The transactions won’t be official until later this week, but Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports that the Rangers have sold right-hander Miles Mikolas and left-hander Aaron Poreda to the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese League.
Mikolas started 10 games for the Rangers this season at age 25, but posted a 6.44 ERA and has struggled to generate strikeouts in the minors.
Poreda was the White Sox’s first-round draft pick in 2007, but he didn’t pitch in the majors at all from 2010-2013 and then had a 5.91 ERA in 26 relief appearances for the Rangers this season.
Both players will be removed from the Rangers’ 40-man roster.
