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Cody

Cody heads to San Francisco as extra organizational pitching depth after making 15 appearances (five starts) for the Rangers from 2020-2021.

Carter made some serious noise this spring in Rangers camp and was generating some buzz as a potential Opening Day roster candidate. The 20-year-old former second-round selection might have a shot at making his big league debut this season, if everything breaks right.

Cody doesn’t have enough service time to reject the outright assignment, so he’ll remain with the Rangers as organizational pitching depth. The 27-year-old righty has posted a serviceable 3.71 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 32/15 K/BB ratio across 34 innings at the big-league level since 2020.

The right-hander is expected to be out until the second half of the 2022 season after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder. Activating Cody from the injured list is just a transactional formality.

The Rangers are hopeful that he’ll be ready for the second half of the 2022 season, but this is obviously a discouraging development. The right-hander has been sidelined since late April when he was initially diagnosed with shoulder inflammation.

Nothing has really changed in the prognosis or the recovery timetable for Cody’s return from a shoulder impingement, this was merely done as a procedural move to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster for Jack Kruger who was claimed off of waivers on Sunday. Before landing on the injured list, Cody had compiled a 7.94 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 14/2 K/BB ratio across 11 1/3 innings.

The move is retroactive to April 24. The 26-year-old is carrying a 7.94 ERA on the season with a 1.59 WHIP over 11 1/3 innings. RHP Josh Sborz has been recalled from the Rangers alternate training site to take Cody’s place on the roster.

Woodward also added that he wants to pair the right-handed Lyles with a left-handed pitcher, which could leave Dane Dunning and/or Kyle Cody out of the rotation mix or in a separate tandem with another lefty. It’s not a particularly relevant situation for those in standard mixed fantasy leagues, though Dunning has been talked about as a potential late-round sleeper. Workload uncertainty is sure to be a big issue overall in 2021.

Six of the eight hits surrendered by Cody were doubles. Four of the doubles were of the run-scoring variety. The 26-year-old ran into five three-ball counts in his short outing, allowing all but one of them to reach base against a very patient Dodgers lineup. The right-hander has been having trouble with the consistency of his delivery lately and that did not seem to improve this afternoon. Cody was competing for a rotation spot with the Rangers, but after allowing nine runs over 8.1 innings thus far it’s tough to see that happening at this point.

Cody made his major league debut last year, and has so far made a positive impression, beyond some control issues. The six-foot-seven righty had a decent 2020 campaign, posting a 1.59 ERA in 22 innings over eight games, and will likely earn a rotation spot; however, his 3.90 FIP and 13 walks are concerning.