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Rangers Designate Rob Refsnyder

By Connor Byrne | August 24, 2020 at 3:48pm CDT

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.

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  1. jimthegoat

    5 months ago

    The future Hall of Famer?

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    • ctguy

      5 months ago

      Who will get voted into the Hall Of Fame first…. Refsnyder or Blake Swihart???

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      • Rangers29

        5 months ago

        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.

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        • stymeedone

          5 months ago

          Can’t expect a Hall of Fame talent to have options left.

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      • Michael Chaney

        5 months ago

        Peter O’Brien

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        • gofishgofish

          5 months ago

          I heard O’Brien got rave reviews.

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        • SevenCostanzaSevenCostanza

          5 months ago

          I’m glad this lore still lives on in the hearts and minds of loyal MLBTR readers.

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  2. Rangers29

    5 months ago

    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.

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    • toooldtocare

      5 months ago

      Are they keeping 3 catchers? If they send Trevino back down…….would be a gross injustice.

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      • Rangers29

        5 months ago

        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).

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  3. jimmertee

    5 months ago

    Say it isn’t so. The BlueJays should acquire him for cash.

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    • Rangers29

      5 months ago

      I imagine all 30 gm’s playing true or dare at a round table, and one of them says dare!

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    • Captain Dunsel

      5 months ago

      Dave or Norm?

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      • Tom1968

        5 months ago

        Johnny, rosalyn or June Carter

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    • Joeypower

      5 months ago

      Jays dumped him already

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  4. dirtbagfreitas

    5 months ago

    This will be a fun comment section lol

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    • mlbnyyfan

      5 months ago

      If Both Refsnyder and Bird can’t make it on the Rangers roster maybe they need a new career path.

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  5. jonscriff

    5 months ago

    back to the yankees i’m calling it now

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    • bucketbrew35

      5 months ago

      Back to the Yankees? Nah. Try first class ticket to the Hall of Fame!

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    • Yank4Life

      5 months ago

      @jonscriff- yes think you might have something there. Aaron Judges best friend. He’ll go on Yankees taxi squad.

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    • AtlSoxFan

      5 months ago

      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!

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  6. bobtillman

    5 months ago

    The Hall of Fame is a darker place to be tonight….

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  7. Tom1968

    5 months ago

    another yankee future great

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  8. sufferfortribe

    5 months ago

    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  9. nymetsking

    5 months ago

    29 other teams dumping payroll for a shot at the GOAT.

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  10. bronyaur

    5 months ago

    He is a man with a bright future behind him.

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  11. Tom1968

    5 months ago

    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

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    • BobGibsonFan

      5 months ago

      Frazier and “Rookie of the Year Runner-Up” Andujar should be on that list too.

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      • Tom1968

        5 months ago

        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

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    • ctguy

      5 months ago

      Pretty dumb to include Bobby Murcer on that list.

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      • Tom1968

        5 months ago

        Not really, he was being touted as” the next Mickey mantle”

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        • ctguy

          5 months ago

          He had a pretty good career. Much better than the others on that list.

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        • Tom1968

          5 months ago

          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

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  12. Rangers29

    5 months ago

    Taveras is in the starting lineup for us tonight! Yay!

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    • Tom1968

      5 months ago

      frank tavares?

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      • FredMcGriff for the HOF

        5 months ago

        Willy

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  13. brucenewton

    5 months ago

    I remember when he was a future hall of famer, along with countless others in the always overblown yankee system.

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  14. Begamin

    5 months ago

    the pads should get him! move over, tatis

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  15. DarkSide830

    5 months ago

    Rangers dont know all time great talent when they see it

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  16. mike156

    5 months ago

    Oh, the predictable jokes….
    But, seriously folks. This move is clearly service time manipulation.

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  17. Tom1968

    5 months ago

    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

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    • mlbnyyfan

      5 months ago

      Aaron Judge best friend was Ronald Torreyes. Not Refsnyder

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      • Tom1968

        5 months ago

        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

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  18. CowboysoldierFTW

    5 months ago

    Ref may have been a hall of fame but he never received the rave reviews that Petey Boy did.

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