250/.310/.381 while spending a good amount of time on the injured list. Things weren’t much better in 2021, as he hit. He started the 2020 season on the injured list anyway due to a leg strain, and didn’t hit when he was healthy, slashing. Then he was hit in the face by a pitch that broke his jaw and would have cost him the first half of the season if the pandemic hadn’t struck and taken the first half of the season away from everyone. It was that performance that had him slated to be on the Opening Day roster in 2020, that meant, for the first time, he wouldn’t be fighting for a roster spot. There were times it seemed like his time with the Rangers was hexed.īut at the end of the day, Calhoun only had one extended stretch of time when he hit in the majors - in 2019, when he slashed. He was injured twice from HBPs, and had other injuries that cost him time. There was an unusual amount of drama surrounding Calhoun throughout his Rangers career, as was detailed in our Year in Review piece on Calhoun after the 2021 season. For a guy who famously responded, when asked his best position on the field, “I play three hole,” that sort of performance gets you designated for assignment. Even if he were a good defensive left fielder, that wouldn’t cut it. Over the course of six seasons with the Rangers, Calhoun slashed. A third baseman as a freshman at the University of Arizona, where he played as a freshman before transferring to Yavapai College for his sophomore year, Calhoun played almost exclusively second base after being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers, then played left field and DH once coming to the Rangers. Well, the part about where he would land defensively was correct. Acquired almost six years ago as the lead piece in the trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline, Calhoun was seen as a guy with questions about where he would land defensively, but who would hit in the majors. It is a disappointing ending to Calhoun’s Rangers career. Calhoun would almost certainly reject an outright assignment, which means that, one way or the other, by this coming Sunday, Calhoun will no longer be with the Texas Rangers. While the Rangers can, theoretically, outright Calhoun to the minors if he clears waivers, Calhoun has the right to reject an outright assignment due to his having three-plus years of major league service time. The LF/DH, who had been optioned to Round Rock earlier this season, now must be waived or traded. The Texas Rangers designated Willie Calhoun for assignment yesterday.
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