The ranger has already released the outfielder Leody Taveras The only waiver, reported by Ken Rosenthal of Track and Field. Taveras can continue to play for Texas until he is declared, which separates the “complete exemption” process from more standard task designations. In the event of a claim, Taveras’s new team will assume the rest of its 2025 salary, with a total salary of approximately 4.75mm, totaling approximately 3.8mm.
Taveras entered the season with three years and 124 days of official major league service, which played a major role in his exempt status. Since Taveras has served for more than three years, if he clears the immunity, he can refuse direct missions to Triple-A and become a free agent. But as he has less than five years of Major League Baseball service, becoming a free agent means Taveras will give up the 3.8mm of his remaining salary.
If the situation arises, this leads the outfielder to an interesting decision, although another team can make it an important point by simply claiming Taveras exemption. The public defensive metrics have performed somewhat differently in Taveras as a midfielder, although over-average over-average metrics have been solid in his corner in his six MLB seasons. Bringing him into a corner outfield (or having Taveras as the fourth outfielder, rather than strictly center fielder) will only cheer him on a clearer defense.
Tavelas has been an under-average batsman throughout his career, and this year he particularly struggled to hit .241/.259/.342 in 82 sets. Taveras has 84 WRC+ in his career in 1825. During his professional career, he scored a high of 100 wrc+ (from .266/.312/.421 Slash Line in 554 PA). Switch-Hitter has performed better than his lefty-Batter Batter Batter Batter-a Batter Batter Batter Batter in the 2023 World Series Championship season, and even performed well in his career. The diagonal line on the left side of the plate is very small.
Taveras is a super two player who has the remaining two years of arbitration qualification, so a new team will also gain control of his services in the 2027 season if claimed. There isn’t much advice that the Rangers can do non-mutagenic Tavelas last winter even after the unstimulating season of 2024, despite some trade speculation around Tavelas last January. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported that the Rangers recently tried to trade with Taveras again last week but found no one was willing to move and absorb all Taveras contracts.
The exemption claim will allow rangers to be clean with Taveras while removing the extra money from the book. Below the 241mm luxury tax threshold, it is one of the main goals of the Rangers this season, with an estimated 237.1mm tax number currently (according to the faction’s tax) and there is only some space available in Texas. The moving Taveras will provide more breathing space for the wanderers to keep under the tax line while still having the flexibility that may be added on the deadline.
Kevin pillar,,,,, Dustin Harrisor private Josh Smith If Tavilas is indeed on his way out of Texas, he can share the responsibility of the midfield. For Smith, more time in the midfield will provide the Wanderers with a way to keep Smith’s hot bats in an otherwise frustrating roster. The highest prospect Evan Carter Probably a candidate called from Triple-A, but Carter hit only .221/.333/.416 on Round Rock’s 90 PA so far in 2025.
