Then Braves fans threw trash onto the field

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    • free2131

      4 years ago

      You mean the outfield fly rule, right?

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  7. AZPat

    4 years ago

    Sign him as a pitcher.

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  8. dvmwitt

    4 years ago

    Preller will sign him.

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