{"id":13248,"date":"2024-12-19T20:18:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T04:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2024-12-19T20:18:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T04:18:12","slug":"rangers-sign-hoby-milner-to-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2024\/12\/19\/rangers-sign-hoby-milner-to-one-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Sign Hoby Milner to One-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a report from Mark Feinsand<\/a> of MLB.com, the Texas Rangers<\/a> signed lefty Hoby Milner<\/a><\/strong> to a one-year contract. Financial terms are still unknown at this time, and the deal is pending a physical. The Rangers already have a full 40-man roster. This means they will need to make a trade or designate someone for assignment once the signing, which occurred on Thursday, is finalized.<\/p>\n

Dallas Native<\/h4>\n

Hoby Milner earned $2.05 million last season, but was non-tendered by the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>. He is no stranger to the Lone Star State, as he was raised in the Fort Worth area. After attending the University of Texas, began his career with the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>. They selected him in the seventh round of the 2012 draft. Milner had cups of coffee with the Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>, and Los Angeles Angels<\/a> before finding his way to Milwaukee on a minor league contract after the 2020 season.<\/p>\n

Milner had a good four-year stretch with the Brew Crew. He posted interesting strikeout and walk numbers in 2021, so the Brewers retained him despite a 5.40 ERA. That proved to be a good move, as Milner was a key piece of Craig Counsell<\/a>\u2019s<\/strong> bullpen between 2022-23. He combined for a 2.79 ERA across 129 innings over that stretch. Only 30 relievers around the NL logged a heavier workload. Milner struck out 23.5% of opponents while limiting his walks to a 5.3% rate. His arm angle gave left-handed hitters fits. They managed a .199\/.259\/.284 line across 223 plate appearances.<\/p>\n

Plenty of Appearances<\/h4>\n

Hoby Milner is as reliable as they come. He appeared in 60 or more games for the Brewers in each of the last three seasons. Milner is an off-speed specialist who specializes in soft contact. Despite posting a 4.73 ERA in 64 innings in 2024, he was in the top 1% of the fewest \u201cbarreled\u201d balls, according to Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n

He also was in the top 20% in the league in lowest walk percentage and highest ground ball percentage. He had a 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk rate in 2024, a key metric for evaluation for the Rangers.<\/p>\n

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