The Rangers announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Ben Peoples. Fellow righty Winston Santos has been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to open an active roster spot. The 40-man roster had a couple of vacancies, so Peoples can fill one of those without a corresponding move. Additionally, the Rangers have signed infielder Santiago Espinal and righty Austin Voth to minor league deals, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News.
Peoples, 25, was just acquired from the White Sox in a trade earlier this week. A former 22nd-round pick of the Rays in 2019, Peoples was traded to the White Sox at last year’s deadline in the deal which sent Adrian Houser from Chicago to Tampa.
He was initially a starter but a lack of control got Peoples moved to a relief role a couple of years ago. The control hasn’t exactly improved but he has been working around that by racking up strikeouts. This year, he has thrown 37 2/3 Triple-A innings, allowing 2.39 earned runs per nine. His 14% walk rate is extremely high but he has punched out 30% of batters faced. His fastball is averaging just under 96 miles per hour as he also mixes in a slider and changeup.
It seems the White Sox didn’t plan on calling up Peoples anytime soon and he was slated for minor league free agency at season’s end. Instead, they flipped him to Texas for High-A catcher Ben Hartl. Texas, meanwhile, will add him directly onto the big league roster to see how his stuff plays in the majors.
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