{"id":735301,"date":"2026-06-25T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/735301\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:30:17","slug":"rangers-sign-former-mariners-starter-as-familiar-trend-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/735301\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Sign Former Mariners Starter as Familiar Trend Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas Rangers are continuing to fill out their organization with former Mariners. Earlier this month it was Jarred Kelenic, and this time they\u2019ve added Marco Gonzales into the fold. <\/a>The Rangers signed the veteran lefty to a minor league deal after he was released by the Padres, giving him another shot to keep his career moving through Triple-A Round Rock.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting move, and probably a little weird. Gonzales hasn\u2019t been great so far this season, posting a 7.99 ERA with 36 strikeouts over 47 1\/3 innings. The strikeout total is actually decent, but the rest of the numbers suggest he\u2019s been getting hit hard when he\u2019s not missing bats.<\/p>\n

Before Seattle\u2019s current rotation became one of the organization\u2019s clearest strengths, Gonzales was the guy taking the ball every fifth day and bringing stability to the rotation.<\/p>\n

Marco Gonzales Once Represented Stability for the Mariners<\/p>\n

There was a time when Gonzales was the rotation\u2019s grown-up in the room. That gets lost a little now because the Mariners have become a pitching development machine. In 2019, he won 16 games, made 34 starts and threw 203 innings for a Mariners team that badly needed a dependable arm. He did it again in 2020. A shortened season that saw him post a 7-2 record. A 3.10 ERA. Elite strikeout-to-walk control.<\/p>\n

His command was his calling card. And the Mariners continued to dedicate themselves to growing their rotation around arms that lived in the strike zone.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Gonzales hit the IL in 2023 with a left forearm strain that eventually ran into more complications and led to surgery. But that June injury also opened the door for Bryan Woo\u2019s call-up.<\/a><\/p>\n

Woo clearly had more velocity and a more interesting pitch mix. Nobody would confuse the two on pure stuff. But Woo came in carrying that same bulldog mentality that made Gonzales such a steady presence in Seattle\u2019s rotation. Even with Woo stumbling a bit as a rookie, it would be hard to argue the M\u2019s didn\u2019t come away with a major upgrade. By the offseason, Gonzales had been traded to the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n

He has already made one start for Triple-A Round Rock, throwing four innings while allowing six hits, three earned runs and striking out two. The Rangers are cycling through rotation depth right now,<\/a> so there\u2019s nothing wrong with them seeing what they have with Gonzales. And because he\u2019s a lefty, there\u2019s a bit of a strange window where, if he figures it out and Texas needs him, he could get a shot against the Mariners this season.<\/p>\n

That would be oddly fitting. The Mariners have spent plenty of time proving they still need to be better against left-handed pitching. Gonzales returning in a Rangers uniform would turn that into an interesting situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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