Canha Released by Rangers, Vet Searching for Last Chance

0:00On April 17th, veteran outfielder Mark Canha just requested his release from a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. The 37-year-old signed back in February, hoping for a big league shot, but after a strong spring training where he hit 286 over, 500, he lost the final roster spot to Andrew McCutchen. Instead of hitting the road with a minor league team, Canha worked out a deal to stay in extended spring training right near his home in Arizona that kept him sharp against minor leagueers, while the Rangers held onto his experience as injury insurance. So far, the Rangers have stayed healthy on the position player side. No new injuries since the season started. McCutches platoon at designated hitter and outfield, but in 28 played appearances, he's striking out over 40% of the time with, just an 84 weighted runs created plus. Canha's own big lead numbers last year with the Royals were rough to 12 average and a 49 weighted runs created plus before they cut him. In August, he's barely played real games lately, so swapping him from McCutchen might not

1:04move the needle much. If the Rangers let him go, expect minor league offers, but landing a major league gig right away looks tough this deep into the season. Keeps things interesting for Vets chasing that last chance. Baseball News, powered by AI. This is MLB News Today.