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Rangers Agree To Minor League Deals With Chi Chi Gonzalez, Three Others

By Steve Adams | December 4, 2017 at 4:10pm CDT

The Rangers announced today that they’ve re-signed right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training. Also getting minor league deals and camp invites are outfielder Anthony Gose (as has been previously reported), lefty David Hurlbut and infielder Christian Lopes.

Gonzalez was the Rangers’ first-round pick back in 2013, but the 25-year-old (26 in January) has struggled substantially in the Majors, pitching to a 4.54 ERA in 78 1/3 innings with more walks than strikeouts. Gonzalez missed the 2017 season due to a partial UCL tear that led to Tommy John surgery in July. He was non-tendered last week and probably won’t be ready to pitch until late in the season, but he’ll continue his rehab with the only pro organization he’s known to date.

Gose, 27, never cemented himself as a big league regular when he ranked among the game’s most promising outfield prospects. A two-way star as an amateur, Gose began pitching in the Tigers’ minor league ranks last season as well. It’s not clear if the Rangers plan to let him continue to experiment on the mound, but the press release references him as an outfielder, so it seems that’ll be his primary role.

Hurlbut, 28, was drafted by the Twins in ’09 and ’11 and has spent his entire career in the Minnesota organization. He reached the Triple-A level in both of the past two seasons and has a solid 3.58 ERA with 6.6 K/9, 1.6 BB/9 and a 47 percent ground-ball rate in 163 1/3 innings there.

Lopes, 25, was the Blue Jays’ seventh-round pick in 2011 and has spent his whole career in that organization. He’s a lifetime .262/.336/.376 hitter in his six minor league campaigns and reached Triple-A for the first time last year, where he batted .261/.349/.402 in 92 games.

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  1. jimmertee

    3 years ago

    Two former BlueJay system players. I hope Gose can make the big leagues as a reliever. he has so much raw talent, more than most but never could put it together/mature at the major league level.

    Lopes should make the big leagues eventually. He may not be a fulltime infielder but he scouts as a more than just a fill-in/depth guy.

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    • agentx

      3 years ago

      I’d like to see Gose make it as a reliever, too. Seems like he’s gotten as far as his considerable gifts will get him as an OF, for whatever reason.

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  2. lilpartialbaldo

    3 years ago

    Must be nice.

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  3. francys08

    3 years ago

    I am glad that Chi chi Gonzalez is back with the team. I believe Gonzalez can still be a nice pitcher either in the rotation or the bullpen.

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    • Modified_6

      3 years ago

      Chi Chi is awful. WHIP says all that needs to be said about Chi Chi.

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    • tsc32

      3 years ago

      He is not good. AAA depth

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