Rangers will not offer contract to outfielder Adolis Garciareports ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. He was eligible for arbitration for the last time and was about to enter his final year in charge of the club. Garcia will immediately become a free agent without needing to go through waivers. Garcia and the catcher Jonas Heim were being shopped by the Rangers throughout the early stages of the offseason. It’s not yet known if Heim will be offered a contract or if he will be traded, but no takers have emerged for Garcia, it seems.
Garcia’s hold on his spot on the team has seemed tenuous for months. While he was a focal point of the offense that helped the Rangers win their first World Series title in 2023, the right fielder’s bat has slumped over the past two seasons. It also became emblematic of the type of undisciplined, boom-or-bust offensive approach that the Rangers have openly expressed their desire to change since the end of the season.
More to come.
