Rangers Reportedly Looking to Deal LHP Mike Minor

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor. Photo by Albert Pena/CSM/Shutterstock (10317989d)

The Texas Rangers might have been surprising playoff contenders for the first half of the season, but with the team now at 50-50 and 6.5 games out of the Wild Card chase, it appears that they will look to sell some of their top assets.

It appears that lefty starter Mike Minor could be on the move at the trade deadline, who promises to be one of the more promising names available this summer.

Minor, a 31-year-old veteran, has put up a career season for Texas so far in 2019.

The Vanderbilt alum currently sports an 8-5 record along with a stellar 2.86 ERA, which is good for 8th among qualified starters in the MLB.

The New York Yankees have reportedly been considering Minor as a possibility, as they’ve had scouts watching his past outings.

Other teams mentioned as potential fits for Minor include the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, the team which drafted Minor back in 2009 and with which he spent the first several seasons of his Major League career.

Minor’s current contract runs through the end of the 2020 season. If Texas decides to trade the lefty, they’ll almost certainly get something good in return.

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