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Morel

Morel had been in the Kansas City system since 2018 after he came over to the Royals in the deal for Kelvin Herrera from the Nationals. The hard-throwing right-hander had an ERA above 6.00 in the last two seasons, but has pitched decently with 4.08 ERA for High-A Quad Cities over 10 appearances and 17 2/3 innings. It’s very unlikely he’s more than organizational depth, but the Rangers will see if they can unlock more.

Morel, 17, is a hard-throwing right-hander from the Dominican Republic. He appeared in one game for the Nationals’ Dominican Summer League team this year, giving up three runs on six his over 3 1/3 innings, striking out five in the process. He’s talented, but very raw and several years away from potentially contributing at the big league level.