60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Fri 1/12/24 12:44 AM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Rangers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz posted an ugly 5.50 ERA across 52.1 innings in 2023, though that also came with just a 53.8 percent strand rate. He'll need to keep the ball in the yard to be more effective -- he served up 1.4 HR/9 -- but his 66:17 K:BB suggests there is room for improved results. Sborz figures to be a key high-leverage reliever in the Rangers' bullpen in 2024.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Tue 10/31/23 6:45 PM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz (hamstring) said he'll be available out of the bullpen in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday versus the Diamondbacks, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz experienced some hamstring cramps while pitching a scoreless seventh inning in the Rangers' Game 3 win on Monday, but he showed up back at Chase Field in Arizona on Tuesday with no lingering discomfort. The 29-year-old right-hander has allowed just one run through 9.2 innings of work in the 2023 postseason.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Wed 9/27/23 8:03 PM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
The Rangers reinstated Sborz (hamstring) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz had been on the injured list since Sept. 5 due to a strained hamstring. He threw one inning during a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock, during which he gave up two hits and struck out three batters. The 29-year-old righty has put up a 5.80 ERA and 1.19 WHIP through 49.2 frames this season and figures to be in the mix for high-leverage outings as the Rangers push for a postseason spot. Jake Latz was optioned to Round Rock in a corresponding move.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Mon 9/18/23 4:47 PM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz (hamstring) threw a live batting practice session Monday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz faced off against two of the Rangers' rehabbing hitters, Josh Jung (thumb) and Adolis Garcia (knee). The Rangers could look to send out Sborz on a brief minor-league rehab assignment before bringing him back from the 15-day injured list, though the organization has yet to announce its plans for the right-handed reliever. Before hitting the IL on Sept. 5, Sborz had compiled a 5.80 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over 49.2 innings out of the bullpen this season.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Tue 9/5/23 4:41 PM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a hamstring strain, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz took the loss Monday against Houston after he gave up five earned runs over two-thirds of an inning, which capped off a six-appearance stretch during which he surrendered 13 earned runs. The right-hander had a 3.83 ERA through 36 outings prior to that ugly span, and he'll now be sidelined for at least the next couple weeks as he attempts to get healthy.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Wed 8/2/23 7:35 AM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz struck out one and retired all three batters he faced in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Starter Andrew Heaney was pulled from a 1-0 game after giving up a single to lead off the seventh inning with the heart of Chicago's order due up. Texas manager Bruce Bochy chose Sborz to face Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez and Andrew Benintendi, and the reliever dispatched them on nine pitches (seven strikes). The right-hander was recently activated off the injured list, and the manager has him throwing high-leverage innings -- a role Sborz earned with a strong June prior to a biceps injury. Aroldis Chapman and Will Smith followed with perfect innings to protect the shutout.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Sun 7/30/23 10:55 AM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz struck one over a scoreless inning in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz pitched the ninth inning, his first appearance since being activated off the injured list Friday. The right-hander landed on the IL immediately prior to the All-Star break after giving up nine runs on nine hits (two home runs) and four walks over 3.1 innings. Sborz emerged as a late-inning asset during the month of June and should continue to serve in that role.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Fri 7/28/23 6:02 PM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Texas activated Sborz (biceps) from the 15-day injured list Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz will return to the Rangers' bullpen Friday night in San Diego after missing about three weeks because of right biceps tendinitis. He's pitched to a 4.54 ERA and 52:13 K:BB in 37.2 innings this season for the current AL West leaders.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Wed 7/26/23 6:55 AM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz (biceps) will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sborz, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis July 15, played catch Tuesday. The right-hander had become an important bullpen piece over the last month before the injury flared up.
60DJosh Sborz RP TEX Sat 7/15/23 4:39 PM
60DJosh Sborz
RP TEX
Sborz was placed on the 15-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
The transaction has been backdated to Wednesday, meaning Sborz will be eligible to return in less than two weeks, though that will only be in play if his injury is particularly mild. The injury may explain Sborz's difficult stretch immediately prior to the break, when he allowed nine runs in 3.1 innings. Up to that point, he owned a 2.62 ERA and 0.82 WHIP, so his loss will be a significant one for the Rangers. John King was recalled to take his place in the bullpen.