Rangers' C.D. Pelham: Removed from 40-man roster

Pelham was designated for assignment Wednesday.

This is one of the moves that will allow the Rangers to protect some prospects from the Rule 5 draft. The 24-year-old lefty spent all of 2019 working as a reliever in the upper levels of the minors and struggled mightily (11.97 ERA in 32.1 innings).