Rangers Cut Ties With Antonio Alfonseca

[ThomasTomasz]

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Texas Rangers released veteran reliever Antonio Alfonseca on Monday.

Signed as a free agent in January, Alfonseca was 0-0 with a 5.63 ERA in 19 appearances with Texas.

Alfonseca, 34, led the National League with 45 saves as a member of the Florida Marlins in 2000, despite an ERA of 4.24 in 68 appearances. He was traded to Chicago along with Matt Clement in January 2002 in the deal that brought Dontrelle Willis to Florida.

Alfonseca returned to the Marlins last season and went 1-1 with a 4.94 ERA in 33 appearances.

A native of the Dominican Republic, Alfonseca has 121 career saves - 102 of them with Florida.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=rang...ov=st&type=lgns

[Providence A's]

you know you suck as a pitcher when the Rangers cut you

[Molina00]

Yeah, the Rangers only keep quality pitchers on their team.

[Providence A's]

it's still no where near as bad as being cut by the Royals

I just mean the Rangers always seem to need pitching (as do most teams), but more so...

[redsfan28]

They should have cut off his extra fingers and maybe he could have pitched.