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Lone Star Ball — Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/ Texas Rangers reliever Joe Barlow has been optioned to AAA Round Rock, per the beats The Texas Rangers have optioned reliever Joe Barlow to AAA Round Rock, per the beats. This qualifies, I guess, as a mild surprise, as Barlow was seen as one of six pitchers whose spots in the bullpen were relatively safe. Barlow has not been sharp this spring, however, and his velocity has been down, and so he will be starting the season in the minors. Right now, the Rangers have Jose Leclerc, Jonathan Hernandez, Will Smith, Taylor Hearn and Brock...

Lone Star Ball — Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/ A final bus trip The Texas Rangers make a final spring trek out to Mesa, Arizona where they will enjoy a Cactus League squabble against the Chicago Cubs from Sloan Park. LHP Andrew Heaney is set to take the mound for Texas opposite RHP Marcus Stroman for Chicago. Rangers lineup for March 24 at Chicago-NL. Today's game will air live on Bally Sports Southwest Extra via the Marquee Sports Network broadcast. A live audio webcast of today's game will also be available on https://t.co/CUYNmSQl68. pic.twitter.com/ufi2id61ww— Texas...

Lone Star Ball — Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/ The ongoing winnowing of candidates for the Opening Day roster continues The Texas Rangers have informed outfielder Clint Frazier and first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo that they will not make the Opening Day roster, the team announced today. In addition, the team announced that outfielder Joe McCarthy and pitcher Reyes Moronta have been released. All four players were in camp on minor league deals. Of the four, Frazier seemed to have the best chance of making the roster, but even he faced an uphill battle after struggling in AAA for the...