Rangers' Walker Weickel: Inks minors deal with Rangers
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Weickel signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Wednesday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
Weickel spent the majority of the 2018 season repeating High-A, posting a 4.92 ERA and 1.33 WHIP across 19 starts (100.2 innings) for the Down East Wood Ducks before earning a promotion to Double-A Frisco. The 25-year-old posted a 3.46 ERA, 1.69 WHIP and 6:4 K:BB in 13 innings during his first taste of Double-A.
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Rangers' Walker Weickel: Re-signs with Rangers
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Weickel agreed to a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old pitched well at Low-A Hickory in 2017, posting a 3.01 ERA across 74.2 innings of work. His K/BB improved from 1.67 in 2016 to 4.13 this year. Despite obvious improvement, Weickel is still a long way away from the majors -- he has yet to play above High-A.
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Rangers' Walker Weickel: Agrees to minor-league deal with Rangers
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Weickel signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Wednesday, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Weickel hasn't played higher than High-A ball in his five-year career, accumulating a combined 5.42 ERA through 260.2 innings over that time. He'll head straight to extended spring training and likely find himself in the lower minors when reassigned.
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