The Rangers have designated utilityman Rob Refsnyder for assignment, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram tweets. In other moves, the Rangers recalled outfielder Leody Taveras and activated catcher Robinson Chirinos from the injured list.
The well-traveled Refsnyder, 29, joined the Rangers on a minor league contract last offseason. He has been on the Rangers’ roster throughout the season, but Refnsyder was unable to justify his spot on the team over 34 plate appearances, in which he slashed a subpar .200/.265/.233 with no home runs. It continued a run of below-average production in the majors for Refsnyder, owner of a .217/.305/.297 line in a career 457 trips to the plate.
Refsnyder has hit well in the minors, and he is a defensively versatile performer, so perhaps yet another club will take a chance on him. However, the fact that he’s out of minor league options won’t help his cause. In any event, the Rangers will have a week to trade, release or pass Refsnyder through waivers.
The future Hall of Famer?
Who will get voted into the Hall Of Fame first…. Refsnyder or Blake Swihart???
IDK, Swihart is still on a team, but Ref is a beast. Ref is also pushing for the most DFA’s by a player ever, and if he hits that, I think he’s a lock to get in.
Can’t expect a Hall of Fame talent to have options left.
Peter OāBrien
I heard O’Brien got rave reviews.
I’m glad this lore still lives on in the hearts and minds of loyal MLBTR readers.
YEESSSS!!!
I swear I have seen Refsnyder way more than I should’ve in a lineup card. Glad he’s gone.
On a different note: it’s nice to see Taveras getting the call-up. I bet he starts in center field a couple of times over the next week.
Are they keeping 3 catchers? If they send Trevino back down…….would be a gross injustice.
I bet they keep 3 catchers until Minor’s last start before the trade deadline. If Minor progresses even more, and does well, Minor will probably be traded, and Mathis DFA’d. If Minor sucks his next time out, we DFA Mathis and just keep Minor around.
I think the FO has the competence to at least keep Trevino up (let’s hope).
Say it isn’t so. The BlueJays should acquire him for cash.
I imagine all 30 gm’s playing true or dare at a round table, and one of them says dare!
Dave or Norm?
Johnny, rosalyn or June Carter
Jays dumped him already
This will be a fun comment section lol
If Both Refsnyder and Bird can’t make it on the Rangers roster maybe they need a new career path.
back to the yankees iām calling it now
Back to the Yankees? Nah. Try first class ticket to the Hall of Fame!
@jonscriff- yes think you might have something there. Aaron Judges best friend. Heāll go on Yankees taxi squad.
Not the yankees.
The astros have just what Refsnyder needs to unlock that HOF potential.
One claim, one little metal disk, he’ll be mashing in no time!
The Hall of Fame is a darker place to be tonight….
another yankee future great
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
29 other teams dumping payroll for a shot at the GOAT.
He is a man with a bright future behind him.
the Yankees can field an all time great team
1b= bird ,maas ,balboni
2b= refsnyder,bush,
3b= pagliarulo,hensen,meulens,duncan
SS= meacham ,andre robertson
Lf,cf,rf, = murcer,gerald williams,azocar,spencer,garcia,
P= brien taylor, chamberlain,banuelos, mmahmet,…all of these were future yankee greats….just as hyped up as bush with s.d.,dreifort with l.a. ,wilson ,shirley,and abner with ny, jordan with phil,etc
Frazier and “Rookie of the Year Runner-Up” Andujar should be on that list too.
these are yankee picks or i would have added, igawa,irabu,harrah, kemp,d berra,clay bellenger,,,no idea why i left off gary sanchez
Pretty dumb to include Bobby Murcer on that list.
Not really, he was being touted as” the next Mickey mantle”
He had a pretty good career. Much better than the others on that list.
Yes he did,, but his hype was overblown. And i think he was from the same exact city as mantle which hurt him… .and died too young
Bobby Murcer?!? Blasphemy! He was a fine gentlemen who had an excellent MLB career. Exceedingly few players ever amass 250 HR, 1000 RBI, with lifetime OPS+ of 124. Keep in mind his prime years were in the late 60s and early 70s, when offense was greatly suppressed throughout baseball. He also missed 2 years, after he had already debuted, to military service. He won a Gold glove and made the All Star team five straight years (including his first in SF, so it wasn’t just Yankee fans voting him in). Per Hall of Stats, he is in the top 3.6% of all MLB players… so definitely NOT a bust.
I know, you want to include him because he was supposed to be the “next Mantle”… well, nobody is the next Mantle. He was the first Bobby Murcer. In fact, he is clearly among the best Yankee CFs of all time, an illustrious lot indeed… Mantle, DiMaggio, Bernie, HOFer Combs from the Murderers Row years and… Bobby Murcer.
Its not Get Off My Lawn… its Get Bobby Murcer Off Your List!
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Taveras is in the starting lineup for us tonight! Yay!
frank tavares?
Willy
I remember when he was a future hall of famer, along with countless others in the always overblown yankee system.
the pads should get him! move over, tatis
Rangers dont know all time great talent when they see it
Oh, the predictable jokes….
But, seriously folks. This move is clearly service time manipulation.
Besides lack of talent,didnt the whole yankee team just hate him when he 1st came up..and i mean the whole team,not 1 or 2 players
Aaron Judge best friend was Ronald Torreyes. Not Refsnyder
refsnyder was before these guys…im pretty sure the whole team hated him at his 1st call up..much worse than Jefferies with the mets
Ref may have been a hall of fame but he never received the rave reviews that Petey Boy did.