The guards called the pitcher Cal Quantrill and a reliever Gavin Colyerreports Kennedy Landry of MLB.com. Texas will put in place the appropriate resources Chris Martin again Luis Curvelo on the 15-day injured list. With a corresponding departure of 40 men, Texas was selected Marc’s week by share and transferred Cody Bradford on the 60-day injured list.
Martin and Curvelo both left early in last night’s loss to the A’s. The former deals with shoulder impingement, and the latter with biceps strain. That’s actually a relief in Curvelo’s case, as his injury initially looked dire. He will miss at least a few weeks, but apparently there is nothing wrong with his elbow.
Quantrill will be available as a long man out of Skip Schumaker’s bullpen. The veteran righty finished last season in the Texas organization and re-signed a minor league deal for the season. He didn’t win a job out of camp and has taken three turns in the Triple-A rotation. Quantrill gave up eight runs in 14 innings but recorded 13 strikeouts against just four walks.
The Stanford product made 26 major league starts last year. Quantrill spent most of the season with the Marlins and took the ball twice with the Braves. He allowed 6.04 earned runs per nine in 117 2/3 innings. Quantrill has struggled since his two-year stint with Cleveland through 2021-22.
Colyer, 25 next month, is getting his first call-up to the senior team. The 6’1″ righty was a 12th round pick in 2019 who signed for more than the slot value coming out of high school. Control issues pushed him into the fold within a few seasons. Throwing strikes still bothers him, but he has some interesting stuff. He struck out 30% of opponents with a whopping 16% walk rate en route to a 4.40 ERA among the top two in the minor leagues last year.
Texas re-signed Collyer as a major league free agent during the offseason. He got off to a great start with Triple-A Round Rock, striking out 11 in 6 2/3 innings. Colyer was also in the strike zone in that small sample and only issued two walks. Even though that level of command may not last, he will produce a power arm in the middle innings. Colyer averages about 98 mph on his heater and has both a slider and a cutter in his arsenal.
Colyer showed enough to jump Sunday on the depth chart. He has the same profile as a 25-year-old righty with big stuff and below-average control. Church has made brief MLB appearances over the past few seasons, throwing 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball. He spent much of the last two years on the league’s injured list. He has battled oblique and elbow problems, as well as a severe teres injury in his shoulder.
Church struggled in his first appearance with Round Rock. He gave up four runs on nine hits and four walks over 4 2/3 innings. The fastball is at 96 mph, but the Rangers apparently felt more comfortable developing Colyer in the short term. They will have five days to trade on Sunday or place him on waivers.
Bradford is working his way back from last year’s UCL surgery. He went on a rehabilitation assignment in early April but hit a cliff when he felt pain after that exit. While the Rangers have allayed any long-term concerns, there is no timetable for the resumption of the rehab stint. The 60-day window extends back to Opening Day, meaning Bradford won’t be able to hit the majors until late May at the earliest.
