The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers worked out a trade on Sunday that sent backup catcher Gerald Laird to the Tigers in exchange for two minor league pitching prospects. Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo will be coming to the Rangers but do not expect to see them make the jump to the big league roster anytime soon in my opinion.
Moscoso went 5-4 with a 2.70 earned run average as a starter and reliever between Class A Lakeland and Double-A Erie and struck out 122 batters in 86 2/3 innings. Melo went 3-3 with a 5.14 ERA over 14 games in the Dominican Summer League.
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