{"id":479398,"date":"2025-12-16T05:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/479398\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:47:11","slug":"rangers-sign-anthony-veneziano-to-minor-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/479398\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Sign Anthony Veneziano To Minor League Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rangers have signed left-hander Anthony Veneziano<\/a> to a minor league deal, MLBTR has learned<\/a>. The KHG Sports Management client also receives an invite to big league camp in spring training.<\/p>\n

Veneziano, 28, has pitched for the Royals, Marlins and Cardinals over the past three big league seasons. He briefly crossed paths with Rangers manager Skip Schumaker<\/a>, as Veneziano came to the Marlins via a waiver claim in September of 2024, when Schumaker was still the skipper in Miami. Veneziano has thrown 40 2\/3 innings in the majors, allowing 3.98 earned runs per nine. He has averaged 93 to 95 miles per hour with his four-seamer but has thrown his slider more often while also mixing in a changeup. In 2025, he added a sinker to his arsenal in the big leagues.<\/p>\n

That sinker seems to have helped him keep the ball on the ground. He tossed 25 innings this year, split between the Fish and the Cards, with a 4.68 ERA. He had just a 30.6% ground ball rate coming into 2025 but got grounders on 49.4% of balls in play this year, notably above the 41.8% league average. His 21.4% strikeout rate and 9.4% wak rate were both worse than league average but by less than 1% in both cases.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals claimed Veneziano off waivers from the Marlins in August but then outrighted him off the 40-man in November. He was able to elect free agency, which allowed the Rangers to add him on this pact.<\/p>\n

The southpaw came up as a starter but has primarily been working out of the bullpen in recent years. The 2025 Rangers built out their bullpen by signing a number of veterans to one-year deals. That worked fairly well but it meant that almost the entire relief group hit free agency last month. Phil Maton<\/a>, Shawn Armstrong<\/a>, Hoby Milner<\/a>, Danny Coulombe<\/a> and Chris Martin<\/a> all hit the open market at season\u2019s end. Texas also non-tendered Jacob Webb<\/a> and Josh Sborz<\/a> shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

Jacob Latz<\/a> might get a chance at a rotation job next year, which means Robert Garcia<\/a> is the top lefty in the bullpen. The Rangers added Tyler Alexander<\/a> last week. If Veneziano can earn a 40-man spot, he still has an option, meaning he could be sent to Triple-A and back throughout the year. He also has less than a year of service time, meaning he could be cheaply retained for the foreseeable future if he can hold a roster spot through the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

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