David

Buchanan

Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News adds that Ahmed and Barnhart are still weighing the possibility of opting out of their minor league deals to hit free agency. There are no real surprises here among the latest batch of cuts, but Osuna stands out since he made a really strong impression this spring to put himself in position as an option for the Rangers outfield mix at some point later this year.

The veteran Buchanan is a long shot to make the Rangers as a middle reliever and will probably open up in the Triple-A rotation. He had a 4.86 ERA in 124 innings for the Triple-A affiliates of the Phillies and Reds last season.

Buchanan finished last year as a member of the Reds, and he was outrighted off the 40-man roster by Cincinnati at the beginning of September. The 35-year-old will be a depth piece for Texas in 2025 with an outside chance of making appearances for the Rangers this summer.

Buchanan went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week by Cincinnati and might wind up opting to stick around as extra organizational depth. The 35-year-old journeyman righty made his first appearance in the big leagues over the weekend since the 2015 season.

Buchanan is now off the 40-man roster, and the Reds needed the room to activate Brandon Williamson (shoulder) off the 60-day injured list. Buchanan will now be on the waiver wire, but there’s likely to be limited interest in the 35-year-old.

Buchanan returns to the majors for the first time since the 2015 season just a few days after being acquired from the Phillies in a rare post-trade deadline swap. The 35-year-old journeyman righty figures to pitch in long relief for Cincinnati.

It’s an extremely rare post-trade deadline swap. Buchanan hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since the 2015 season and is merely emergency organizational depth at this advanced stage of his career. The 35-year-old righty has spent the entire year in Philadelphia’s system, posting a pedestrian 4.51 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 82/33 K/BB ratio across 109 2/3 innings (23 appearances, 17 starts).

Wilson is the clear headliner here as he figures to be up and down this season in a bench role, as needed. He’s currently dealing with a left hand injury that he suffered during Thursday’s spring training contest. Luplow was picked up earlier this month and could be an option in a corner outfield spot, if necessary.

Buchanan returns to the Phillies after spending seven seasons overseas — three in Japan and the past four in the Korea Baseball Organization. The 34-year-old hurler delivered his finest season in 2023, going 12-8 with a 2.54 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 139/43 K/BB ratio over 188 innings in his 30 starts. It’ll likely take an injury for him to crack the Phillies’ rotation, but he’s a nice depth addition for the ballclub.

Buchanan last appeared in the majors with the Phillies back in 2015. He’s spent the last six seasons overseas and will return for a third season with the Samsung Lions. He can earn up to $1.6 million this upcoming season in Korea.