Quantrill spent the end of last season in the Rangers organization in AAA. He threw 11 innings and recorded an ERA of 1.64 and an FIP of 2.06. The last three seasons haven’t been too kind to him. However, he was solid with Cleveland in 2021 and 2022. In those two years, he posted a 3.16 ERA in 336 innings. If the Rangers can get him close to what he was during that time with Cleveland, he could fill in if one of the Rangers starters goes down with an injury. It appears the Rangers made some field usage changes last year in AAA. When he got here, it looked like he was relying on the splitter instead of the sinker. The splitter went from 21% for the Rangers to 28% when pitching in AAA. In those 11 innings, it generated a 71% chase rate and a 40% whiff rate. I believe we will see Quantrill use the splitter while his primary roll continues. It’s also possible the Rangers continue to make changes to his field usage.
Pratto, meanwhile, has yet to find success in the big leagues. In his two years with the bigs, he has a negative WAR and a career batting average of .216. Looking at his stats and stats, this appears to be a minor league depth move. The Rangers just moved Abimelec Ortiz to the Nationals in the MacKenzie Gore trade, and will need to add another option at first base in the minors. Expectations are probably not very high for Pratto, but crazy things can happen and maybe he plays very well and finds his way into the big league roster.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Rangers announce a few more minor league signings ahead of spring training, especially on the pitching side.
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