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Righty was granted his release from his minor league contract with the Rangers, the team announced. Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports that Texas hopes to bring him back (presumably on a fresh minor league deal), but hell have the opportunity to explore other offers. Houser signed with the Rangers during the offseason. He has worked Dakota Hudson Jersey out of the rotation at Triple-A Round Rock, tallying 39 1/3 innings acro s nine appearances. While his 5.03 earned run average is pedestrian, thats not all that uncommon in the Pacific Coast League. Houser has stronger peripherals. Hes striking out a decent 22.8% of opponents while running an excellent 57.3% grounder rate. Ground balls are Housers speciality. He has gotten grounders at a near-52% clip over parts of eight seasons in the majors. That was up in the 58-59% range during his best seasons with Milwaukee but has been down to a more normal 46-48% mark over the past few years. That caught up to him last year, as he allowed 5.84 earned runs per nine acro s 69 1/3 frames with the Mets. Houser had begun the season in New Yorks rotation but was kicked to the bullpen after seven starts. His results in relief were much better. Houser carried an ERA north of 8.00 as a starting pitcher but turned in a 3.28 mark acro s 35 2/3 relief innings. Texas seemingly preferred him as rotation depth, though it stands to reason he could find interest from other clubs as both a starter and reliever. Alan Trejo Jersey