The Rangers have added a pair of lefthanded pitchers to their Oklahoma roster. Rickey Pickett has been purchased from the Kansas City Royals and Allen McDill has been signed as a free agent to an Oklahoma contract. Both pitchers were non-roster invitees in the Royals major league camp and McDill had been released. Both report to the minor league camp today.
McDill was 6-4, 2.39 in 61 games at Omaha and 0-0, 10.50 in 7 games with the Royals in 1998.
Pickett pitched in the Giants, Diamondbacks, and Rangers organizations in 1998, going 6-6, 3.71 in 24 games/10 starts with Oklahoma. Ricky is a local boy, having been born in Ft. Worth, TX.
If you want more information on these guys, check out the ESPN Player Profiles for Ricky Pickett & Allen McDill.