Dodgers deal Billy McKinney, Zach Reks to Rangers for cash

Two much erstwhile Dodgers person recovered caller homes with the Texas Rangers.

Outfielders Billy McKinney and Zach Reks were traded to the Rangers connected Monday successful speech for currency considerations. McKinney and Reks were some designated for duty past week erstwhile the Dodgers added 5 minor-leaguers to their 40-man roster.

McKinney and Reks articulation a Rangers enactment with a fig of erstwhile Dodgers, starting with Manager Chris Woodward and recently-hired hitting manager Tim Hyers (formerly members of the Dodgers’ coaching staff) arsenic good arsenic catching manager Bobby Wilson (briefly successful the Dodgers’ workplace system).

The Rangers’ 40-man roster besides includes erstwhile Dodgers Willie Calhoun, A.J. Alexy (both portion of the Yu Darvish trade),DJ Peters, Josh Sborz and Dennis Santana.

McKinney, 27, is simply a Dallas autochthonal who joins his sixth squad since being a first-round prime of the Oakland A’s successful 2013. He deed .146 successful 37 games with the Dodgers successful 2021.

Reks, 28, has deed .295 with an .870 OPS implicit 4 minor-league seasons but went 0 for 10 successful six games with the Dodgers past season.