PT TODAY (AL): Look to Leclerc to emerge as TEX closer
Aug 1 2018
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| Rangers | Jake Diekman traded by Texas | |
| Texas Rangers LHP Jake Diekman was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday, July 31, in exchange for RHP Wei-Chieh Huang, according to a source. Source: The Athletic - Robert Murray | |
| BHQ take: Paired with an earlier trade of Keone Kela to PIT, TEX has two large holes in their bullpen to fill. Others will be affected besides those listed here, but this subset should see the bulk of the impact—most notably the likely new closer, José Leclerc. (Note: read more about young lefty Jeffrey Springs, making his MLB debut, in our Call-Ups section.) The 24-year-old Leclerc has made big skills strides over the... |
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