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Rangers Re-Sign Sandy Leon

By Steve Adams | March 28, 2023 at 3:32pm CDT

3:35pm: The Rangers announced that they’ve re-signed Leon to a new minor league contract.

12:15pm: The Rangers are re-signing veteran catcher Sandy Leon, tweets Robert Murray of FanSided. He spent spring training in camp with Texas but was released over the weekend. He’ll return — presumably on a new minor league pact — after surveying the market for other opportunities.

The veteran Leon, 34, had a solid spring with Texas, slashing .250/.333/.406 with a homer and two doubles through 36 plate appearances. Texas is set behind the plate with Jonah Heim and Mitch Garver expected to split catching duties, but Leon will give the club plenty an experienced backstop whose abilities with the glove and working with young pitchers are both highly respected.

Leon split the 2022 season between the Guardians and Twins, posting a combined .169/.298/.211 batting line in a tiny sample of 86 plate appearances. Outside of a clear outlier season back in 2016, when he slashed .310/.369/.476 with the Red Sox, he’s been a glove-first backup option. Since that standout season with the bat, Leon is a .190/.260/.292 hitter in 1167 plate appearances. Despite that lack of offense, he’s regularly turned in above-average to plus framing grades with strong marks in Defensive Runs Saved — all while thwarting a respectable 25.4% of stolen base attempts against him.

Beyond Heim and Garver, Texas also has Sam Huff as an option in the upper minors. Leon will give them a veteran complement who can be called up to serve as a backup if needed, whereas the organization likely prefers to continue getting Huff regular reps to the extent possible.

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  1. deGrom Texas Ranger

    2 months ago

    They just got rid of this guy! What is up with that? I thought releasing someone means you don’t want him, not that the guy wants to survey the market.

    Reply
    • oz10

      2 months ago

      It was probably more a nod of respect to him so he could go and see if there were other opportunities. Nothing he cared for so he came back.

      Reply
      • iang2424

        2 months ago

        He also had the opt out. He would probably be first up if Texas has an issue at catcher even over Huff for the simple fact of being a veteran defensive catcher that can sit multiple days. Huff needs to play everyday hence why he is in AAA plus now paired with a veteran C in Leon.

        Reply
  2. ThonolansGhost

    2 months ago

    The Tigers released Drew Hutchinson 2 or 3 times last year and kept bringing him back… That worked out okay.

    Reply
  3. Winslow Leach

    2 months ago

    They released him so they can give him a chance to hook up another team. If not he can come back and sign a minor league deal. What’s so hard to figure out?

    Reply
  4. rangers13

    2 months ago

    He will serve as a veteran depth option and mentor for Huff. Remember I believe Garver is a FA at the end of the year, so Huff will need to ready to go for next season.

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    • deGrom Texas Ranger

      2 months ago

      Are you the guy who posts about your blog on lonestarball.com as Huffthemagicdragon? Or, was that someone else?

      Reply
      • rangers13

        2 months ago

        No, just a since the beginning Ranger fan. This site is the only one I post to.

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