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Going into the offseason, the Texas Rangers have made it a priority to reshape their bullpen. President of baseball operations Chris Young has made some signings to allow first-year manager Skip Schumaker<\/a> to see what he has this spring training.<\/p>\n

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Rangers pitchers and catchers will have their first workouts next Tuesday<\/a> in Arizona, with the first full squad workout being on February 15. As far as the overhaul of the bullpen goes, Texas has re-signed Chris Martin, but they have focused on adding through free agency.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, they agreed to a deal with 28-year-old Josh Hejka<\/a>. He has yet to make his major league debut after spending time in the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets organizations.<\/p>\n

You can never have enough battles in training camp and on Friday, it is being reported that Texas is bringing in veteran right-hander Ryan Brasier on a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp to compete for a bullpen spot in 2026. It was first reported by Chris Cotillo of MassLive <\/a>and confirmed by Rangers beat writer Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Clearly, there has been some attention given to the bullpen for the Rangers this winter and Brasier is a veteran who has bounced around during his career. He started with the Los Angeles Angels for just seven games before carving out a key role in the bullpen for the Boston Red Sox for six years from 2018-23, where he won a World Series. He pitched a year and a half with the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning a second World Series in 2024, before spending last season with the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n

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Last season, Brasier pitched in just 28 games due to a groin injury and his numbers were not great. In 26 innings, he had a 4.50 ERA with a -0.2 WAR. Again, it was a short sample size due to injuries, but the 38-year-old is hoping to catch on with the Rangers in what will likely be his last chance in his career.<\/p>\n

Similar to Hejka, this is a low-risk, high-reward potential move for Young and Texas. Brasier is someone who, when healthy, worked in a lot of high-volume situations for both the Red Sox and Dodgers and was very successful. The remake of the Rangers’ bullpen<\/a> is a priority this offseason and there are going to be a lot of camp battles to make the Opening Day roster.<\/p>\n

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