MLB- Texas Rangers Rangers trade Minor to the Athletics for Marcus Smith and Dustin Harris Mike Minor is no longer a Ranger. He was traded to one of the Rangers Division rivals: the Athletics. I dont have an issue trading within the Division in this scenario since Minor is a free agent at the end of the year. Minor came to the Rangers as a Free Agent Signing a 3 year deal in 2018 from the Royals. Mike was in the bullpen with the Royals before signing with the Rangers to be one of the top of the rotation pitchers. The return for Texas was two PTBNL - which turned out to be OF Marcus
