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Rangers To Select Ian Gibaut, Rob Refsnyder; Leody Taveras Makes Team

By Connor Byrne | July 23, 2020 at 1:02am CDT

The Rangers have finalized their 30-man roster for the start of the season, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News tweets. Right-handed relievers Edinson Volquez and Ian Gibaut and infielder/outfielder Rob Refsnyder have all made the club, per Grant. Nobody from that trio is on the Rangers’ 40-man roster, which has only one opening at the moment. Outfield prospect Leody Taveras, who is on the 40, has also earned a spot in Texas.

It was already known that the Rangers would select Volquez’s contract, but the same wasn’t true for either Gibaut or Refsnyder. The team signed both players to minor league deals last offseason, but Gibaut does have previous experience with the Rangers. They acquired the 26-year-old Texas native from the Rays last July and he went on to throw 12 1/3 innings with a 5.11 ERA and 10.2 K/9 against 5.8 BB/9 in his Rangers debut. He’s the owner of a much more palatable 2.75 ERA with 12.1 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9 in 72 Triple-A innings.

Refsnyder has also fared nicely in Triple-A, having slashed .296/.372/.436 in 1,804 plate appearances. However, the 29-year-old – once a promising prospect – hasn’t been able to put it together in the majors. As a Yankee, Blue Jay and Ray from 2015-18, he batted .218/.308/.302 with just four homers in 423 PA. Now, after spending last season with the Reds’ and Diamondbacks’ Triple-A affiliates, he’ll get another shot in the bigs.

Taveras has been in the Rangers organization since they signed him out of the Dominican Republic for a $2.1MM bonus in 2015. So far, the switch-hitter hasn’t played above Double-A, where he batted .265/.320/.375 in 293 trips to the plate last season. While that’s not earth-shattering production, Taveras is still just 21 years old, and he’s widely regarded as one of the Rangers’ top prospects. MLB.com ranks Taveras third in the Texas system and likens him to Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte, who has carved out a nice career.

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  1. Superstar Car Wash

    6 months ago

    ED FRYERS RETURNS! Good luck Refsnyder.

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  2. jorge78

    6 months ago

    The Ref lives another day!
    WooHoo!

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  3. jimmertee

    6 months ago

    The BlueJays Atkins actually traded a Prospect for Refsnyder. What a joke. 4A player who can’t field.

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    • wild bill tetley

      6 months ago

      Ryan McBroom was not a prospect, ever. Possible late-bloomer at-best. Not a prospect. Never was.

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      • cptstupendous

        6 months ago

        McBroom v Refsnyder? Are we talking about the same prospect….McBroom?

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  4. uvmfiji

    6 months ago

    Quick, flip him to the Yankees for Judge and Garcia!

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  5. DarkSide830

    6 months ago

    of course they did

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    • mlbnyyfan

      6 months ago

      Ref won’t be with the big club very long. I predict he’s one on the first few to go back in the minors once the rosters are reduced. Solak another former Yankee will be better than Ref. So what happened with Greg Bird? Let me guess he’s injured AGAIN!!

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      • coachtim

        6 months ago

        Bird has flown the coop. Released to fly away

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  6. bobtillman

    6 months ago

    For Refsnyder, a significant milestone in a HOF career

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    • wild bill tetley

      6 months ago

      Wonder which hat he’ll represent.

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