Texas Rangers Most Tenured Player Martin Perez Leaving After Signing Free-Agent Deal
Longtime Texas Rangers left-hander Martin Perez is departing the organization for a second time after signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The most tenured Texas Rangers player is leaving again.
Left-hander Martín Pérez has signed a one-year, $8 million agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to numerous reports, including MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.
Perez, who came up through the Rangers affiliates and debuted in the Majors in 2012, spent nine seasons with the team, including the past two.
Perez, who turns 33 in April, was pulled out of the starting rotation in July and was utilized out of the bullpen for the remainder of the season and postseason.
Perez spent 2020 and 2021 with the Boston Red Sox.
In his nine seasons with the Rangers, Perez was 65-61 with a 4.30 ERA. He got an All-Star nod in 2022, his greatest season in the majors in which he finished 12-8 with a 2.89 ERA in 32 starts on a sub-.500 squad.
He was 10-4 in 2023, but struggled in mid-July before being moved to the bullpen.
After starting 6-1 with a 3.97 ERA in his first 12 starts, Perez went 2-3 in his next eight with an ERA of 6.69 ERA.
He surrendered 10 home runs in his first 68 innings and eight homers in his next 40 1/3 innings.
When asked over the previous couple of weeks about Perez’s future with the club, Rangers general manager Chris Young refuses to speak explicitly about any of the Rangers free agents. Young would only state that the club was actively engaged in conversations with each of the current free players from the 2023 roster.
Perez was unlikely to have a spot in the Rangers’ Opening Day rotation, but would have been a more than realistic alternative for the club’s pitching depth needs.
The most tenured Texas Rangers player is leaving again.
Left-hander Martín Pérez has signed a one-year, $8 million agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to numerous reports, including MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.
Perez, who came up through the Rangers affiliates and debuted in the Majors in 2012, spent nine seasons with the team, including the past two.
Perez, who turns 33 in April, was pulled out of the starting rotation in July and was utilized out of the bullpen for the remainder of the season and postseason.
Perez spent 2020 and 2021 with the Boston Red Sox.
In his nine seasons with the Rangers, Perez was 65-61 with a 4.30 ERA. He got an All-Star nod in 2022, his greatest season in the majors in which he finished 12-8 with a 2.89 ERA in 32 starts on a sub-.500 squad.
He was 10-4 in 2023, but struggled in mid-July before being moved to the bullpen.
After starting 6-1 with a 3.97 ERA in his first 12 starts, Perez went 2-3 in his next eight with an ERA of 6.69 ERA.
He surrendered 10 home runs in his first 68 innings and eight homers in his next 40 1/3 innings.
When asked over the previous couple of weeks about Perez’s future with the club, Rangers general manager Chris Young refuses to speak explicitly about any of the Rangers free agents. Young would only state that the club was actively engaged in conversations with each of the current free players from the 2023 roster.
Perez was unlikely to have a spot in the Rangers’ Opening Day rotation, but would have been a more than realistic alternative for the club’s pitching depth needs.
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