Rangers' Daniel Robert: Contract selected

The Rangers selected Robert's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.

Robert, 29, is receiving his first major-league promotion after posting a 2.35 ERA and 40:7 K:BB over 30.2 frames with Round Rock. The right-handed reliever had been scored upon just once over his last 15 appearances with Round Rock, boasting a 20:1 K:BB across 18.2 innings.