Moves and Injuries: Bush, Martin not tendered.

After undergoing surgery on his left shoulder in January, Martin was placed on the 60-day injured list for the entire season. Over 187 relief appearances in four big league seasons with Texas (2019–22), he recorded a 3.85 ERA. Bush did not play in any regular-season or postseason games despite being added to the active roster for the last two games of the regular season. In 24 appearances between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock, he combined to record a 2.64 ERA. On July 10, he signed a Minor League contract to rejoin the Rangers after beginning the season with the Brewers.

All 27 other eligible players on the roster received contract offers from Texas.

Nov. 14: Texas’ 40-man roster now includes four prospects.
In order to shield players from the Rule 5 Draft, the Rangers added four of their Top 30 prospects—infielder Justin Foscue (No. 6), right-hander Marc Church (No. 19), right-hander Jose Corniell (No. 23), and left-hander Antoine Kelly (No. 26)—to the 40-man roster prior to Tuesday’s deadline.

The 2020 Rangers first-round draft pick Foscue hit.266 with an OPS of.862. During 122 games with Triple-A Round Rock, he recorded 18 home runs, four triples, 31 doubles, 84 RBIs, and more walks (85) than strikeouts (70).

The Rangers’ 2023 Minor League Pitcher of the Year was Corniell. Between Single-A Down East and High-A Hickory, he made 23 appearances (17 starts) and combined to record a 2.92 ERA with 119 strikeouts and just 31 walks.

Kelly, who split his time between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock, finished 47 relief appearances with 11 saves, 1.96 ERA, and 76 strikeouts, earning him the Rangers’ 2023 Minor League Reliever of the Year award. In addition, Church split the 2023 season between Round Rock and Frisco, pitching in 43 games with a 3.63 ERA, 79 strikeouts, and 38 walks.

In his debut season with Texas in 2023, Heaney went 10-6 with a 4.15 ERA over 34 games (147 1/3 innings), setting career highs for strikeouts (151) and wins (10). Leclerc, who finished the regular season with a 2.68 ERA, pitched to a 3.29 ERA over 13 2/3 innings and recorded four saves, which helped the Rangers win the postseason.

RHP INJURY UPDATES Ian Kennedy (strain of his right rotator cuff)
Return anticipated: 2024
On September 16, a day after he gave up three earned runs in one and a half innings during Texas’ defeat in Cleveland, the 38-year-old Kennedy was placed on the injured list. In 16 relief appearances in 2023, the right-hander was 0-1 with a 7.16 ERA for the Rangers. (Updated as of September 16)

On September 8, Miller—who had been sent to Double-A Frisco for a rehab assignment on September 1—was moved to the 60-day injured list in order to create space on the 40-man roster for top prospect Evan Carter. Since August 2, the utility man had been placed on a 10-day injured list due to a left hamstring strain. Miller had 27 games in 2023 with a.214/.328/.339 line. (Recent update: September 8)

The team declared on June 5, the day after deGrom was placed on the 60-day IL instead of the 15-day one, that the seasoned right-hander would require surgery to repair his right elbow’s UCL. On June 12, he had the successful surgery, and on June 18, deGrom declared his intention to return in August 2024. Chris Young, the general manager, was careful to emphasize that injury timelines are subject to change.

For the 34-year-old deGrom, it was his second such procedure. He had undergone Tommy John surgery after his first professional season in 2010.

After the game, deGrom left his start against the Yankees on April 28 in the fourth inning due to what was described as tightness in his right forearm. The next day, after an MRI exam that revealed elbow inflammation, he started taking the IL. Due to right wrist soreness, deGrom also skipped his start against the Royals on April 17; however, he was back for his next scheduled game, which was against the A’s, on April 23. (Updated as of June 18)

Return anticipated: 2024
Odorizzi underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on his right shoulder, which caused him to miss the entire 2023 season. The right-hander did not toss against live batters at all during Spring Training due to shoulder fatigue.

According to general manager Chris Young, team physician Dr. Keith Meister determined they had run out of non-surgical options for Odorizzi’s rehabilitation after conducting additional evaluations. (Recent update: November 3)