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Rangers Claim Jack Reinheimer; Outright Eddie Butler, Ronald Herrera

By Steve Adams and George Miller | November 22, 2018 at 12:30pm CDT

Nov. 22: Butler has rejected his outright assignment and will instead enter free agency, according to Gerry Fraley of SportsDay. Acquired as part of the return for Cole Hamels, Butler’s departure leaves the Rangers with just two players from the Hamels trade still under team control.

Nov. 20: The Rangers announced Tuesday that they’ve claimed infielder Jack Reinheimer off waivers from the Cubs and also outrighted Eddie Butler and Ronald Herrera to Triple-A Nashville after the pair of righties cleared waivers.

Reinheimer, 26, has just 40 big league plate appearances under his belt, most of which came with the Mets in 2018. He’s batted just .143/.250/.143 in the Majors but can play all over the infield. He’s spent parts of three seasons in Triple-A, hitting .278/.343/.371 in 1376 PAs — rather timid production given the hitter-friendly nature of the Pacific Coast League. Reinheimer does have a minor league option remaining, so he can give Texas some infield depth next season.

Butler, 28 in March, was knocked around for a 5.62 ERA in 49 2/3 innings between the Cubs and Rangers in 2018. Texas acquired him as a secondary piece in the trade that sent Cole Hamels to Chicago, but the one-time premium prospect didn’t fare well in his limited time in the big leagues with the Rangers. Butler, the 46th overall pick by the Rockies in 2012, has a career 5.80 ERA in 263 2/3 innings.

Herrera, 23, was traded from the Yankees to the Rangers one year ago to the day in a move intended to create some roster flexibility in New York with the Nov. 20 deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft looming. He didn’t pitch in 2018, though, after experiencing shoulder troubles in Spring Training and ultimately requiring surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right arm.

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  1. preauto

    4 years ago

    Crickets….cold stove move i guess.

    Reply
    • stubby66

      4 years ago

      Would like to see Butler and Moore to latch on with Pittsburgh or Cincinnati and work with those pitching coaches

      Reply
  2. Sheep8

    4 years ago

    I can see Butler making money in Japan or the $1MM cap in Korea if he wanted

    Reply
  3. texasfan

    4 years ago

    Great trade Daniels.

    Reply
    • JKB

      4 years ago

      How does Daniels still have his job? I

      Reply
      • oz10

        4 years ago

        Butler was just a roster filler this year. Just mlb depth for this past year.

        Reply
      • Soapbox

        4 years ago

        Sure makes you wonder?

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