Rangers Sign Diego Castillo, Andrew Knapp, Others
12 months agoThe Texas Rangers signed free-agent right-handers Diego Castillo, Jesus Tinoco and Gerardo Carrillo, outfielders Sandro Fabian, Elier Hernandez and Derek Hill, and catcher Andrew Knapp to minor-league deals with invitations to major-league spring training on Wednesday. Castillo, 29, allowed six earned runs in just 8 2/3 relief innings for the Seattle Mariners this year, but he saved a career-high 16 games in 2021 with the M's and Tampa Bay Rays and will give the Rangers some experienced relief depth entering the 2024 campaign. Knapp, 32, has spent parts of six seasons in the big leagues with four different teams and has slashed .209/.310/.313 with 13 home runs and 66 RBI in 325 games. The switch-hitting backstop hit .233 (73-for-313) with nine home runs and 29 RBI in 93 games with Triple-A Sugar Land and Triple-A Toledo with the Astros and Tigers, respectively.
Source: Texas Rangers PR
Source: Texas Rangers PR