Texas Rangers' Bullpen Bargains Shine Early

0:00The Texas Rangers went cheap in the offseason on bullpen arms, snagging three journeyman relievers for under $7 million total. Tyler Alexander, Jalen Beeks and Jacob Junis, have turned into early season stars, grabbing the team's only three saves so far. They signed Alexander, a local kid from South Lake who pitched at TCU for $1.13 million back in December. Junis came aboard for $4 million with a mutual option next year, and Beast was a spring training pickup for $1.6 million to add lefty. Depth, all three cracked the opening day roster. Manager Skip Shoemaker is riding the hot hands instead of sticking with closers Chris Martin and Robert Garcia, who both blew tie games last weekend. Against Cincinnati, these guys have been lights out. Alexander with a 1.59 ERA over 5.2 innings, Beeks perfect at 0-0-0 over 5.2, and Junis also 0-0-0 in six innings. Alexander cleaned up the tenth in a win over Philly for his first

1:02save, then nailed another in Baltimore. Junis locked down a 2-1 victory Monday against Seattle after the big closers had pitched the day before. With the Rangers bullpen clicking early, these low-cost bets are already paying huge dividends, giving Skip all the high-leveraged options he needs to. Keep games tight. That wraps Dallas News today brought to you with AI.