Rangers slide Rocker into injured Mahle's rotation spot

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Texas Rangers
NEWS: Texas will place RHP Tyler Mahle on the 15-day IL with a sore shoulder and recall RHP Kumar Rocker to start on Sunday, 6/15.
IMPACT: High 
BHQ SPIN: Mahle’s shoulder caused him problems last season and back in 2022, so this could be a concern going forward. It’s worth noting that Mahle’s xERA is about two runs higher than his actual 2.34 ERA, so perhaps this will be a blessing in disguise for his fantasy managers. Conversely, Rocker’s xERA is half of his bloated 8.87 ERA entering Sunday’s start, but he’s been inconsistent at best in his six previous starts. We’ve docked Mahle a couple of percent in PT and added most of that to Rocker (with a token 0.5% given to recent minor league signee...

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