ARLINGTON, Texas — Well, every move the Rangers make can’t be A-Rod sized.
Ruben Sierra, Mike Munoz and Kevin Foster agreed Wednesday to minor league contracts with Texas’ Triple-A farm team, the Oklahoma Redhawks of the Pacific Coast League.
Sierra, a 35-year-old outfielder, hit .233 with one homer and seven RBIs in 60 at-bats with the Rangers last season after spending a year with Cancun of the Mexican League. With Oklahoma, he had 18 homers and 82 RBIs.
Munoz, a 35-year-old left-hander, was 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA for the Rangers in seven relief appearances before tearing a tendon in his pitching elbow in April and missing the rest of the season.
He has an 18-20 record and a 5.19 ERA in 453 career relief appearances with Los Angeles, Detroit, Colorado, and Texas.
Foster, a 31-year-old right-hander, spent last year playing for Trenton and Pawtucket in the Boston Red Sox organization. He was 4-3 with a
4.19 ERA in 11 starts at Trenton and 2-4 and 4.02 in nine starts at Pawtucket.
He played with Philadelphia and the Chicago Cubs and was released by Cincinnati in early thj2000. He has a 32-29 career major league record.
The moves came two days after the Rangers agreed to a record $252 million, 10-year contract with shortstop Alex Rodriguez.