{"id":53726,"date":"2022-03-14T19:32:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=53726"},"modified":"2022-03-14T19:47:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:47:49","slug":"jake-marisnick-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/03\/14\/jake-marisnick-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers Sign Jake Marisnick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday afternoon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/03\/12\/texas-rangers-trade-for-mitch-garver\/\" target=\"_self\">Texas Rangers<\/a> added another candidate to their outfield mix. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/1503429671861559303\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jon Heyman of MLB Network<\/a>, the Rangers have signed outfielder Jake Marisnick to a non-roster contract. Coming into spring training, Marisnick will be competing for a roster spot alongside fellow outfielders Willie Calhoun, Adolis Garcia, Kole Calhoun, and Leody Taveras. Zach Reks and Eli White are in the conversation as well.<\/p>\n<h3>A Moment with Jake Marisnick<\/h3>\n<p>Jake Marisnick will turn 31 later this month. Last year was a down year for him as he slumped to a 78 wRC+. He did this over a span of 198 plate appearances with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/category\/cubs\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/category\/padres\/\" target=\"_self\">San Diego Padres<\/a>. Over his nine-year career, he has spent most of his time in center field. He has proven himself to be a noteworthy defender. His skills with a glove have stood out a lot more than his skills at the plate. Marisnick has a career batting average of .228. He also has 61 home runs and 207 RBI to his credit.<\/p>\n<p>He enters the 2022 campaign with a bit of uncertainty. As a non-roster invitee, Marisnick could possibly start the year in the minor leagues. The Texas Rangers have a deep pool of outfield options, so Marisnick is really going to have to impress in order to join the club going North come April. In this case, they&#8217;ll be going to the far North as they open the season against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/category\/bluejays\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> at the Rogers Centre on April 7th.<\/p>\n<h3>A Decent Option<\/h3>\n<p>Even though the odds are stacked against him, Jake Marisnick still has a shot to crack the Texas Rangers&#8217; roster. They saw enough value in him to sign him. Now it is just a question of where the former third-round draft pick (out of high school by the Blue Jays in 2009) will end up in the Rangers&#8217; system.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"z5gGiLDBRDdH5ygskCGD9A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1334008783\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'z5gGiLDBRDdH5ygskCGD9A',sig:'WcH6EYDO3NPE4KUPUbj3u3kCrBbFQm6tDmQ4r3VSP7o=',w:'594px',h:'386px',items:'1334008783',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/h4>\n<h4>Players Mentioned:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/marisja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jake Marisnick<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/calhowi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Willie Calhoun<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garciad02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Adolis Garcia<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/calhoko01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kole Calhoun<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/taverle01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leody Taveras<\/a><\/strong>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reksza01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Reks<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/whiteel04.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eli White<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday afternoon, the Texas Rangers added another candidate to their outfield mix. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Rangers have signed outfielder Jake Marisnick to a non-roster contract. Coming into spring training, Marisnick will be competing for a roster spot alongside fellow outfielders Willie Calhoun, Adolis Garcia, Kole Calhoun, and Leody Taveras. 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