Cole

Winn

That will obviously end the 25-year-old hurler’s 2025 campaign. He was terrific in 33 appearances out of the Rangers’ bullpen on the season, compiling a 1.51 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and a 35/17 K/BB ratio over 41 2/3 innings. No word yet on the severity of the injury and how it’ll impact his offseason routine.

The 25-year-old right-hander had been shelved since August 20 due to nerve irritation in his right hand. Before landing on the injured list he had registered a brilliant 1.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and a 26/15 K/BB ratio over 31 innings (25 appearances) out of the Rangers’ bullpen. Danny Coulombe (shoulder) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move on Thursday.

No word yet regarding how much time Winn misses. With only five-plus weeks left in the year, there’s a decent chance he’s done for the season. The 25-year-old righty has compiled a sparkling 1.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 26/15 K/BB ratio across 31 innings (25 appearances) this season at the highest level.

Winn provides the Rangers bullpen with a fresh arm heading into Monday’s series opener against the Athletics with veteran high-leverage specialist Chris Martin heading to the injured list with a calf strain.

Winn has been shipped back to the minors to enable the Rangers to bring in a fresh arm to bolster their overworked bullpen, which has been asked to shoulder an immense workload during four consecutive extra-inning games. He should be back in a couple weeks, if not sooner.

Winn returns to Texas’ bullpen mix ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Yankees with veteran Chris Martin landing on the shelf with shoulder fatigue. The 25-year-old former prospect fired 2 1/3 scoreless frames in his lone appearance this season in the majors.

Winn was up with the Rangers for the past few days and wound up tossing 2 1/3 scoreless frames in his lone relief appearance during that span. He’ll head back to the minors to allow the club to bring up a fresh arm to re-stock their injury-depleted relief mix.

The 25-year-old hurler will add a fresh arm to the Rangers’ bullpen on Thursday evening, taking the place of Caleb Boushley. Winn has been extremely impressive at Triple-A Round Rock this season, firing 23 1/3 innings of shutout baseball with a 0.94 WHIP and a 20/11 K/BB ratio. He’ll give manager Bruce Bochy another weapon to deploy in the late innings.

Pennington, 26, did a decent job in 16 appearances at the big league level in 2024 — posting a 3.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and a 17/11 K/BB ratio over 18 innings — so it’s a bit surprising to see him sent out so early when there are still unsettled spots in the Rangers’ bullpen. He’ll probably get an opportunity to pitch for the Rangers at some point during the upcoming 2025 season.

Winn complained of shoulder soreness after being sent down to Triple-A last week, causing the Rangers to void his option and put him on the major league IL. He’ll miss at least two months now.