{"id":4971,"date":"2023-05-08T23:17:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=4971"},"modified":"2023-05-08T23:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:17:48","slug":"rangers-sign-james-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/05\/08\/rangers-sign-james-marvel\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Sign James Marvel to Minors Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In their second pitching related roster move in less than a week, the Texas Rangers<\/a> have signed righty James Marvel<\/strong><\/a>. The deal is of the minor league variety. Marvel has been assigned to Triple-A Round Rock, where he threw three innings of four-run ball in a start on Sunday. It is clear that the Rangers are stocking their minor league system with pitching. They have had to tap into their rotation depth in recent weeks. Jake Odorizzi<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will miss the entire season, while\u00a0Glenn Otto<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has yet to pitch because of a lat issue. Most importantly,\u00a0Jacob deGrom<\/a><\/strong> was recently placed on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation.<\/p>\n

Soldiering on<\/h4>\n

The current starting five of\u00a0Nathan Eovaldi<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Jon Gray<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Andrew Heaney<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Dane Dunning<\/a><\/strong> is still an effective bunch. However, it is clear that they could still use some help. It will be interesting to see where James Marvel fits in the Rangers’ plans. Marvel joins\u00a0Robert Dugger<\/a><\/strong> as non-roster rotation depth options who have some big league experience. The 29-year old righty has started four games for the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, allowing 16 runs in 17 1\/3 innings. The Duke product has spent parts of eight years in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n

So Close to the Show<\/h4>\n

Including Sunday\u2019s appearance, James Marvel is now up to parts of four seasons in Triple-A. He has allowed around five earned runs per nine at the top minor league level. He posted a sub-4.00 ERA in both High-A and Double-A while coming up the ranks with the Pirates. Marvel qualified for minor league free agency during the 2021-22 offseason. That year, he caught on with the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>. He spent the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, posting a 6.05 ERA through 93 2\/3 frames in a swing capacity. Marvel kept the walks to a 7.5% clip, but only punched out 14.9% of opposing hitters. Marvel, who averaged 90.6 MPH on his fastball during his major league look, has had a pitch-to-contact style throughout his professional career.<\/p>\n

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