The Rangers signed Alan Trejo and Billy McKinney to minor league contracts. Each strikes had been initially mirrored on the MiLB.com transaction log, they usually’ve every already appeared for Triple-A Spherical Rock.
It’s the second Texas stint of the season for Trejo. The glove-first utility participant signed with the Rangers over the offseason. He spent a month in Spherical Rock earlier than the Rockies expressed curiosity in calling him up. Texas dealt him to Colorado for money issues to facilitate the promotion. Trejo spent a couple of weeks on the Rox’s MLB roster whereas they navigated accidents to Ezequiel Tovar and Tyler Freeman. He appeared in 13 video games and hit .175 with a pair of doubles.
A former Sixteenth-round draft selection, Trejo has appeared in elements of 5 MLB seasons. All of that point has are available Colorado. He’s a lifetime .224/.269/.325 hitter in opposition to large league pitching. Trejo has frolicked within the Dodgers system plus his transient early-season stint in Spherical Rock however hasn’t gotten to the majors with any staff in addition to the Rockies. He’s hitting .211/.247/.352 in 19 Triple-A video games this 12 months. He received’t present a lot on the plate however can competently cowl any infield place.
McKinney, 30, was launched from a minor league cope with the Mets final week. He’s a left-handed hitting first baseman/nook outfielder who has performed on the large league degree with seven completely different golf equipment. McKinney carries a .209/.284/.386 batting line in a bit of underneath 1000 MLB plate appearances. He’d been out to a tough begin for the Mets’ prime farm staff, hitting .184/.285/.307 with 34 strikeouts over 33 video games. McKinney has a way more stable .266/.354/.487 slash in elements of eight Triple-A seasons. He’ll attempt to discover that kind within the Pacific Coast League.
