The Texas Rangers are one pitcher away from fielding a whole beginning rotation on the injured record.
As of Tuesday, they’ve Cody Bradford, Tyler Mahle, Max Scherzer, and Jacob deGrom on the shelf.
Nathan Eovaldi (2.92 ERA) has been his standard dependable self, however exterior of Michael Lorenzen and his tiny workload thus far (5 scoreless innings), the remainder of the workers has an ERA over 4.30: Jon Grey (4.38), Dane Dunning (4.50), and Andrew Heaney (6.75).
The reigning World Sequence champions are on the lookout for extra proficient arms to contribute to the rotation, so that they determined to convey up one in all their high pitching prospects.
“The Texas Rangers are calling up right-hander Jack Leiter, the No. 2 choose within the 2021 draft. In 14.1 innings at AAA this season, he has struck out 25 and walked three whereas permitting 4 residence runs. He’ll begin the ultimate sport of their collection towards Detroit on Thursday,” MLB insider Jeff Passan tweeted.
The Texas Rangers are calling up right-hander Jack Leiter, the No. 2 choose within the 2021 draft. In 14.1 innings at AAA this season, he has struck out 25 and walked three whereas permitting 4 residence runs. He’ll begin the ultimate sport of their collection towards Detroit on Thursday.
Leiter, the second total choose of the 2021 MLB Draft after Henry Davis, had proven a problem to regulate and command his pitches in his first couple of seasons within the minor leagues.
He had a 5.54 ERA in 92.2 Double-A innings in 2022, and he repeated the extent in 2023 and posted an equally mediocre 5.07 ERA in 81.2 frames.
It took him two years, however he lastly made some strides throwing strikes constantly in 2024.
In 14.1 innings this yr in Triple-A, his ERA stands at 3.77, however his SO/BB ratio is an excellent 25/3.
The pattern may be very small, however the Rangers are keen to offer him a shot on Thursday to see how he seems to be.
Then, they may go from there and let his efficiency resolve the subsequent steps.
Leiter has at all times been able to lacking bats, however management held him again.
If he’s actually behind these points, 2024 might very properly be a breakout yr for him.